Danville Church Collects 500 Bags Of Groceries For Those In Need

DANVILLE, CA — Members of the Community Presbyterian Church in Danville collected more than 500 bags of groceries during its Summer of Hope food drive. All of the food collected was given to Cityteam Oakland, a nonprofit organization that serves more than 100 Oakland families, according to CPC.

"Summer donations are so important to our community because donations go down but need goes up," Angela Teixeira Oakland Executive Director of Cityteam Oakland said. "When children aren’t going to school they don’t have access to resources like free school lunches which can leave children of low income families home alone and hungry during the summer."

Cityteam is a nondenominational Christian nonprofit compassionately serving the poor, the homeless, and the lost in San Jose, Chester, San Francisco, Oakland, and Portland.

"We were blown away by the generosity from San Ramon Valley," CPC Missions Director Deana Dickerson said. "It underscores how much people in our area have a heart to give. What we saw this past month speaks volumes about the community we live in."

Since 1957, Cityteam has been serving people in extreme poverty and helping them transform their lives, their families and their communities. More about Cityteam here.

Later this year, CPC will host its annual “Serve Day” on October 6 and 7. More than 1600 volunteers are needed. Those interested in participating can click here. CPC is located at 222 West El Pintado Rd. in Danville.

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Photos courtesy CPC Danville