After weathering a devastating flood at its main building in 2020 amid a surge in need for the nonprofit’s services during the pandemic, Food for People is entering a new chapter with the upcoming retirement of longtime executive Anne Holcomb, the welcoming of longtime Development Director Carly Robbins to the role and the opening of […]
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Food for People’s Eureka Pantry to Move
Delays in construction on Food for People’s Eureka Choice Pantry are forcing the food bank to temporarily move to a new location near Cooper Gulch. The existing location — 2112 Broadway — will close after March 24, and the new location at 1720 10th St., directly adjacent to the Eureka Skate Park and the Cooper […]
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‘A Real Surge:’ Food Insecurity Intensifies as COVID-19 Job Losses Increase
It was an unprecedented task. Food for People had received more than 1,161 food boxes from the California Association of Food Banks thanks to a $600 million allocation aimed at feeding households during the COVID-19 outbreak. Food for People Executive Director Anne Holcomb said the food bank elected to distribute more than 500 of the […]
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Food for People Asking Community for a Helping Hand
Food for People announced today it is looking for a financial helping hand from the community after facing devastating damage to its main building, as well as food losses amid a higher demand for services in the wake of the coronavirus. The nonprofit is “struggling to find solutions” after its Eureka headquarters sustained $80,000 in […]
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Welcome to Humboldt: New DHHS Director Says She’s “Excited”
The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors announced this week that it’s made a hire to head the county’s largest department, the much-beleaguered Department of Health and Human Services. Kristin Brinks, currently the deputy director of Community Services for the El Dorado County Health and Human Services Agency, will take the reins from Phillip Crandall in […]