"Being together is what makes community strong, makes the senior center strong and makes the food councils strong."

"I would want people to know that the pulling together of friends, families, and communities is really something that we all can take away from these last few years."

"The Williamsburg Senior Center is really quite fabulous. ..I've seen changes in most of the people who come to lunch that are struggling. I feel like Covid infused our interactions with more meaning. I feel like we try more to stay connected, we value it more than we did before. "

"Every single time that I go to the mobile market, I see the people working so hard to make this happen and all these people in line get the food..we're getting to know each other and making connections."

"I know suddenly when I wake up “It's a lonely day”... I need to reach out. I know that it's important to reach out when you feel these things and a lot of seniors don't and I don't know why."

"People all over this world need to rely on each other and it's so important that we can't push each other away…I think the pandemic is still teaching us this lesson. "