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圣克拉拉谷水务局向圣心社区服务捐赠100万美元！
（NBC）As the need for food and financial assistance continues to boom, more and more families in the Bay Area are finding it harder to make ends meet.
随着对食物和经济援助的需求持续增长，湾区越来越多的家庭发现入不敷出、越来越难。
On Thursday, the Santa Clara Valley Water District stepped up, donating $1 million to Sacred Heart Community Service so the agency can in turn help struggling families pay their water bills.
周四，圣克拉拉谷水务局向圣心社区服务机构捐赠了100万美元，这样该机构就可以反过来帮助陷入困境的家庭支付水费。
"We live in one of the wealthiest areas in the country: Silicon Valley, Santa Clara County," Valley Water District board chairman John Varela said. "But yet there are those families that don’t enjoy the same riches as others do."
“我们住在这个国家最富有的地区之一:硅谷，圣克拉拉县，”山谷水务局主席约翰·瓦雷拉说。“但仍有一些家庭享受不到其他人那样的财富。”
To double the savings, the water bill help also comes with water conservation education -- a critical addition during the historic drought.
为了将节省的费用翻倍，水费援助还包括节水教育——这是历史性干旱期间的一个重要补充。
"It's great," Stephanie Cifuentes of San Jose said. "It’s a great opportunity providing the service that they have to help people who can’t afford to pay their bills."
“太棒了，”圣何塞的斯蒂芬妮·西富恩特斯(Stephanie Cifuentes)说。“这是一个很好的机会，他们可以为那些无力支付账单的人提供服务。”
Last year, Sacred Heart helped 1,700 families pay their water bills. It expects to help even more this year.
去年，圣心组织帮助1700个家庭支付水费。预计今年的帮助会更大。
While it may not solve a family's financial crisis, many said every little bit helps.
虽然这可能不能解决一个家庭的经济危机，但许多人表示，每一分钱都有帮助。
"It's really important that we develop new partnerships to make sure families get what they need and they're not having to make difficult decisions like medical bills or taking care of basic needs like food, clothing and water," Poncho Guevara with Sacred Heart said.
圣心组织的格瓦拉说:“我们发展新的伙伴关系，以确保家庭得到他们所需要的，他们不必做出艰难的决定，如医疗账单或满足食物、衣服和水等基本需求，这真的很重要。”
"It’s shocking at some level to actually see the level of need," he said. "We saw a decrease during the pandemic because a lot of families had to move out of the area because they couldn’t afford to stay here."
他说:“从某种程度上说，看到需求的程度令人震惊。”“我们看到疫情期间人数减少了，因为很多家庭不得不搬离该地区，因为他们负担不起呆在这里的费用。”
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