Community

Last Wednesday, August 12, marked the final summer community weekly meal distribution for San Jacinto Unified School District, with 451,704 meals served to children ages 0 through 18, covering the period June 5 through August 16. Food assistance during the COVID-19 crisis has been quite the challenge for many school districts, and SJUSD was honored by local Albertsons and the Albertsons Companies Foundation to Help Feed Children and Families during Summer campaign with a $50,000 grant to help off-set the costs. The campaign is part of Albertsons Nourishing Neighbors Community Relief initiative.

Ryan White, the courageous teenager who fought discrimination after contracting AIDS, never saw the impact his short life would have on hundreds of thousands of individuals living with HIV and AIDS. Ryan, who contracted the disease from a blood transfusion in 1984, died in April 1990, only months before the establishment of the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act. The Indiana teen was 18 when he died.

Millions of parents across the nation are faced with tough questions regarding their kids' education in this school year, courtesy COVID. Those parents with disposable incomes have found the way out in the form of ‘School Pods,’ sometimes also referred to as ‘Micro-Schooling.’ This is a group of approximately 3 to 10 students coming together to study.

Inter Valley Health Plan’s FREE online class for adults 55+ If you are a person who takes care of your parent, spouse or grandchildren it can take its toll on you. Learn how to set boundaries to help everyone care for each other in a positive and healthy way. Reservations are required to get the log in code. To RSVP call or go online. 800-886-4471 or TTY 711. Monday through Friday, 8 am to 5 pm. To register or find our schedule for more free classes visit ivhp.com/vitality

If she wins her district, she will be the first woman of color to serve on the City Council in memory, if ever. Deni is a live wire. Ambitious, quick with a quip and running full speed.