If you shop at Vons in Clovis, you’ll notice the grocery store is holding a month-long charitable fundraising campaign during April in support of Easter Seals. At all the Vons stores throughout the Central Valley customers will have the option at every check-out counter of making a contribution to Easter Seals. Donations help Easter Seals provide services for children with autism, support children with special needs to attend preschool and daycare alongside of their typically developing peers, and provide children and adults with disabilities the opportunity to participate in Camp Harmon.

     For more information about Easter Seals services throughout the Central Valley please visit www.CentralCal.EasterSeals.com.

If you need a cell phone-- but can't afford one-- you could be in luck!

A new federal program is helping some of those who can’t afford a cell phone, to obtain one for free.

The Clothes Closet was unanimously approved by the Buchanan School Site Council on December 18, 2012. The program goal is to provide to the needy.

Mission: To provide a helping hand to those in need during these hard economic times.

Description: We are facing hard economic times. These struggles are affecting people of all ages. We are very excited to say that we are working with Buchanan High School on creating a clothes closet on campus. This is our pilot to organizing a district-wide clothes closet for disadvantaged and homeless STUDENTS and their FAMILIES. And yes... you did read correctly... HOMELESS STUDENTS. Of the 39,000 students, (consisting of 32 elementary, 5 intermediate, and 5 high schools), approximately 25% - 35% of these families are disadvantaged (data is being compiled). Unfortunately, that number continues to increase.