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Learn more about Afya’s work delivering vital medical supplies to those in need, the volunteers and staff who make it happen, and the impact our deliveries have on communities.

An Outlet to Help During the Pandemic

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What can a 16-year-old girl possibly do to help in the fight against a virus that people twice my age, with years of professional schooling and experience, can not overcome? Not much, I thought. Afya even sent masks to kids my age at homeless youth shelters. I am helping publicize these efforts which lead to more donations and maybe some saved lives.

Afya featured by City Biz List

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Read the original article at: AFYA & Partners To Provide Health Supplies For Covid-19 In New York Afya, a Yonkers-based nonprofit which delivers medical supplies to underserved locations globally, has formed a partnership to assist New York Federally Qualified Health Centers in Westchester County and New York City during the COVID-19 pandemic. “This is about […]

Sending Materials to Wuhan, China

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Afya was featured in Newswire donating supplies to Wuhan, China. Read the original article at: Donated Medical Supplies Leave New York for Wuhan ​The Afya Foundation Sends Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) to China PRESS RELEASE  UPDATED: FEB 13, 2020 NEW YORK, February 13, 2020 (Newswire.com) – The Afya Foundation, in partnership with New York-based Foremost Group and […]

Swimming Against the Current – Occupational Therapy Student Volunteer Spotlight

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Throughout my twenties, I worked a series of lucrative but unsatisfying advertising and sales jobs. I was paid well and enjoyed the challenge, but I felt like my work didn’t matter in the grand scheme of things. Over time I realized I didn’t feel like I was making a worthy contribution to the world. Around […]