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Best Local cause, Best COVID-Related Community Support Group and Best Local Nonprofit: Food for People
Back in March of 2020, Food for People was struck a devastating blow when a sewer backup caused tens of thousands of dollars in food losses and damage to its main building just as the COVID-19 pandemic was hitting, leaving more and more community members facing food insecurity.
Even without a headquarters, the nonprofit, which serves 12,000 individuals a month through a network of 17 food pantries and other services, including child and senior nutrition programs, quickly stepped up to the challenge and met a surging need for its services amid COVID-19.
And the community noticed, with Journal readers naming Food for People not just Best Local Cause and Best Local Nonprofit but also Best COVID-related Community Support Group. Now, as Food for People begins undertaking an expansion of services and rebuilding the Eureka site, the nonprofit that has provided a safety net for so many over more than 40 years is itself in need of a helping hand. To find out more, visit www.foodforpeople.org.
Kimberly Wear
COVID-19
Best COVID-Related Community Support Group
Food For People, the Food Bank for Humboldt County
2112 Broadway, Eureka,
445-3166, foodforpeople.org
Best Curbside
Humboldt's Premium
1131 Broadway, Eureka
496-0506, humboldtspremium.com
Best Delivery
Proper Wellness Center Dispensary Humboldt
517 Fifth St., Eureka, 683-0009,
116 Wildwood Ave., Rio Dell, 506-5020,
Best Delivery Person
Vincent from Eureka Florist
524 Henderson St., Eureka, 443-4811,
Best Local Virtual Class
Pali Yoga
117 F St., Eureka, 601-5659,
Best Mask Maker
Liz Lorig
Best Public Agency for COVID Updates
Humboldt County Public Health
529 I St., Eureka, 445-6200,
humboldtgov.org/330/Public-Health
Most Missed Closed Restaurant
Mazzotti's on the Plaza
773 Eighth St., Arcata
Most Missed Event
Kinetic Grand Championship