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Children get early shopping spree thanks to donations Susan Hiland
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FAIRFIELD — The school year will start in just a few weeks, and parents are getting ready with school shopping. Once again this year, some lucky children got an early shopping spree thanks to The Salvation Army Kroc Center’s backpack giveaway. About 100 children arrived early Saturday at the Solano Town Center mall for a full breakfast at Applebee’s and a $100 shopping spree at Old Navy. Luis Santos Jimanez, 9, of Fairfield, said he is looking forward to the new school year and playing soccer. “I got some T-shirts, sweaters and socks,” he said. Luis was excited for the new clothing and a new backpack. Bella Thompson, 10, of Suisun City, said she was looking for some jeans for the new school year. She found a pretty flower shirt, too. Her volunteer, Kimberly Gates, has been donating her time for this event since 2013. “It is a very rewarding morning,” Gates said. “I look forward to this every year. I think it blesses me more than the recipients.” Old Navy also provided a goodie bag for the children, along with keeping their children’s clothing prices the same as pre-Covid, according to General Manager Kevin Christian. See Spree, Page A11
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Volunteers Kathleen Wilde, center, Laura Thomas, right, and others pack boxes for Meals on Wheels, April 16, 2020.
SOLANO PREPS TO DOLE OUT COVID RELIEF FUNDS FOR EMERGENCY FOOD NEEDS Agency swap of $800,000 also up for consideration
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Luis Santos Jimanez, 9, of Fairfield, picks out a new backpack for the school year with volunteer Austin Lui from The Salvation Army, Saturday.
FAIRFIELD — The Solano County supervisors on Tuesday will consider pandemic-related federal funding for six emergency food services applications. The agreements being considered are for the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano, Meals on Wheels, Catholic Charities of Yolo-Solano, Food is Free Solano, St. Mark’s Manna Food Pantry and the Cultivate Community Food Co-op. In all, the board is considering more than $3.34 million in
American Rescue Plan Act grant awards, the largest of which is $1.46 million to Meals on Wheels. The board meets at 9 a.m. in the first-floor chamber of the government center, 675 Texas St., in Fairfield. A closed session, during which the supervisors will be updated on labor negotiations, will follow the public session. Also on the agenda is consideration of the “amended and restated” agreement for the Community Action Partnership of Solano Joint Powers Agency, appointment of a primary and alternate board member to the
Fairfield foundation helps families with school supplies, grocery needs Susan Hiland
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FAIRFIELD — Everything is more expensive this year, including school supplies, said Sonna Silva, who is a mother of four. She took her children to the Fairfield Community Services Foundation’s free Back-to-School Backpack and Food Giveaway on Saturday. The children – Paula, Lucy, Ismeale and Elizabeth – all received backpacks again this year. The family was also given two bags of food. “This is a great support and a blessing,” Silva said.
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Fairfield Community Services Foundation’s free Backto-School Backpack and Food Giveaway had 1,200 backpacks to give away to drivers along with 900 bags of groceries at Bethel Community Church in Fairfield. Things have been hard for Silva. She cleans houses but has found that many people can’t afford
her services anymore because they lost a job or got sick. “They don’t work, so I
don’t work,” she said. Since the cost of food went up with inflation, she is looking at a food bill higher than at any other time in her life. “It is easily $100 for just basic vegetables,” she said. Daughter Elizabeth Esparza said she was excited to get a new backpack. “They have really good supplies,” she said. “It really helped for school last year.” They were just five people out of hundreds who came out for the See Needs, Page A11
CAP-Solano board, appointment of Anne Putney, the housing point person in the county administration, to the newly constituted Technical Advisory Committee and appointment of Emery Cowan as the alternate member. As part of the consent agenda, the board will consider a swap, with the Solano Transportation Authority, of $800,000 in Solano360 Project funds for an equal amount of State Transit Assistance Funds. The STA needs the funds for its share of the Interstate 80 /
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