A program created when Carnaval San Francisco was canceled two years ago is still making an impact in the Mission District today.
Alberto Perez recalls unloading huge boxes and bags of food for needy families at the start of the pandemic.
"Coming here to the food hub was like medicine. It was coming here to where the community could help each other out," Perez said. Hernandez, the force behind Carnaval, got sponsors to shift their funds to the Mission Food Hub when the annual festival was canceled in 2020.
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