Since the rise of the pandemic there have been a multitude of small businesses in the San Fernando Valley who have suffered greatly from the lockdown; curbside sales barely keeping them afloat for months. Many of these individuals have been recently operating their shops at minimum capacity, which has been detrimental toward their income as well. For those who are working full-time, this experience has also been unbelievably stressful. Our heroes are simply exhausted.
With your donation made here and now, we are able to include cash, and purchase the items which go into each care package! Being that we are a volunteer run program, the items we ourselves purchase, and the cash that we pool together comes out of our pockets.
During the summer of 2020 we distributed similar packages to small shops managed & maintained by people of color, around the San Fernando Valley.
We had an array of donations that came in, and from there we collected the items, packaged them, and delivered everything + cash straight into the hands of these small shop owners + their employees.
This was an emotional experience. We laughed, we cried, and we gave each other the motivation to keep moving.
How this works!
We're honored to set aside some time to begin passing out our second batch of care packages- BUT WE NEED YOUR HELP, TOO. If you’d like to make a donation to our current round of care packages, now is the time to do your part.
We are not taking donations of ANY items at this time, as we are limiting the amount of folks who are handling the care packages. We have one volunteer who: 1.shops for the items, 2. packages them, and 3. delivers them!
All you have to do is donate here, we do the rest. ⅓ of donations goes toward purchasing the items for the care packages, and the rest is split and included in each package that gets delivered to each and every shop.
Click here to MAKE YOUR DONATION TODAY
If you are a returning donator, WE LOVE YOU!!
Sincerely Yours — Hey, Venus! Radio Volunteers