White Pony Express in the News
Learn more about our food rescue operation, clothing distributions, and community events as told by journalists and news correspondents
04/29/2020
The Rescue Operation Bridging a Food Access Gap in California
YES! SOLUTIONS JOURNALISM
But now, one month into the COVID-19 crisis, things look a bit different at the White Pony Express facility, where about a dozen volunteers wearing masks and gloves tackle a variety of tasks: shucking corn, stacking milk crates, and sorting fruits and vegetables. Social distancing requires volunteers to spread out, and there are far fewer volunteers here than on a normal day...
04/28/2020
An army of local volunteers answer call for face masks
LAMORINDA WEEKLY
ors Around Town, White Pony Express and those who work in grocery stores such as Diablo Foods. They are providing masks to those managing critical business for city offices and those supporting clients at Orinda Senior Villages as well as Las Trampas Inc., Monument Crisis Center, Trinity Center, and Loaves and Fishes, Hope Solutions, Chateau Lafayette, Merrill Gardens and Belle Terre senior centers along with Shelter, Inc., and Youth Homes.
04/24/2020
This formerly homeless man is delivering food to those in need during the pandemic
YAHOO LIFE
Cliff Strand Jr., a driver and coordinator for White Pony Express, now spends his days delivering food to homeless shelters and food pantries. But six years ago he was homeless and near death, having struggled for years with drug addiction.
04/24/2020
Coronavirus Bay Area Volunteers Pitch in to Donate Masks PPE to Hospitals Essential Workers
EAST BAY TIMES
The emergency room team at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center poses to give thanks for donated face masks from “It Takes a Village,” founded by Alameda resident Shelly Wong...
04/12/2020
Fund to Bring Emergency Relief to Bay Area Residents Impacted by COVID-19
EAST COUNTY TODAY
In light of that urgency, in its first round of funding, the CCRHF is extending grants to five organizations: The Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano, The Contra Costa Crisis Center, Shelter, Inc., Catholic Charities of the East Bay and White Pony Express.
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