Cultivate Charlottesville’s Food Justice Network launches 24/7 Food Security Text Line
Published Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021, 9:40 am
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The City of Charlottesville, in collaboration with Cultivate Charlottesville-Food Justice Network, has launched a 24/7 Food Security Text Line in English and Spanish to provide direct food resource information to residents of the city and surrounding counties.
In March 2020, the Food Justice Network mobilized to provide communication tools and food access resources to address operational and programmatic changes due to the pandemic shutdown and shelter in place orders.
Editor’s note: If you’re a Virginian impacted by Covid-related rent issues you can find out more about the state program here.
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