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16th July 2021
These NYers Have Given 28K Life-Supporting Backpacks To Homeless
NEW YORK CITY — It's hard to miss them. Backpacks of every color sit in a massive pile in a rented U-Haul van, stuffed with individually packed Ziplocs containing socks, hygiene and first aid kits, water, toothpaste, sunblock, pens and paper, beef jerky, nutrition bars and tuna.
By now the vehicle, its driver Jeffrey Newman and the volunteers who distribute backpacks for Newman and his husband and business partner, Jayson Conner, are well known sights for those they serve: people who are experi