Food for People will hold an Emergency Drive Through Food Distribution in Arcata on Wednesday, June 3, from 2:30-4:30 p.m. at the Arcata Community Center parking lot (321 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway).

Food for People would like to emphasize that the food drive is drive-through only, no bicycles or walkers will be allowed. For the safety of participants and to minimize face-to-face interactions, volunteers will be loading food directly into trunks.

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Emergency Arcata Food Distribution to Help Those Suffering Due to the COVID-19 Crisis

Have you been impacted by the current pandemic due to lost wages or revenues and find yourself struggling to make ends meet? Food for People will hold an emergency drive-through food box distribution on Wednesday, June 3rd from 2:30-4:30 pm.

The drive through will take place in the Arcata Community Center parking lot at 321 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway. The parking lot will open at 2:00.

Participants must remain in their cars and volunteers will load the food directly into your trunk in order to minimize face to face interactions and practice safe social distancing. Please note that this is a drive-through only. In order to keep everyone safe, no bicycles or walkers will be allowed.

If you are on foot or on a bicycle we ask that you go to the Arcata Food Pantry at Trinity Baptist Church located at 2450 Alliance Rd. (across from Murphy’s Market) which is open from 3-6 p.m. every Wednesday.