Clovis residents helping those in need with open food pantry

CLOVIS, Calif. (KFSN) -- On this engaged Clovis street, surrounded by homes and bustling cars, sits a array of hope.

"I was reasoning astir however agelong it's been since radical person been astir without nutrient and I couldn't basal astir and bash thing anymore," said nonmigratory Sandra Chavez.

From canned goods to breadstuff and water, Chavez, an unemployed azygous parent of 4 said she wanted to assistance families impacted by the authorities shutdown.

"We shouldn't beryllium watching anybody conflict close present if we could assistance each other. If you person a box, 2 boxes, I tin conscionable enactment it out, you don't cognize who you're gonna provender next," said Chavez.

From laid-off national workers to families who can't thrust to nutrient banks, Chavez shares, she's seen it each since mounting up this makeshift pantry connected Thursday.

Social media posts, similar Chavez's, person grown similar wildfire showing however neighbors are stepping to assistance successful a clip of need.

Less than fractional a mile away, Elizabeth Stoeckel wanted to connection her ain unfastened nutrient pantry.

"I conscionable enactment retired a fewer things and I mean, wrong 24 hours, I had radical bringing stuff, I had radical coming to get stuff," said Stoeckel.

Stoeckel said this effort has not lone brought connected truthful overmuch joyousness but besides a beardown consciousness of community.

"People privation to, radical privation an accidental to serve. I deliberation a batch of radical deliberation if they can't bash thing large it doesn't truly count, but this counts and it matters," said Stoeckel.

Both women said they anticipation to proceed to connection nutrient to those successful need.

Chavez's nutrient pantry sits connected the country of Willow & San Gabriel Avenues. While Stoeckel's nutrient pantry is adjacent Gettysburg & Helm Avenues.

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