Support services organize amid ongoing storm impacts in Santa Cruz County

Santa Cruz Sentinel – January 11, 2023 – PK Hattis

“….The Santa Cruz Volunteer Center is also coordinating efforts across the county for people looking to donate their time and energy. The Volunteer Center’s Executive Director Karen Delaney told the Sentinel on Wednesday that a total of about 300 people have signed up to help with sandbagging at shelters and warming centers through its program. The center’s neighborhood-based efforts are on hold until Monday, as more rainfall and impacts are expected later this week and safety must first be insured before mobilizing.

“For all those people eager to help, we are going to need hundreds of us to step up with the clean-up of our neighbors’ homes and businesses,” Delaney said in an email. “Our goal is to get shovel-ready projects no later than Monday to celebrate Dr. King’s call to service.”

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