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Fine Food Bank tells council its work delivers about 1.5 million pounds of food annually to Desert Hot Springs
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Fine Food Bank Vice President Lorenna Marukin told the council the agency delivers about 1.5 million pounds of food to Desert Hot Springs annually, partners with local agencies (including St. Margaret's and Food Now), has a direct distribution site at Cabrera, and helps residents with CalFresh enrollment; staff warned a pause in benefits in November may increase demand.
Lorenna Marukin, vice president of community impact for Fine Food Bank, presented the organization’s Desert Hot Springs impact report at the Oct. 21 City Council meeting.
Marukin said Fine Food Bank is the largest hunger-relief organization serving southern San Bernardino County and Riverside County and distributes about 20 million pounds of food through its regional network. She told…
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