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Mission District organizers describe Pandemic-era pivots and long-term cultural, food-security programs
Summary
Leaders of CANA and Carnaval San Francisco described how pandemic work at the Mission Food Hub evolved into enduring programs, including culturally appropriate food distribution, youth arts programming and a permanent Indigenous Peoples Cultural Arts Healing Center; organizers flagged immigration services and promotores training as near-term priorities.
A recorded roundtable featuring Roberto Hernandez (CANA), Rodrigo Duran and Rosine Garcia (Carnaval San Francisco) described community programs that grew during and after the pandemic, focusing on culturally relevant food distribution, youth arts and cultural preservation.
Hernandez recounted how the Mission Food Hub began as an emergency response and evolved into a sustained culturally specific…
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