In the city of Santa Ana, located southern CaliforniaUnited States, an organization called The Seva Collective provides free two-week supply of fresh food pantries to citizens who need it, with the aim of contributing to the community, promoting healthy habits and mitigating systemic health problems.
Every Saturday, organization meets in the parking lot of Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate School in the south of the state to receive hundreds of cars, which form an extensive line in the surrounding area waiting for the volunteers to allow them to advance to access the free pantries.
He building located at 1441 E Chestnut Ave It receives the citizens of the food desert who wait hours before the start of the day due to the existing need in the area.
The initiative, which seeks to mitigate the lack of food in the region, has as a secondary objective encourage healthy habits and curb systemic health problems, generated by the shortage of fresh food. In this way, the organization distributes 28,000 kilos of food every month to more than 1,200 families in the area.
According to the calendar displayed on their official website, the project takes place every Saturday from 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM at the aforementioned address, and delivers food and fresh products that last two weeks. Additionally, in a recent campaign, the organization handed out toys, books and clothing, according to the media. CBS News.
The story of The Seva Collective, the organization that distributes free groceries in California
About the food shortage suffered by a part of the American population The project was born during the Covid-19 pandemic with few volunteers and food purchased by the organizers themselves, but with an enormous desire to help the community.
In dialogue with the aforementioned media, Bandana Singh, co-founder of Seva Collective along with Ravin Kohli and Saanand Singh, explained the team’s mission. “Our goal is to bring fresh food, as well as non-perishable food, to cars or carts of all the families that pass along the road,” he said.
Composed of 500 volunteers since its inceptionmore than half of The Seva Collective’s members are young people, and for this reason, the organization will launch the Youth Leadership Program, with the aim of training volunteers on how to run an organization.
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