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Adam s Angels volunteers delivered meals and masks and necessities during recent storm
Adam s Angels
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Volunteers with Adam s Angels spend time making non-perishable meals every Monday in Santa Barbara.
They give out about 300 meals each week.
During the storm, the compassionate service nonprofit gave out socks, raincoats, towels, sleeping bags and some tents.
Their goal is to help people who don t have shelter or what they need during hard times and bad weather.
Adam McKaig created Adam s Angels at the start of the pandemic.
He said a volunteer came up with the name. First as a realtor, my job was deemed non-essential, and being that I want to take care of people, I posted on Facebook: is there anything I can do to help the elderly or those at risk? And the outpouring was huge, not only the people who need my service, the people who wanted to volunteer, and 200 people later, and almost a year later, we are bigger than ever, said McKaig.
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