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Alimentando al Pueblo

Roxana Pardo Garcia

760-239-7443

chisme@alimentandoalpueblo.org

7/26/2022

REINVESTING INTO BIPOC BUSINESSES

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Alimentando al Pueblo Combats Food Insecurity in South King County

 

 

Burien, WA — Alimentando Al Pueblo, the only Latinx food bank in the country, has received $40K from NW Harvest to establish a Black, Indigenous, and People Of Color Summer Grocery Store Gift Card Program.

The Latinx food bank will be investing an initial $20K into three local businesses: Castillos Supermarket, El Tikal, and Hong Kong Market.

The program will follow their current food distribution model where Community can sign up for food assistance. AAP centers the Latinx community in Burien, SeaTac, Normandy Park, Des Moines, Tukwila, and White Center.

Alimentando al Pueblo will have live music and be joined by the three grocery businesses at the inauguration of the program, August 8th at Lake Burien Presbyterian Church starting at 12 PM.

AAP is also currently fundraising $20K for their La Coperacha, (Spanish slang for “cooperating” typically in terms of financial mutual aid) a summer Fundraiser campaign where funds will allow them to expand their services year-round.

More info about the Summer Grocery Store Gift Card Program can be found at on their social media, keyword: Alimentando al Pueblo.

 

About Alimentando al Pueblo: AAP emerged out the pandemic to combat food insecurity in 2020 after they witnessed a critical need in the Community. They continue to be at the forefront of action to be the only food bank in the nation that sources culturally relevant food items from local Latinx owned and operated businesses to offer directly to Community. Visit their website at AlimentandoalPueblo.org.

Enrique Gonzalez

Racial Equity Planner, King County Hazardous Waste

Enrique Gonzalez is a Racial Equity Planner for King County Hazardous Waste who has been a social justice advocate for many years. He has worked at the Seattle Office of Police Accountability as a Community Engagement Specialist where he focused on developing relationships with community members and facilitated access to the police accountability process. Before that he worked as a Community Advocate and Commissioner on the Seattle Community Police Commission. Enrique traces his roots to the peaceful occupation of El Centro de la Raza, an organization dedicated to race and social justice through advocacy and programing, which his grandmother and father were a part of and where he grew up and worked for 11 years.

Enrique has a degree in American Ethnic Studies (Chicano Studies) from the University of Washington and he speaks Spanish fluently. He also grew up training in Hung Gar Kung Fu which he continues to practice. In his spare time, he enjoys working on his car which he takes to the track from time to time. 

Raquel Gomez

Social Impact Manager, Seattle Credit Union

Raquel Gomez was born and raised Seattle! She is the Social Impact Manager at Seattle Credit Union, formerly with BECU,  and for the past 6 years she has worked with her team to assist her community in achieving their financial goals and dreams. Raquel is one of the Founders of BECU’s Latinx Employee Resource Group and currently holds the title of Cultural Awareness Lead.

When they’re not at work, you can find Raquel actively volunteering within her community, spending time with her family and/or at the Sounders games!