SANTA ANA, Calif. — The Director of Food Distribution Center at Catholic Charities in Santa Ana, Michael Tijerino, said he and 20 volunteers provide food assistance to families three times a week, with December being their busiest time of the year.

About 30% of the families coming for food assistance are Latino and, more recently, Tijerino says he’s seeing a slight increase in migrant families or migrant workers coming through here. About 10 migrant workers are coming through here daily  — something Tijerino said he’s never witnessed.