Nonprofit hits milestone meal
Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County is about to hit the landmark number of 15 million meals distributed throughout Santa Clara County since March 17, 2020, the first day of the COVID-19 shutdown. Catholic Charities held a press conference July 23 at St. Lucy’s Parish in Campbell to mark the milestone.
During the shutdown, Catholic Charities pivoted from open food markets and in-person meals to “grab and go” outside of senior centers, supporting meal distribution at schools, providing drive-through groceries at parishes and family resource centers, and home-delivered groceries. To meet the increase in demand during the pandemic, Catholic Charities partnered with Second Harvest of Silicon Valley, Martha’s Kitchen and Loaves & Fishes to serve the county’s food-insecure residents.
“In just a matter of weeks, the number of people we served doubled from 250,000 people a month to half a million people a month,” said Leslie Bacho, CEO of Second Harvest of Silicon Valley. “We could not have addressed that level of need without the close collaboration and amazing partnership we had with the team at Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County.”
Conserving water at home
Bay Area Older Adults is hosting an online program Aug. 5 on “Conserving Water Inside Your Home.”
Participants will learn a holistic conservation approach that focuses on reducing their overall water footprint, including the impact of daily food intake and products used. Program partner Valley Water will provide a water calculator to make participants more aware of the impact that their daily choices have on water conservation. Water-efficient products will also be discussed.
The program is set for 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Register at https://www.bayareaolderadults.org/bao-lectures.
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