Spanish speaking only Camp Fire survivors face recovery barriers

  • Source: KHSL-TV CBS 12
  • Published: 12/06/2019 07:41 AM

Camp Fire survivors who don't speak English are having a hard time getting help. Action News Now spoke to one such survivor and shows us her struggle and who's stepping up to help. The nonprofit "California Hope" for Butte County has more than 30 people working to get help to those Camp Fire survivors. "I don't have much, but I have it thanks to the people who helped me," said Maria Carmen Gallegos, a Camp Fire survivor who only speaks Spanish. "I've gone through rough times. I've had so many feelings that I couldn't comprehend," Gallegos said. So she turned to Alejandra Melgarejo and Bianka Norton who work for California Hope of Butte County. They help people like Maria with translating applications online for free. "We're mobile so we meet people wherever they're comfortable meeting whether that's in the park, their house, a coffee shop," Melgarejo said.



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