Flood center reaches out to Latino victims. California

“With only five days until the Flood Assistance Center on Elm Street closes its doors to victims of the New Year’s Eve flood, an effort is underway to get more people to take advantage of relief services. On Sunday morning 40 bilingual volunteers from St. John the Baptist Catholic Church’s Grupo Jesed, Aldea Children and Family Services’ CLARO program and Vintage High School’s Leadership Program, walked some of the hardest-hit areas in Napa and spread the word about relief services.

Teams of mostly-teenaged volunteers gathered at 10 a.m., at the flood center and received a bit of training before knocking on doors. Lanie Peterson, 14, a freshman at Vintage High School, and Henry Rabanales, 15, a freshman at Napa High School, paired up to do a bit of role-playing before hitting the streets….”

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