HAYWARD — Seniors and families worried they might go hungry amid the coronavirus pandemic are about to get some relief.
Starting Saturday, a coalition of local organizations will team up with Tacos Uruapan, a business at 29950 Huntwood Ave., to launch the “COVID-19 Emergency Family Meal Program,” which will deliver free meals to 100 households over the next five weeks.
“This partnership is important because we accomplish three important COVID-19 policy goals simultaneously: follow the shelter-in-place order, connect families and seniors to food, and as much as possible keep neighborhood businesses open and jobs secure,” City Councilman Mark Salinas said in a statement.
The effort is being promoted by Hayward Promise Neighborhoods. It was not immediately available how households will be vetted.
Led by California State University East Bay and funded by a $25 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education, the Hayward Promise Neighborhood is a partnership of residents, local schools, colleges, government agencies, businesses and nonprofit organizations that aim to ensure the well-being of the community, according to its website.
Salinas works closely with the group.
The meals will be delivered within 39 streets in the Gading and Huntwood neighborhoods.
For more information, go to www.haywardpromise.org.
