LI Company Helping Seniors With Grocery, Medication Deliveries

LONG ISLAND, NY — Umbrella, a community platform that helps seniors on Long Island, is coordinating the delivery of groceries and medication to seniors across the island during the spread of the new coronavirus. The company is also seeking volunteers to help make urgent deliveries.

"We have orders coming in every hour at this point - from dialysis patients, parents with special needs children, and more - and wanted to make sure that seniors or anyone who's immunocompromised (and their families) know they don't have to go outside to get the essentials they need," Lindsay Ullman, founder of Umbrella, said.

Anyone can call 516-882-4498 to place a grocery delivery or medication pick up request.

For those who'd like to volunteer to make deliveries, click here.

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On Friday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced 100 percent of "non-essential" New Yorkers would be mandated to stay home starting Sunday night. New Yorkers will only be allowed to leave home for activities such as grocery shopping, getting medications and solitary exercise, such as running or hiking. Exempt workers include those in health care, food supply and delivery, pharmacies and utilities.

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