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California Service Corps credited with bolstering disaster response, official says
Summary
A California Volunteers official said the state'built California Service Corps has been deployed to support shelters, food banks and donation distribution during recent fires, and that investments by Gov. Newsom and the Legislature expanded the corps significantly.
The state's chief service officer, speaking on behalf of California Volunteers, said the California Service Corps has been deployed to support local disaster response, including staffing shelters and distributing food and donations after recent fires. "Since Governor Newsom got elected, he has invested an incredible amount into building up the California Service Corps, which is the largest service force in the country," the chief service officer said, adding, "we're now bigger than the Peace Corps."
The official said…
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