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The Orange County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously this past Tuesday to approve a $3 million agreement to support Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County and the Community Action Partnership of Orange County to assist with their emergency food distributions through the Social Services agency.
A network of drive-through food pantries is popping up in Orange County to help feed people devastated financially by the pandemic and stay at home orders. The Power of One Foundation will be hosting a drive through food pantry at the MainPlace mall in Santa Ana from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
120 temporary workers were hired to fill volunteer shifts after the Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County had to suspend its volunteer operation at its distribution center amid concerns of spreading the coronavirus.
The Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County will be retooling their drive through food pantry designed to help those in need during the coronavirus pandemic and are prepared to serve 8,000 people.
Second Harvest Food Bank has launched weekly drive through service at the Honda Center to help them feed the hungry while maintaining the safety of the volunteers, staff and those coming to pick up the food through social distancing.
“There is plenty of food,” say grocers as Orange County residents prepare to stay at home and limit their public interactions. Meanwhile, food banks and school lunch programs will continue kicking into gear for low-income families and seniors who need affordable access to food during the public health crisis.