Vegas community comes together to help weather economic crisis

The wider Las Vegas community is coming together help those who may need the essentials to survive.

Jeremy Chen reports.

TOGETHER TO HELP THOSE WHO MAYBE STRUGGLING THE MOST.13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER JEREMYCHEN IS LIVE TO TELL US ABOUTSOME OF THESE ACTS OFCORONAVIRUS KINDNESS.JEREMY...JACKIE, USUALLY ON A STAURDAYNIGHT HERE AT SHANGHAI PLAZA-IT IS PACKED, YOU'D HAVE A HARDTIME FINDING A PARKING SPACE-AND WITH EVERY PLACE SHUTDOWN,IT JUST A PICTURE OF OURCURRENT ECONOMIC STATE- BUT THECOMMUNITY IS COMING TOGETHER TOHELP EACH OTHER OUT.((NATS)) A LINE OF PEOPLE ATTHE SHANGHAI PLAZA- A USUALSCENE WITH CUSTOMERS FLOCKINGTO STORES- BUT THIS TIME IT WASFOR A RESTAURANT'SGENORSITY.JOE MUSCAGLIONE, SHANGHAI TASTE"WE JUST FELT LIKE WE HAD TO DOSOMETHING AND WE'RE GOING TO DOTHIS AS LONG AS WE CAN AND ASLONG AS WE CAN AFFORD TO." JOEHE SAYS IT'S A WAY TO GIVE BACKWITH MANY BUSINESSES SHUT DOWN-TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OFCORONAVIRUS."THE SUPPORT FROM THISCOMMUNITY HAS BEEN GREAT ANDWE'RE OVERWHELMED, AND WE'REBLESSED." ((NATS CARTS))ACROSS TOWN AT THE L-B-G-T-QCENTER- PEOPLE LINED UP TO GRABFOOD AND PRODUCE DONATED FROMLOCAL CASINOS.CHRIS PONDER, LIVES IN LASVEGAS "IT'S GREAT MAN, IT'SRIGHTEOUS MAN.YOU GOT TO DO GOOD.ESPECIALLY IN TIMES LIKE THISWITH STUFF LIKE THIS GOING ON."HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE TOOKADVANTAGE OF THE FOOD DRIVEGRABBING THE ESSENTIALS- NEEDEDTO HELP WEATHER THE TOUGHECONOMIC TIMES.CHRIS DAVIN, EQUALITY NEVADA"WE KNOW THE COMMUNITY RIGHTNOW NEEDS FOOD.A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T HAVEMONEY.THEY GOT LAID OFF." BYENSURING NO ONE GOES HUNGRY ATTHE DRIVE- THOSE NEEDING HELPSAY IT WAS MUCH NEEDED RELIEF."YOU KNOW PEOPLE STILL GOT KIDSAND STUFF TO FEED AND THISHELPS OUT.I GOT EIGHT KIDS MYSELF, SOTHIS IS A BLESSING." A BLESSINGTHAT CAN COME IN DIFFERENTFORMS- TO HELP MAKE VEGASSTRONGER."IT'S TIME LIKE THIS THAT WEHAVE TO PUT EVERYTHING ASIDEAND WHETHER IT'S POLITICALDIFFERENCES OR ANY OTHERDIFFERENCES AND COME TOGETHERAND HELP EACH OTHER THE BEST WECAN."THE PARTNER AT SHANGHAI TASTESAYS HE'S LOOKING AT DOING THISAGAIN- SO BE ON THE LOOKOUT ONSOCIAL MEDIA.JEREMY CHEN 13 ACTION NEWS.FOR UP TO THE MINUTE