Last week, volunteers from White Pony Express, one of several food assistance programs working to fight hunger in Contra Costa County during the COVID-19 pandemic, drove to a local school expecting to hand out bags of food to about 200 families.
Instead, the volunteers were surprised to find a line of more than 600 cars, filled with families hoping for a few fresh groceries.
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