FIND Food Bank’s Network of Food Sites
The very important work of a regional food bank is equitably distributing millions of pounds of food through a network of food sites. FIND Food Bank is the Desert’s Regional Food Bank and its network is comprised of Mobile Market distributions and community-based partners (Agencies) whose organizations have unique programs for those they serve, including homeless shelters, community feeding kitchens, and food pantries. These programs work to move perishable and non-perishable free food items efficiently and effectively to food-insecure families and individuals throughout the desert. At many locations, we also provide additional support services.
Agencies
FIND Food Bank provides 75-100% of all agencies’ food supply, allowing those organizations to serve their clients better. They care for their clients first, while we take care of the food. The agencies we provide food to include:
- ABC Recovery Center, Inc.
- Abundant Life Church
- Apostolic Assembly
- Armed Services of the YMCA
- Blythe Emergency Food Pantry
- Boys & Girls Club Coachella
- Boys & Girls Club Desert Hot Springs
- Boys & Girls Club Cathedral City
- Boys & Girls Club Indio
- Boys & Girls Club La Quinta
- Calvary Christian Center
- Calvary Christian Fellowship-Paying it Forward
- Calvary Road Fellowship
- Cathedral Center
- Cathedral City Salvation Army
- Catholic Charties
- Catholic Charties-North Shore
- Centro Libre Cristiano
- Cesar Chavez Villas
- Coachella Valley Rescue Mission
- CVHC: Arroyo de paz, Desert Hot Springs
- CVHC: Brisas de Paz, Palm Springs
- CVHC: Casa San Miguel, Cathedral City
- CVHC: Coachella Community Homes, Coachella
- CVHC: Coyote Run Apartments, Cathedral City
- CVHC: Desert Gardens, Indio
- CVHC: Las Casas III Apartments, Coachella
- CVHC: Paseo de los Heroes II, Mecca
- CVHC: Villahermosa Apartments, Indio
- Colorado River Senior Center
- Community Learning and Equipping Project
- Creekside Apartments
- Desert Aids Project (DAP)
- Desert Chapel
- Desert Hot Springs Senior Center
- Destiny Church
- First Baptist Church
- Family Health & Support Network
- Family Worship Center
- Father’s Heart Ranch
- First Assembly of God Church
- First Baptist Church
- First Christian Church
- FISH
- Five Two Foundation
- Food Now
- Galilee Center
- Grace Church DHS
- Hidden Harvest
- Hope Through Housing-Cathedral Palms
- Hope Through Housing-Desert Meadows
- Idyllwild Forest Health Project
- Iglesia Bethel
- Iglesia Christiana Vision Eterna
- Iglesia Fraternidad Cristiana
- Igelsia Un Manantial en el Desierto
- Jesus Christ is Lord Ministries
- Jewish Family Services
- Joslyn Center
- La Mision de San Juan Diego
- Love of Christ Community Church
- Loving All Animals
- Mama’s House
- Martha’s Kitchen
- Monte de Los Olivos
- Morongo Basin Unity Home Inc.
- Nueva Jerusalem
- Palm Desert Oasis Church
- Palo Verde Community College
- Ripley Center
- River Canyon
- Set Free Church
- Shelter From The Storm
- Soroptimist House of Hope
- St. Elizabeth Food Pantry
- St. John’s Episcopal Church Indio
- St. John’s Lutheran
- St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church
- St. Theresa’s Church
- Temple Sinai Homebound
- The 29 Palms Comm. Food Pantry
- The Caritas Corporation
- The Center
- The Church Of The Nazarene
- The Narrow Door
- The Way Station
- Vista Dunes – La Quinta
- Well in the Desert
- Wolff Waters – La Quinta
- Yucca Valley Church of Nazarene
Community Mobile Markets
FIND Food Bank’s monthly Community Mobile Market distributions help us reach “Food Deserts:” remote, underserved communities that lack regular access to affordable food. These Community Mobile Markets also help ensure that there is equitable food access to all food insecure people in our service area.
FIND’s Mobile Markets distribute free healthy foods, including fresh fruits and vegetables, to support the creation of healthy meals for individuals and families. Utilizing the USDA My Plate recommended servings for a balanced diet of fresh fruits, vegetables, proteins, dairy and grains, our free Community Mobile Markets offer a variety of choices from each of the categories that allow families and individuals the ability to customize their selections.
Serving our most vulnerable populations experiencing food insecurity with dignity, respect, understanding, and compassion is FIND’s way of saying we care for all.
Click Here for FIND Mobile Market Distribution Locations, Dates and Times.
Home Bound Delivery Program
FIND Food Bank launched a Home Bound Delivery Program in 2020 in response to the stay-at-home orders mandated by the State of California. Through this program, volunteers utilize their own vehicles to deliver 40-50 pounds of food to families and individuals who are isolated or unable to collect food via the various distribution sites throughout the region. FIND Food Bank is committed to continuing this program beyond the pandemic in order to make sure we best serve our most vulnerable and isolated clients.
FRESH PRODUCE
Through collaborations with our local agricultural sector, we have formed partnerships with eight local produce companies to provide fresh and nutritious fruits and vegetables to our community. FIND has been working alongside some of these growers for years, rescuing surplus fresh produce to nourish food-insecure populations throughout the desert region. We are dedicated to providing our community with nutrient-rich, healthy fruits and vegetables to promote improved health and break the cycles of poverty.
