In honor of Mother’s Day, Feeding America Riverside | San Bernardino (FARSB) held a special drive-thru food distribution at its Riverside warehouse, providing critical nutrition support to families facing food insecurity. During the two-hour event, FARSB served approximately 300 households, distributing shelf-stable food boxes, fresh produce, and whole hams to help make the holiday weekend brighter for local mothers and their families.
“While donations have declined, the need in our community remains as urgent as ever, especially for mothers and grandmothers working hard to keep their families fed,” said Carolyn Fajardo, CEO of FARSB. “We’re deeply grateful for the support that made it possible to bring this special holiday weekend distribution to those who need it most,” said Fajardo.
Participants who attended the food distribution were instructed through social media to register online for the event held on Friday, May 9th, and were directed to drive through the warehouse lot while staff and volunteers loaded food commodities into their vehicles. This special distribution was in addition to FARSB’s regularly scheduled food distributions and other hunger-relief programs.
FARSB hosted the drive-thru event with support from the Spark Good Local Community Grants from various local Walmart stores in the Inland Empire. Walmart has many great ways for customers can support their favorite nonprofits. Check out Walmart.com/Nonprofits to learn more.
To sponsor an upcoming FARSB holiday drive-thru food distribution, please contact Angela, FARSB Development Director, for more information. Email: ajugon@feedingamericaie.org.
Photo Credit: Feeding America Riverside | San Bernardino
About Feeding America Riverside | San Bernardino
Feeding America Riverside | San Bernardino (FARSB) is leading the fight against hunger in the Inland Empire by providing food access, emergency relief, education, and advocacy to families in Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. FARSB opened in 1980 as Survive Food Bank in response to the increasing concern about the dual problems of hunger and food waste in the Inland Empire. Today, FARSB is the primary food source for over 250 local nonprofit organizations, distributing over 3.1 million pounds of food monthly to emergency food pantries, soup kitchens, high-need elementary schools, senior centers, after-school programs, and more. With the help of these community partners, they make up the largest hunger-relief organization serving Riverside and San Bernardino Counties, ultimately making food security a reality for over one million households every year. Feeding America Riverside | San Bernardino proudly holds the 2024 Guide Star Platinum Seal of Transparency, the highest level of transparency achievable through Guide Star. For more information, visit http://www.FeedingIE.org
Contact:
Rachel Bonilla
951-359-4757 ext.117 (office)
rbonilla@feedingamericaie.org (email)
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