Malta Van at the Big Apple

On November 8, 2024, the New York City Area Mobile Ministry began with the
debut of its new 15-passenger van. Since then, the NYC Mobile Ministries team
has served the poor and the sick across Manhattan. Deeply moved by the NYC
Area’s celebration of the Feast of St. John the Baptist Mass, a longtime NYC
Area KM approached Area Chairs Steve Bujno, KM, and Eric Vitale, KM with a
desire to reach even more of those we serve. They worked with the donor to
make this project happen — they studied the local need, raised critical additional
funding, and squared away important details—including insurance, parking, and
scheduling. Most important, they assessed community impact and member
participation. The Mobile Ministries team is already lining up partnerships with
Catholic organizations. It hopes to respectively help expand its prison ministry,
the radius of NYC’s longest-running (90+ year) breadline, move young and
vulnerable mothers into new apartments, and bring food to the hungry outside
Manhattan.