FIND Food Bank mobilizes swift emergency food distribution for Rosa Fire victims

Organizers and volunteers make the FIND Food Bank emergency distribution event a success. Rear row left to right: Jose Esparza, Dylan Callaway and Ashley Yanez from the office of Assemblyman Jeff Gonzalez 36th District, California Legislature. Front row left to right: Members of the Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indians - Mercedes Estrada, Javier Martinez, Vanessa Minott, Lois Scribner-Odom, Alyssa Lauture, Monalie Bohannon, Dolores Odom, Betsy Hansen with the AEC, Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indians members Ashlie Bohannon and Levi Hill, and AEC GM Kevin Short. Anza Valley Outlook/Cyndie Sawyer-Shae photo
FIND Food Bank responded to urgent emergency food needs resulting from the Rosa Fire by mobilizing and distributing supplies on Tuesday, August 12, just four days after receiving the request on Friday, August 8.“While we were able to respond quickly, our mobilization took a few days because we had a previously scheduled delivery in Anza on Saturday, August 9 at the electric company for distribution,” said Kelly Mui-Chesterton, vice president of Development & Community Engagement, FIND Food Bank.FIND, serving Eastern Riverside, Southern San Bernardino and Imperial counties, enacts a well-structured emergency response plan to ensure rapid, safe, and equitable food relief. Procedures include immediate assessment of the situation, prioritization of deliveries, rapid mobilizatio
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