California Water Feeds our Communities to bring food to food banks in drought-affected communities
8/20/2014 3:44:37 PM
CATEGORIES:
Business & Industry
Society & Public Health
AFFECTED AREAS:
Fresno, CA
Bakersfield, CA
Los Angeles, CA
Merced, CA
Salinas, CA
Riverside, CA
San Diego, CA
Santa Maria, CA
Watsonville, CA
Oxnard, CA
Start Date: 8/20/2014
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California’s business, agriculture, and civic organizations have joined the California Community Food Bank in the “California Water Feeds our Communities” food drive to collect and distribute food to food banks across the state. The historic drought has contributed to agricultural unemployment and has increased the cost of living, putting more pressure on food banks, which are experiencing a shortfall. Food deliveries will begin on Sept. 3 when 17 trucks transporting 374 pallets of produce will travel from Fresno to food banks in Merced, Bakersfield, Los Angeles, Watsonville, Salinas, Santa Maria, Oxnard, Riverside and San Diego.
Some of the organizations involved in the effort include Fresno Downtown Business Hub, El Agua Es Asunto De Todos, and California Water Alliance.
Houston Chronicle (Texas), Aug. 20, 2014; PRWeb, Sacramento, Aug. 19, 2014
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