With your help, we can ensure vulnerable people in our community have access to adequate and nutritious food when they need it.
Your generosity is a lifeline for people in need.
STORIES OF HOPE
MARIA
Maria is working hard to catch up. The mother of 3 has been picking up food from MEND for 14 years. A little while ago she found her attention drawn to MEND's Here We Thrive services. She needed help but didn't know where to start.
JUAN
Juan's Childhood Memories of MEND Are All Filled With Thanks For You
RAUL
Raul, a retired gardener, in his late 60s, came to MEND in February of this year, after his doctor diagnosed him with prediabetes and hypertension. He was desperate to get healthier but was not sure where to begin.
Rosal
For 15 years, Rosal and her family received services from MEND. “If MEND did not exist, my family on multiple occasions would have gone hungry,” Rosal shares. During their most difficult times, Rosal and her family knew they could always come to MEND for resources and support. “MEND has always been a pillar in the community. Since the beginning it has prioritized caring for people with dignity and care. I am forever grateful for what MEND has done, what MEND continues to do, and the positive impact it has in the Pacoima / San Fernando Valley.”
Ana
"MEND's kindness and humanity make me cry in a good way."
ENGAGE
WAYS YOU CAN HELP
Become a friend to vulnerable families, the homeless, and struggling seniors today. Your generosity is a precious gift that makes a difference.
OUR PROGRAMS
MEND serves the poorest families & individuals in the San Fernando Valley; meeting their most immediate basic needs and helping them build resources and skills to address and overcome long-term poverty.
COMMUNITY NOURISHMENT PROGRAMS
MEND’s Community Nourishment Programs have long been a point of entry for a majority of clients. Clients utilizing the food bank include families struggling to make ends meet, and people who are homeless who—because of few options—sometimes rely on foraging from dumpsters to survive.
2,142,140
HEALTHY MEALS
2.5 Million
POUND OF FOOD
126,584
PEOPLE BENEFITED
HOPE &
CARE
When COVID-19 cases began to spread in late 2020, we wanted to ensure that those most vulnerable in the San Fernando Valley recieved the resources they needed to stay safe. MEND sent out its Hope & Care team to offer support, information on COVID-19 testing, prevention, resources, masks and PPE for our community.
260,547
PEOPLE
BENEFITED
71,900
DIAPERS
DISTRIBUTED
HERE WE THRIVE
Here We Thrive consolidates MEND’s burgeoning intensive case-management services and is our most exciting intervention in the lives of those we serve. With the goal of individual and community resiliency in mind, we are combining the former Family Support Program and Pathways to Wellness and adding a new employment component to better serve the community in one hub. Here We Thrive is staffed with professionals willing and able to support participants through a process of uncovering and overcoming their (in many cases, long-term) challenges.
1:1
SERVICES
PROVIDED
FIRST STEP HOMELESS SERVICES
Our Homeless Care Services supported thousands of homeless men and women in 2020, providing them with the nutrition they needed during a pandemic - good food to go, fresh change of clothing, hygiene items, pet food and referrals to our partners in housing and mental health.
1,000+
HOMELESS
SUPPORTED
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