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Volunteers respond in ‘time of crisis’

Sunday, August 17, 2008

By:
Perla Trevizo


Volunteers have given everything from diapers to legal advice to families affected by the Pilgrim’s Pride immigration arrests in April.

More than 15 organizations have donated about $50,000 in food and rent money to help the arrested immigrants and their families, according to members of the Hispanic Displacement Relief Coalition, a group created in response to the arrests.

“(The agencies) have come together to try to help them in some way, a minimum effort because the need is too big,â€