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Lake County volunteer describes CERT and AmeriCorps disaster relief work
Summary
A Lake County volunteer said training with the California Emergency Response Team and service in AmeriCorps has supported families after disasters by providing clothing, cleaning supplies and other aid, according to meeting transcript remarks.
A Lake County volunteer told meeting attendees that training with the California Emergency Response Team and work through AmeriCorps have helped local families after disasters by supplying clothing, cleaning supplies and other immediate aid.
The speaker, identified in the transcript only as a resident and volunteer, said the group also has a "CERC, the California Emergency Response Corp," and described volunteering as a way to "give back" to the community. "This is a wonderful thing that I believe that's being done, and this right here matters. So we've been, helping families that have come in. Not only do they get to pick up clothes, cleaning supplies, anything that we have on hand is for them," the resident said. In a later remark the speaker said, "Honestly, the greatest gift that you can do is to give back, and we're able to come united and help out in any way when there is a disaster."
The transcript does not specify whether these remarks were delivered during the formal public-comment portion of the meeting or as part of an agenda item. No motions, votes or formal actions related to the testimony appear in the transcript excerpt provided.
Beyond those statements, the speaker did not provide numbers, specific dates, funding sources or an organizational contact; those details were not specified in the transcript.
