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City celebrates Citizen of the Year, Mayor’s Award, more by Julie Baum, Pleasanton Weekly Dublin residents who have contributed significantly to the community during the COVID-19 pandemic were celebrated during a virtual ceremony late last month, where Dublin city leaders also announced the 2020 Citizen, Young Citizen and Organization of Read more…
Mobile services, street outreach have expanded to connect with unhoused residents in the area by Julia Baum / Pleasanton Weekly In addition to providing emergency shelter and counseling, Tri-Valley Haven also runs a food pantry, including partnering with CityServe to run the drive-thru food bank at the Alameda County Fairgrounds. (Photo courtesy Read more…
The Tri-Valley Nonprofit Fund is close to distributing another $10,000 each in unrestricted funds to its six designated beneficiaries supporting residents in the Tri-Valley area adversely impacted by COVID-19. The beneficiary organizations are: Axis Community Health CityServe of the Tri-Valley Open Heart Kitchen Senior Support Services of the Tri-Valley Spectrum Read more…
For many of us, the pandemic has led to a loss of income and greater dependency on others for food. Since May, the Tri-Valley food distribution center in Pleasanton has been providing hundreds of families a week with groceries. Every Tuesday and Thursday, volunteers have greeted food-insecure families with pre-packaged Read more…
By Nicole Taylor There is no denying that 2020 has been a difficult year. Families in our communities have faced health challenges and even the deaths of loved ones from COVID-19, and the pandemic has devastated the economy. The West Coast has confronted a record-breaking fire season. The murder of Read more…