Posted on June 5, 2020
As we all continue to struggle with both the short- and long-term implications of the COVID-19 crisis and the community’s response to social and racial disparities, hunger and mental health are both at the forefront of these challenges.
The Karsh Center van at the SCCC-Watts location.
The Karsh Center was proud to respond to the needs of our neighbors by collaborating with the Southern California Counseling Center (SCCC) on Thursday, June 2, to provide critically-needed groceries to their clients. For over 50 years, the Southern California Counseling has provided affordable, sliding-scale counseling to people in need for as long as they need care. The SCCC-Watts location opened its door in 2016 and has been offering mental health services to the local community since then.
Karsh Center and SCCC staff loaded up the Mobile Food Pantry van, as well as a number of other vehicles, to bring 200 bags of groceries and 1,000 lbs of fresh fruits and vegetables to families in need. Clients expressed gratitude for the extra help and counselors appreciated the opportunity to reconnect, even briefly, with their clients.
Not only was this another opportunity for the Karsh Center to offer help to neighbors in need, but this served, at this moment in our country and our city especially, as a powerful reminder of the good that can be done when we work together. Thank you to SCCC, their amazing staff and clients, and to all of the Karsh Center volunteers who helped make this happen.