Human Services and Safety-Net Programs B u ilding a fo u nda t ion fo r comm u ni ty w ellbeing .
The We st Ma r in CRT , led b y t he Comm u ni ty Cen t e r and We st Ma r in Comm u ni ty Se rv ice s , along w i t h Ma r in Co u n ty P u blic Heal t h , w e r e na t ionall y r ecogni z ed b y t he Whi t e Ho us e and t he CDC fo r o ur inc r edible r e sp on s e and w o r k in rur al We st Ma r in . D r. Ma tt Willi s , Ma r in Co u n ty P u blic Heal t h Office r , sp oke a t t he Na t ional Vaccine Ad v i s o ry Commi tt ee mee t ing in Wa s hing t on DC abo ut pr o t ec t ing rur al Ame r ican s and ho w t he We st Ma r in CRT add r e ss ed ga ps in Co v id - 19 v accine co v e r age . Ac r o ss We st Ma r in w e admini st e r ed 2008 Vaccine s a t 42 Po p - up clinic s and di str ib ut ed 26 , 478 a t home r a p id t e sts.
“My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.” ~ Maya Angelou
Food Pan try : On a v e r age t he Food Bank s e rv ed 220 ho us ehold s each w eek and 720 indi v id u al s. 218 , 236 p o u nd s of food w e r e di str ib ut ed t h r o u gho ut t he y ea r , w hich i s e qu i v alen t t o $ 415 , 051.
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Holida y Food di str ib ut ion : 150 familie s r ecei v ed tur ke ys and o t he r im p o rt an t holida y food i t em s d ur ing t he 2022 holida y s ea s on , en sur ing t ha t e v e ry one co u ld celeb r a t e f u ll y.
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di str ib ut ed 110 holida y gif ts t h r o u gh t he To ys & Jo ys pr og r am t o San Ge r onimo Valle y and Nica s io child r en .
“My husband and I are both working but we are barely making ends meet. Just the thought of being able to come to the food pantry each week to get groceries relieves so much stress knowing that the refrigerator will be full for our family.” ~ Food Bank recipient
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