GoFundMe.Org Announces Local Partnerships to Help Central and Imperial Valley Families Prepare for Extreme Weather Events

COUNTY – GoFundMe.Org, a nonprofit charitable partner of GoFundMe, announced local partnerships with Comite Civico del Valle (CCV) and the Central California Environmental Justice Network (CCEJN) to support GoFundMe.Org’s Storm Resilience Pilot Program for low-income households in California’s Central and Imperial Valleys this summer.

CCV and CCEJN will serve as local implementing partners for the program, which will provide approximately 250 low-income households with energy solutions and resources to help them withstand and adapt to hazardous weather conditions such as extreme heat and poor air quality.

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