Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Volunteering Disaster Relief topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
California Volunteers launches 'California Love, California Strong' campaign; chief urges volunteering and federal partnership ahead of Trump visit
Summary
Josh Friday, California's chief service officer and head of California Volunteers, said the organization launched a statewide campaign asking residents to volunteer, donate or check on neighbors. He also asked for continued federal-state partnership as President Trump prepares to visit California Friday.
Josh Friday, California's chief service officer and head of California Volunteers, said the organization has launched a statewide relief campaign called "California Love, California Strong" and urged Californians to volunteer, donate and check on neighbors as officials prepare for President Trump's visit Friday.
The campaign asks Californians to "give your time" by volunteering at organizations such as food banks, the YMCA or local shelters, Friday said. "You can also give your time by checking on your neighbor, making sure that your your neighbor's okay, especially our seniors. And you can give resources," he added.
Friday described the campaign as a broad call for individual and community action during a period of significant damage. "One of the things, we just launched an effort called California Love, California Strong, where we're asking all Californians to help give during this time," he said.
On federal-state cooperation, Friday said he would ask President Trump for "continued partnership," noting that "the the federal government and and California has always worked closely on natural disasters." He pointed to past cooperation between Gov. Gavin Newsom and the federal government in response to fires and the COVID-19 pandemic and said he hopes that partnership will continue "because people's lives and livelihoods are on the line."
The interview outlined concrete, individual actions Friday said would help: volunteering at food banks, YMCAs or shelters; checking on elderly neighbors; making donations; and expressing appreciation for first responders and volunteers who are assisting on the ground. No specific donation amounts, volunteer-signup links or administrative details were provided in the interview.
The remarks were made in a short interview with KQED reporters Marissa Lagos and Scott Schaeffer. The segment concluded with the on-air identification: "That was Josh Friday, California's chief service officer and head of California Volunteers, talking with KQED's Marissa Lagos and Scott Schaeffer."
