The following Food Pantries, Meals and Resource guide offers information on nearby pantries and resources, eligibility requirements, contact information and type of assistance. Whether you need emergency groceries or ongoing support, this list connects you with trusted community resources to help ensure access to healthy, nutritious food for you and your family.
Food Pantries
Arlington Temporary Assistance
http://www.atariverside.org/
10459 Arlington Ave., Unit 1, Riverside, CA
951-680-5620
Riverside, non-profit food pantry serving low-income families in. Our mission is to help families and individuals who have temporary subsistence needs by giving them free groceries and clothing and to encourage them and assist them as they struggle for self-sufficiency!
211 Community Connect (Riverside County and San Bernardino County)
https://inlandsocaluw.org/211
Community Connect assists thousands of men, women and children each month through the vast array of services available throughout Riverside County. 2‑1‑1 is available in multiple languages, providing assistance and referrals for housing, utility, food, among other services.
Feeding America Riverside|San Bernardino
(951) 359-4757
www.feedingamericaie.org/find-pantry
Feeding America Riverside | San Bernardino distributes over 20 million meals a year with the help of over 250 charity partners, which include pantries, emergency shelters, soup kitchens, community centers, and more. Food distribution sites are cost-free and open to the public.
FIND Food Bank
83775 Citrus Ave, Indio, CA 92201
(760) 775-FOOD (3663)
http://www.findfoodbank.org
FIND is the Feeding America Food Bank and USDA Distributor for the Desert Region. FIND distributed over 24 million lbs of food in 2020 to 150+ distribution sites, including 80+ community agency partners such as soup kitchens, food pantries, religious organizations, etc. FIND also operates 44 community mobile markets with drive-thru food distributions. FIND is the only regional food bank in the Desert Region. Contact them for the food bank info closest to you.
Find Help
https://www.findhelp.org/
Find free or reduced-cost resources like food, housing, financial assistance, health care, and more.
Galilee Center
66-101 Hammond Rd. Mecca, CA 92254
760-396-9100
https://galileecenter.org
Food assistance, rental assistance, holiday food baskets, Thrift Store clothing voucher program, emergency transfer services, utility bill assistance program.
Martha’s Village
https://marthasvillage.org/
45-596 Fargo Street, Indio, CA 92201
225 El Cielo Rd., Palm Springs, CA 92262
(760) 347-4741
Martha’s Village offers emergency housing for families and individuals, nutritious meals, case management, childcare, recovery services, employment and education services, and emergency assistance. These programs are supplemented by a thrift store, medical clinic, computer lab, food pantry, resource room, and a cooling center.
SafeHouse of the Desert
72710 East Lynn Street, Thousand Palms, CA 92276
888-343-4660
https://safehouseofthedesert.com/
SafeHouse of the Desert provides immediate help to youth and families experiencing crisis situations. When families come to us, they’re usually at their wit’s end—parents are frustrated and children don’t know where to turn. Our staff is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for teens and their families who need help negotiating the often challenging road from childhood to independent adult life. Our 20-bed shelter is well equipped to handle runaway, homeless, and other youth in crisis ages 11-17. Shelter services include the following: individual, group, and family counseling, on-site education, substance abuse education, skills lab, and aftercare.
Riverside County Department of Aging
3610 Central Avenue, Suite 102, Riverside, CA 92506
(951) 867-3830
https://rcaging.org/food-pantries-and-senior-meals
Offering meal delivery and pick up service to disabled adults through their Grab-and-Go meals, courtesy pantry delivery, home delivered meal program, and emergency meals.
Public School Districts
California Universal School Meals Program (UMP) provides free breakfast and lunch to all K-12 public school students regardless of family income. To receive meals, students simply need to request a meal and school districts are required by state law to provide one free breakfast and one free lunch each school day to all requesting students while at school.
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This Resource Guide was developed to provide families and professionals with an opportunity to find resources related to autism in the Inland Empire in one place.
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