Who We Are

Shohel Ahmed – President

Mohammed Jabed Uddin – General Secretary

His father was the founder of Bonoful Grocery and he is now actively doing his family business after his father.

As a president, Shohel Ahmed is doing excellent job and trying to make ‘AWS’ one of the best organizations in NYC.

He also distributed community based Foods halal boxes, masks; hand sanitizers from his own Banofol grocery since the beginning of this pandemic.

Community activists and is a very well known community friend and a people person in NYC.

He studied at LaGuardia Community College and went to long island city high school accordingly.

Md Jabed Uddin, came in USA at a very early stage and lives in Astoria with his family.

 He is also General Secretary of MoulviBazar District Society. He is a man from Moulvibazar and actively doing his social work. Now become well known for his social activities in NYC.

As a General Secretary, Mr. Jabed Uddin is doing excellent job and trying to make AWS, a number one organizations in NYC. He does actively many community based foods distribution like halal boxes, masks, hand sanitizers in different places in NYC.

Community activists and is a very well known community friend and a people person.

Our Approach

The Astoria Welfare Society USA Inc, (AWS)

 Is a 501 C3 non-profit organization run by Md Jabed Uddin (General Secretary) and Sohel Ahmed (President). Its contributions have been serving and sponsoring with food and Halal Grocery to the community.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, they have been dedicatedly distributing groceries and essential items. They assured 100% of the money is used to help those in need!

It is one of the best Community organizations in New York City. It is originally started their serving in neighborhoods in the western part of Queens.

 However, AWS stepped up activity in a bigger sense when the COVID-19 pandemic struck in New York City.

This society serves 7,000 to 10,000 families every month by giving out food, groceries and essential items.

Astoria Welfare Society USA Inc got recognizes from different body. They worked as an invaluable member of the 2020 Census community partnership and Engagement program and accordingly USA Census Bureau is highly recommended for their outstanding job.