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A Life of Grace

in our own community, Gilroy Remembering Robyn
but across the state of Arteaga’s Food Center:
California.” 6906 Chestnut Street Selfies but Beyond - Pure…Raw and Real…
“Increasing access
to healthy food for About Double Up
low-income families in Food Bucks: The Muscular Dystrophy Invisible
Santa Clara County is an Double Up Food Bucks By Aarica Gutierrez
integral part of the program in Santa Clara
Public Health County doubles the Mother
Department’s strategic value of federal nutrition
approach to prevent benefits so that families
chronic diseases and participating in CalFresh We found these selfies on my
childhood obesity,” said can bring home even daughter’s phone, after her passing. It
Aimee Reedy, Deputy more fresh fruits and was like seeing into a new depth of her,
Director of the Santa vegetables. The program where she was just “SHE”. Not a girl in
Clara County Public has broad benefits: It
Health Department. makes healthy food a wheelchair. Not a girl struggling to fit
“Providing lowincome more affordable for in, despite the limitations her weakening
families in our county low-income families and body imposed on her, but a girl striving
with more money to buy individuals, supports to be “HER” own self. They capture
fresh, locally grown fruits economic development her essence. Enchantment. Innocence.
and vegetables makes the through grocery stores,
healthy choice the easier and increases demand Strength. Found treasures indeed! SHE
choice.” for California-grown gave my life more meaning in 14 years,
Denise Boland, the produce. The project is led than most find in 40. This vacancy in my
director of the Department by SPUR in partnership heart, it’s like no other, for its emptiness
of Employment and with FIRST 5 Santa
Benefits Services at the Clara County, Santa will forever be full, with HER grandiose
Santa Clara Clara County Social spirit. Her light.
County Social Services Services Agency, Santa
Agency, sees a similar Clara County Public
benefit. “The County Health Department, In loving memory of our sweet mermaid girl.
is happy to assist Santa Second Harvest Food Shine bright, sing loud, and swim sunrise to sunset.
Clara County families Bank of Santa Clara and Robyn Ashley Gutierrez (2002 - 2017)
stretch their food benefits San Mateo Counties,
and make better more Fair Food Network,
nutritional choices,” Community Alliance with
she noted. “We will Family Farmers, and John
be notifying CalFresh Snow Inc.
participants who live The project is made
near these stores about possible by a grant from
the program so they can the U.S. Department
benefit.” of Agriculture’s Food
The stores offering Insecurity Nutrition
Double Up Food Bucks Incentive Grant
from now through Program, as well as the
December 31, 2017 are: generous support of
FIRST 5 Santa Clara
San Jose County, The Health Trust
Arteaga’s Food Center: and the John & Marcia
204 Willow Street Goldman Foundation. For
Food Bowl 99: more information, see:
1625 McKee Road www.DoubleUpCa.org

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