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Latino Coalition wins Cal OES Listos grant to expand bilingual disaster preparedness outreach in San Benito County
Summary
At the Oct. 14 San Benito County Board of Supervisors meeting, the Latino Coalition described a new grant from the California Office of Emergency Services to deliver Listos (ready) bilingual, culturally tailored disaster-preparedness outreach to County neighborhoods; county Office of Emergency Services staff said they will coordinate and support.
At the Oct. 14 San Benito County Board of Supervisors meeting, representatives of the Latino Coalition described a new grant from the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services to deliver Listos ("ready") bilingual and culturally tailored disaster-preparedness outreach in San Benito County.
The presentation, by Richard Perez of the Latino Coalition of San Bernardino County, said the Listos initiative trains trusted community leaders to deliver preparedness information in languages and dialects residents use, including Spanish and Indigenous languages. "Listos trains trusted community leaders to…
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