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North Bay American Red Cross member in Georgia helping with Hurricane Helene's destruction
As people in the Southeast pick up the pieces and figure out how to move forward after Hurricane Helene, volunteers from the American Red Cross are working around the clock in six states to help those who need it."It left thousands of lives changed forever. There was death and destruction – miles of which we haven't even completely covered yet," said John McMahon, with the Red Cross.McMahon is from Solano County and is a member of the American Red Cross North Bay Chapter.He's working as a damage assessment manager in Georgia, sending teams out daily to survey and identify storm...
The Food Security Collaborative of Contra Costa County Wins $100,000 Impact Grant
In a major step toward addressing food insecurity in Contra Costa County, the newly formed Food Security Collaborative of Contra Costa County has been awarded the Impact Grant of $100,000 by Impact100 East Bay. This collaborative, composed of five leading organizations – the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano, Loaves and Fishes of Contra Costa, Meals on Wheels Diablo Region, St. Vincent de Paul of Contra Costa County, and White Pony Express – was honored on September 29, 2024, for its innovative work aimed at creating long-term food security in the region.
Hundreds show support for hostages, Israeli community at Temple Isaiah in Lafayette
LAFAYETTE – Hundreds of people gathered at Temple Isaiah in Lafayette to show their support for the hostages and the Israeli community.Many of them have been showing up at events like this consistently for the last year."We're all in this together, that's what it feels like, we're all in this together," Yoav Harlev said.Harlev is leaning on his community nearly one year after Hamas launched an attack on his home."I grew up in one of the communities that was attacked on October 7th," said Harlev. "In my community, we had 19 people who were brutally murdered. We still have a...
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