Care Packages for the Unhoused
Care Packages for the Unhoused
Care Packages for the Unhoused
For almost a decade, Rich has been operating his registered non-profit, Care Packages for the Homeless, which creates hundreds of care packages every Winter for those in need with the help of scores of volunteers. There are no paid employees. If you'd like to volunteer, please shoot Rich a message. To contribute funding, please go here:
For almost a decade, Rich has been operating his registered non-profit, Care Packages for the Homeless, which creates hundreds of care packages every Winter for those in need with the help of scores of volunteers. There are no paid employees. If you'd like to volunteer, please shoot Rich a message. To contribute funding, please go here:
The NY Health Act
Care Packages for the Unhoused
Care Packages for the Unhoused
The NY Health Act is a bill introduced annually in the NY State legislature that would establish the first ever single-payer healthcare system for NY residents and workers. Rich has participated in all manner of advocacy for the bill including lobby days in Albany, phone banking, public education, NYHA bike rides, marches, and laying down
The NY Health Act is a bill introduced annually in the NY State legislature that would establish the first ever single-payer healthcare system for NY residents and workers. Rich has participated in all manner of advocacy for the bill including lobby days in Albany, phone banking, public education, NYHA bike rides, marches, and laying down in the street in protest. The bill's passage would for the first time ensure equal access to healthcare for all New Yorkers regardless of wealth, gender, sex, job status, immigration status, race, or class.
Community Activist Award
In June, Rich and his creative partner, Kevin Deming, were awarded with the NY-Metro Chapter of Physicians for a National Health Program's annual Community Activist Award. Rich and Kevin have made multiple films advocating for passage of the NY Health Act showcasing the views of many prominent NY State lawmakers, academics, activists, and celebrities. Over the years, Rich has also attended protests, lobby days, bike rides, and has volunteered at phone banks, flyering, and education events.
Subsequent to the video's release, an article was written about it that was passed on to every state Democratic lawmaker in their daily press briefing:
