Catholic Charities of Brooklyn and Queens will hand out 11,000 bags of food in Elmhurst.
The area is one of the hardest hit communities from COVID-19.
Queens itself has seen nearly 50,000 confirmed cases and more than 48,000 deaths.
The distribution takes place between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Friday at Saint Bartholomew Catholic Church on Whitney Avenue.
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