New York Times Neediest Cases Fund

Helping Those in Need

The Times’s century-old charity fund has a new name.

A laptop. A sunflower quilt set. Tuition assistance. Help from nonprofit agencies has bolstered these recipients as their journeys continue.

Charitable groups helped people left devastated by a tornado in Kentucky and a hurricane in Puerto Rico to get food and reliable electricity.

After leaving the foster care system, Francis Rosario found a career path and a new home.

For a boy with a rare disease, a nonprofit’s monthly visits are vital. But compassion extends beyond the simple task of food delivery.