In the town of Madison, CA, Rachel De La Cruz and other volunteers make sure neighbors have what they need. Twice a month, you’ll find them welcoming families at our Public Community Food Distributions, offering not just groceries but also community connection. 💚
Thanks to volunteers like Rachel, nearly a third of Madison’s families are able to rely on groceries from Yolo Food Bank to supplement their weekly budget so they can spend their money on other bills and needs.
This Big Day of Giving, you can lift up the volunteers who lift up their communities by donating to Yolo Food Bank and our mission TODAY at the link here 👉 yolofb.org/YFBBDOG25
To read the full conversation with Rachel click here: yolofb.org/RachelDeLaCruz
Feeding Madison: A story of community care
Rachel De La Cruz lives in Madison, CA, a quiet, unincorporated town just southeast of Esparto with a big sense of community. Twice a month, you’ll find Rachel helping lead a local Public Community Food Distribution outside the Service District building where neighbors gather. It’s part of a long-standing tradition in Madison: when someone’s in […]
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