Palm Springs, California— In honor of today’s National Food Bank Day, the Center’s Community Food Bank is proud to announce that we have a new home! As of September 1st, The Center is leasing 2901 E. Alejo Road, building 12 from The City of Palm Springs, and over these next four weeks, we’ll be preparing this warehouse to be the new home of our Community Food Bank!
According to HARC’s 2022 Coachella Valley Community Health Survey, 1 in 7 local adults had to cut the size of meals, or skip meals, because they didn’t have enough money for food. This means 48,670 of our neighbors are experiencing food insecurity, which highlights the significance of The Center’s Community Food Bank This new location, with its significantly larger warehouse, will allow us to expand our program to ensure everyone in our community who needs food gets it when they come to The Center.
Food distribution at this site will begin in October with a ribbon cutting and open house scheduled for Friday, November 1st from 4:30pm – 6:00pm. It’ll be the perfect way to kick-off Greater Palm Springs Pride weekend! Stay tuned for more details!
DETAILS:
The Community Food Bank @The Center
Food Distribution: Thursdays 5PM – 7PM
New Address: 2901 Alejo Road
Current Address: 610 S. Belardo Road
Palm Springs, CA
Additional info: https://give.thecentercv.org/campaign/community-food bank/c495286
About The LGBTQ Community Center of the Desert (The Center): With a Mission of Creating Vibrant Community by Helping LGBTQ+ People along Their Way, The Center’s work stretches across the Coachella Valley. From its Palm Springs McDonald Wright Building to The Center Coachella, the Scott Hines Behavioral Health Clinic to the Community Food Bank, the organization offers a wide range of programs and services. With a talented staff, a dedicated corps of volunteers, generous donors, and multi-race/multi-generational clients, The Center’s work is focused on Ending Isolation & Loneliness, Connecting People to Resources & Community, and Enriching Our Individual & Collective Experience. For the latest updates follow @thecentercv and @thecentercoachella on social media and our website https://thecentercv.org Participate in the dialogue by including our hashtag #thecentercv.
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