The Mesa CARES Story: Program Overviews

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How do you feed a community? Feeding Mesa Weekly Food Box Distribution Process

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Receive United Food Bank bulk delivery weekly at Mesa Convention Center.

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Mesa residents arrive to receive food boxes. This team effort includes Mesa employees, Fire & Police Officers, volunteers & National Guard members managing long lines of cars and getting foods to thousands of people during scorching summer temperatures.

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Mesa employees, volunteers, & United Way AmeriCorps Members prepare food for Mesa families, separating food into household sized boxes while observing health, safety & social distancing standards.

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Hello, how many households are represented in your vehicle?

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The # of households being served is placed on each car's windshield to inform the distribution team.


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