From CalMatters...
California Food Banks Brace for Funding Cuts, and Not Only From the Trump Administration
03/26/2025Food aid is one of numerous competing priorities California lawmakers will have to juggle in the face of steep potential federal cuts.
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‘Quiet Panic’ as National Rental Assistance Program Set to Run Out of Cash
03/17/2025A $5 billion pot of federal money set aside to help people on the verge of homelessness pay the rent is running out of cash — and no one has a plan to keep the roughly 60,000 renters, more than 15,000 of them in California — from losing their housing after the last dollar is spent.
Lea este artículo en español aquí.For the second year in a row, San Andreas High School students can apply for locally sourced scholarships, thanks to Celeste Toledo-Bocanegra, who helped eight graduates last year to get money for college. “As much …
Lea este artículo en español aquí.The Pet Friends’ Cowboy Fur Ball Westen Wags & Whiskers Night for Rescues was held on March 29 at the Ridgemark Golf Club & Resort. “We are so grateful for Pet Friends and Rescue's generous …
The San Benito County Office of Education led and organized the first countywide Family Wellbeing Festival March 20 at Veterans Memorial Hall. The festival welcomed more than 400 attendees for an evening focused on mental health, wellness and community support, …
Information provided by San Benito County Behavioral Health. Lea este artículo en español aquí. San Benito County Behavioral Health Department is pleased to announce the launch of its new community mobile crisis response program. The phone number to call is …
Information provided by Hollister School District. Lea este artículo en español aquí.Sunnyslope held a ribbon cutting ceremony March 14 for the new Food Pantry that acts as a satellite location in a partnership with the Food Bank of San Benito …
The Amah Mutsun Land Trust board of directors appointed Noelle Chambers as its new executive director.
Information provided by the San Benito Leadership Institute. Lea este artículo en español aquí.The San Benito Leadership Institute (SBLI) continues its mission to cultivate a group of diverse local leaders dedicated to making an impact on the community. As the …
On March 12, Governor Gavin Newsom and Governor’s Office of Service and Community Engagement (GO-Serve) Director Josh Fryday announced California is seeking 10,000 people to join the California Service Corps.
Lea este artículo en español aquí.About 40 seniors share daily meals at the Pauline Valdivia Memorial Community Center in Hollister. Over half of them stay a little longer to play bingo. Observing the environment of companionship and laughter, one would …
Lea este artículo en español aquí.For the last three years, the Community Foundation for San Benito’s Epicenter building in downtown Hollister has been a hub for nonprofit work and organizing. It houses offices for the Community Foundation and the other …