California snow storms leave families stranded throughout San Bernardino County

The record breaking snowfall shut down roads, buried cars, and forced grocery stores and restaurants to close. The weight of the snow also caused roofs to collapse, including at Goodwin & Son’s Market—a grocery store in Crestline that served families in three cities. Damage was so extensive that the grocery store had to be demolished for safety reasons.

With families cut off from their normal food supply, WCK first reached the mountains in San Bernardino County with sandwiches and water and later established a farmers market-style distribution site where families could grab a nourishing, warm meal along with bags of fresh produce to cook at home. In total, we distributed more than 56,000 lbs of produce and 1,600 meals.