Donations

The Awad family lost their father and their home in Wednesday's Flatbush Avenue blaze.

Eleven-year-old Trinity Sanchez left a bag of her toys in the park for those in need.

Melisa Mendez's family said a woman called to volunteer a donation but didn't give them her name.

Melisa Mendez's wake will be Thursday at 3 p.m. at Ortiz Funeral Home on 190th Street and Broadway.

Staff at a Bed-Stuy school serving children in need want to throw a carnival for their students.

The parents of Ayalah Yakobzon say the Aleh Foundation uses their daughter's image to solicit donations.

Amanda Browder is planning to cover an East Fourth Street building in donated fabric this September.

The museum will rename its theater after the media mogul, who chairs Viacom Inc. and CBS Corporation.

This month, writers will take to bars, the subway and parks to raise money for a literary magazine.  

Evelyn Alvarez is developing a nonprofit, Prom King, to connect young men with donated dress clothes.

Nouel Alba allegedly made calls, sent texts and set up a Facebook account asking for money.

Food pantries in are stuggling to meet demand, according to City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer.

Lower Manhattan businesses can apply for as much as $20,000 in the "Back to Business" program.

Residents of the Bailey-Holt House in the West Village are now scattered across the city.

Occupy Sandy has raised more than $650,000 in donations for Hurricane Sandy victims, organizers said.