Mountain Communities Family Resource Center (MCFRC) seeks to meet the needs of individuals and families in our community by connecting them with a variety of local, county, and state resources. We continue to focus heavily on giving our children and youth a happy, healthy start, but have also expanded our services to further assist seniors, disabled individuals, and other adults.
Services Provided:
Food Pantry: The Center has a Food Pantry to assist families with children under 18, seniors, and disabled individuals. Those eligible can receive emergency food up to once per month.
Access to Food Programs: In addition to the Center’s own Food Pantry (available for families with children, seniors, and disabled individuals), our advocates can help connect community members with other food programs including CalFresh/Food Stamps, Commodities, Gleaners, Senior Sack, and local church-sponsored food pantries. We also have a limited number of $25 gift certificates to the Frazier Park Market available through our EF&S program.
CalFresh/Food Stamps Application Assistance: Our advocates can assist you in completing CalFresh/Food Stamps applications and faxing them to DHS. We can advise you on the necessary documents to gather and send in order to move your application forward.
Medi-Cal and Covered California Enrollment: The Center has several Certified Enrollment Counselors on staff that can assist you in applying for Medi-Cal and Covered California. We can help you understand the health insurance options available to you, advise you on the necessary documents to submit, fax required documents, and assist in completing follow-up paperwork.
Medicare Assistance: Once a month, a HICAP representative is available at the Center to assist seniors with Medicare and prescription questions and issues as well as other general insurance issues. In addition, our Adult Advocate is available weekly to help with these matters.
Dental Care: Our advocates can advise you on available dental programs and benefits, including Denti-Cal, the Medi-Cal dental program, which was recently expanded to include both adults and children. We also have referrals for reduced rate and sliding-scale dental services.
Services provided :
- food pantry
- navigating the system
- help fill out forms
- government food benefits
Appointments :
You can privately and easily book your appointment online for select services 24/7. For the full set of services, you can call (661) 245-4303 to book your appointment.
Address :
3015 Mount Pinos Way,
Frazier Park, CA 93225.
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Hours Of Operations :
- Mon: 08:30 AM - 04:00 PM
- Tues: 08:30 AM - 04:00 PM
- Wed: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
- Thurs: 08:30 AM - 04:00 PM
- Fri: Closed
- Sat: Closed
- Sun: Closed
Help Residents of Counties:
- Kern
Appointments
You can privately and easily book your appointment online for select services 24/7.
For the full set of services, you can call (661) 245-4303 to book your appointment. Staff can also answer any questions you may have.
Tips for Visiting a Food Pantry
Show up early.
This is very important. This means you will be first in line and have a chance to get the items that are sought after and in limited quantities such as fresh produce, dairy and frozen food.
You don't usually need to show up hours ahead of time but coming at least an hour before is usually a good idea.
Remember all documentation.
Many food pantries require documentation to prove who you are, and in some cases, where you live.
This is to make sure people are not coming more than they are allowed or using fake names to do so. Call ahead of time to find out what documentation is needed.
It's just your photo ID and a piece of mail that verifies your address.
Use several food banks.
Using more than one food bank (when available) is smart because you may be able to get something at one that you may not get at another.
For instance, one may have a deal with a local gardener that gives them their extras. This may mean this food bank has more produce.
Eligible for other programs?
Ask your Department of Social Services office if you are eligible for other assistance programs to supplement your household’s food supply.
They can easily tell you if you can apply for WIC (Women and Infant Children), USDA Commodities or SNAP(Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits.
Ask about extras.
If you have special needs for infants or special diets, the pantries may be able to assist you.
Many times, they can help with diapers, baby formula, baby food, personal hygiene products, and even special diet items like gluten free or sugar free foods.
Go on different days of the week.
Depending on the food pantry, they may be open only one or two days a week or they may be open all seven days. When you have a choice, going midweek is often best as it is less crowded.
Be polite to workers.
Nearly everyone at a food bank is a volunteer. Be polite to the workers there as they often deal with highly emotional situations.
FAQ(Frequently Asked Questions)
1. What is the difference between a food bank and a food pantry?
Independent community food pantries are self-governing and usually distribute food to their clients on a once-a-month basis. A food bank is the storehouse for millions of pounds of food and other products that go out to the community. A food pantry functions as the arms that reach out to that community directly.
2. What kind of food is at a food pantry?
Specifically, food banks often need items like:
- Peanut butter
- Canned soup
- Canned fruit
- Canned vegetables
- Pasta
- Canned beans
- Canned stew
- Canned fish
3. Who can go to food pantry?
At the majority of food pantries, eligibility is based on self-attested need. You do not need to have a referral, and income is not a factor to receive food.
4. What is the difference between a food pantry and a soup kitchen?
A food pantry provides three-day food packages to families that have a place to live, but not enough food. These packages are designed to provide nutritionally balanced meals. Soup kitchens serve individuals in need of a hot meal, the only meal of the day for many of them.
5. How does a food pantry work?
Food Banks acquire large donations of edible but unmarketable food from the food industry and distribute it to organizations that feed hungry people. Then they provide this food to family in a need.