寻找
需要分发的食物
Since its inception in 1983, FIND Food Bank has been a community-based organization run by and for the people. From our humble beginnings in the city of Cathedral City to now serving 10,000-square-miles of eastern Riverside and southern San Bernardino counties our mission has not changed – Let’s end hunger in the desert region.
1983
韦恩罗宾逊创立 FIND
韦恩罗宾逊先生看到了科切拉山谷对食物的需求，并开始为他附近的无家可归者提供面包。他拿起杂货店准备扔掉的食品，用他的蓝色平托把它送到有需要的人手中。消息传开，罗宾逊先生开始寻求宗教组织和志愿者的帮助，以扩大他们的业务，以养活家庭和工薪阶层以维持生计。
今天
罗宾逊一家
Three generations of the Robinson family return to FIND’s warehouse each year to celebrate Mr. Robinson’s birthday and carry on his tradition of volunteerism. Becky Robinson (pictured left) his youngest daughter was one of FIND’s first volunteers. His grandson remembers packing up bread in the blue Pinto when he was 14, and now it’s his 37th year volunteering to help FIND feed those in need.
1991
FIND’s First Agency Partners
棕榈沙漠中的西奈神庙
在过去的 30 年里，一群敬业的志愿者从 FIND 的仓库中打包了预先挑选的食物，分发给棕榈沙漠、沙漠温泉、大教堂城、印第安维尔斯、棕榈泉和拉昆塔的居家老年人和老年人。 Temple Sinai 志愿者每月为大约 800 人提供服务！
项目主管 Gail 和 Saul Jacobs 最近退休并回忆了他们在一个 FIND的视频采访.
棕榈泉的圣特蕾莎天主教堂
作为 FIND 的原始机构成员之一，St. Theresa's 每周一早上继续为当地社区提供食物。
布莱斯紧急食品储藏室
由于每周开门五天，食品储藏室老板 Lloyd 和 Pat Hollingsworth 将驱车 3 小时前往 FIND 在 Indio 的仓库，领取他们需要的所有食物。今天，FIND 的冷藏卡车长途跋涉到亚利桑那州边境运送健康食品。
2009
FIND 移至 Indio
在大教堂城 FIND 的仓库在一场悲惨的火灾中被烧毁后，新的仓库设施和行政办公室专门设计为区域食品银行。现在，FIND Food Bank 在一个 40,000 平方英尺的仓库中运营，该仓库有两个工业冷冻机和科切拉山谷最大的零度以下冷冻机。
2014
FIND’s Kids Summer Club Kicks-Off
Recognizing that 4 out of 5 children in the public school system in the valley qualify for free and reduced-price meals, FIND launched our Kids Summer Club to provide fresh produce for kids and healthy groceries to take home to the family. The Farmer’s Market-style distribution allowed kids to pick their fruits and vegetables while learning about nutrition to set them up to make healthy choices for a lifetime.
2015
FIND 捐赠协会的成立
FIND 的 Giving Society 认可 FIND Food Bank 最慷慨和具有社区意识的投资者的承诺和支持。会员在五年内每年至少捐款 $1,000 或更多，以确保 FIND 计划在社区中的可持续性。
2019
Anza 移动市场开放
During the Anza Mountain Fires of 2019, FIND delivered emergency assistance to residents who lost power, water, and for some, their homes. Realizing that people faced food insecurity year-round, FIND opened a mobile market that serves Anza residents once every month. Instead of driving long distances, sometimes to Temecula, to access quality groceries, families can instead rely on FIND’s trucks to deliver grocery staples to last a couple of weeks.
2021
FIND Food Bank 在 Hi-Desert 开设新分行
FIND 扩展到 Hi-Desert，以帮助在“食物沙漠”中运营的莫龙戈盆地食品储藏室和汤厨房，这意味着他们必须长途跋涉为当地客户挑选健康食品。配送中心在丝兰谷的莫龙戈盆地医疗保健区园区储存健康食品，并为 FIND 的九个成员机构提供服务。
今天
FIND Food Bank serves over 30 million meals to 125,000 people on average each month through a robust network of 175 distribution sites, including old and new community agency partners and FIND’s mobile markets. FIND is the largest hunger-relief organization utilizing 15 commercial vehicles to reach over 10,000-square-miles of the desert region to rescue and redistribute healthy food to anyone in need.
