A South Bay nonprofit already doing important work for local families has received a welcome financial boost.

Torrance Refinery announced that employees selected Community’s Child to receive a $10,000 donation through the refinery’s 10th Anniversary Employees’ Choice Giving Campaign.

Community’s Child assists children, families and seniors experiencing poverty, hunger or homelessness.

Its programs include a food pantry, infant pantry, senior food assistance, health fairs and other outreach designed to help families stabilize during difficult periods.

The organization has been serving the South Bay for years, but this latest contribution is noteworthy because employees themselves helped determine where the refinery’s anniversary giving would go.

For Community’s Child, the donation means additional resources for programs that often provide some of the most basic necessities — food, diapers and access to support services.

And for Torrance, it is another example of a local employer putting money directly into organizations serving people in the surrounding community.

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