Mitzvah Circle

with Fran Held, Founder & Executive Director, Mitzvah Circle

Fran Held, Founder & Executive Director for Mitzvah Circle, describes how they have responded to the COVID-19 crisis by providing large scale distributions of everyday essentials like diapers, new clothing, new socks and many other much needed basic items in their community of over 140 agencies.

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Nov 12, 2020

Hosted by: Jill Horner
Produced by: Freedom Newsmakers Team
#Pennsylvania #Community #General Interest #Local
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