On Tuesday, 1,000 local families struggling to make ends meet will be gifted free groceries, household supplies, baby items and more.
DISTRIBUTING AT THE DRIVE- THROUGH EVENTS. >> [ INAUDIBLE ] >> I AM NOT HEARING YOU. I AM SORRY. THERE MUST BE AN ISSUE WITH THE AUDIO. WE WILL TRY TO GET YOU BACK IN A FEW MINUTES BECAUSE WE WANT TO LET PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT THE DRIVE-THROUGH EVENT TAKING PLACE TOMORROW AT PNC ARENA. I'VE BEEN TOLD THE MICROPHONE ISSUE HAS BEEN FIXED. LET'S GET BACK TO SHARON. SHARON, IF YOU CAN LET PEOPLE KNOW WHAT ARE THE THINGS YOU WILL BE DISTRIBUTING? >> TOMORROW WE WILL BE PROVIDING BOXES OF FOOD, FRESH PRODUCE. ALSO, NEEDED HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, BABY SUPPLIES, PPE. LOTS OF INFORMATION AND A WHOLE LOT MORE RESOURCES TO HELP FAMILIES STRUGGLING IN THE FACE OF COVID. IT HAS IMPACTED THE WAY WE ALL LIVE, WORK AND PLAY. COMMUNITY ACTION WANTS TO HELP PEOPLE AND FAMILIES THAT WE SERVE AND THOSE WHO ARE NEWLY IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE. >> THOSE SUPPLIES WILL CERTAINLY GO A LONG WAY. WHERE DID THOSE SUPPLIES COME FROM? DID YOU PARTNER WITH DIFFERENT AGENCIES? >> THAT'S WHAT COMMUNITY ACTION IS ABOUT. IT HAS A HISTORY OF COLLABORATION. WE COULD NOT DO THIS WITHOUT PARTNERS LIKE PNC BANK AND PNC ARENA. GOOD 360. THE FOOD BANK HERE. WE COULD NOT DO IT WITHOUT THOSE PARTNERS, BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD, CAROLINA COMPLETE HEALTH -- JUST A WIDER WAY OF PARTNERS WHO STEPPED UP TO HELP, HELP FAMILIES WHO ARE STRUGGLING. YOU KNOW, PEOPLE ARE HOME AND KIDS ARE OUT OF SCHOOL. WORK HOURS HAVE BEEN CUT. PEOPLE HAVE LOST THEIR JOBS. WE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR PARTNERS LIKE COMMUNITY SUCCESS INITIATIVE AND THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE SURROUNDED US SO WE CAN PROVIDE MUCH NEEDED SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY. >> HOW OFTEN WILL YOU HOST THESE? >> THIS EVENT WE ARE PLANNING ACROSS THE STATE IN VARIOUS COMMUNITIES WHERE COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCIES ARE LOCATED. WE HAVE BEEN IN THE FIELD DOING THIS GRASSROOTS WORK FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS. WE WILL BE IN RURAL AND URBAN COMMUNITIES. WE ARE CALLING ON PARTNERS ACROSS THE STATE TO HELP US TO HELP FAMILIES. >> THE ONE IN RALEIGH IS TOMORROW AT 10:00 I AM AT PNC ARENA. SHARON GOODSON, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE NORTH