Food Pantry in Lamont, California

Salvation Army Lodi Corps helps alleviate the symptoms of poverty - and works to address the root issues that cause it by providing programs that serve the body, mind and soul.

Family services endeavor to strengthen and unify the family unit, whether it is a traditional two-parent family, a blended family, or a household led by a single adult. Emphasis is placed upon the importance of the family unit. We assist families in need by providing food, housing and utility assistance. Best of all, these programs enable parents to stay with their children, even when placed in emergency shelters.

Our program services are constantly expanding:

•Shelter-Housing insecurity and prolonged poverty are strongly linked, and that's why we work to provide short and long-term housing assistance to displaced families and individuals. We offer many programs that offer refuge to struggling men, women, children and families from overnight and emergency shelters for those finding themselves homeless for the first time to transitional living centers that help rebuild lives. Along with meeting immediate physical needs such as food and shelter, these establishments provide educational, counseling and vocational services to help individuals develop vital life skills and independence for reentry into society.
•Meal Assistance-Many families and individuals facing poverty often must make the painful choice heating and eating - that is, they must decide whether they'll pay their bills or pay for food. Without sufficient funds, many are forced to go without a warm, nutritious meal in order to keep a roof over their head.
•Bill Pay Assistance-We help struggling families and individuals avoid falling into the cycle of crisis by supplementing their income with utility, rent and other vital payments. This assistance often becomes the difference between shelter and eviction, between maintaining honest work and selling drugs or services for money, and between keeping kids in one place and moving them out of their home and onto the streets.
•Employment Assistance-As part of our comprehensive approach to helping families and individuals overcome poverty, we offer educational resources, career coaching and job placement opportunities to assist those in need secure stable and gainful employment.

Please contact the location closest to you for services.

The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian Church and the nation's largest faith-based charity, The Salvation Army is committed to doing the most good for the most people in the most need. We serve people through a broad array of social services.

The Salvation Army serves meals to anyone in need through our food pantry and meal program. Through our Food Pantry, we offer access to free, fresh produce and canned goods. We provide valuable meal supplementation while helping those in need maintain their independence and dignity. We also offer sit-down meals that provide nutritious food and valuable human interaction. Our mobile meals deliver much needed sustenance to those who cannot reach our food distribution center. We ensure that the most vulnerable members of society do not go hungry.

Gleaners Food Assistance Program helps low-income seniors in Kern County with food, and offers seniors a time to interact with others, enjoy some good company and games, as well as receive food.

Sacks include at least ten items including fresh fruits and vegetables, bread, snack items, and staples.

Food Pantry distributes distributes groceries to the families and individuals in need.

Office hours for dropping off items or picking up food bags: Monday-Friday 8:00 am -12:00 noon & 1:00 pm-5:00 pm

Grace Lutheran maintains a limited food pantry for people who need food. Food is available for each recipient on a weekly basis. The food is of non-perishable items and is normally expected to last 1 to 2 days. A food bag can be picked up at the church office during office hours from 8 to 11:30 and 12:30 to 4:30 Monday through Friday. The church also has some warm coats and hats available for those who need them. Donations of non-perishable food items will be received at the church office also during normal office hours Monday through Friday.

Families who are experiencing difficult economic times can come to Catholic Charities to ease the burden of feeding their families. We at Catholic Charities embrace our clients by lending a helping hand when times are tough. Our mission is to advocate for, serve, and empower those in need. We strive to give nutritional food that will sustain families until they can get back on their feet.

Required Documents:

- Proof of Identification for all adults over 18 in the home
- For Children under 18 in the home (Birth Certificate, Medi-Cal Card (BIC) or WIZ print outs family verification not proof of income)
- Proof of Address
- Proof of Income

If you do not have any income, you should call EDD at 1-800-300-5616 and request an income verification print out. Please view our offices to find information on a food pantry near you.

The Hope Center is a faith-based, non-profit, charitable organization. We desire to assist low-income individuals and families who live in this community to help them move toward wholeness – physically, emotionally and spiritually. We distribute food, clothing and household goods daily. We help everyone who is seeking assistance and encouragement. The Hope Center is part of the network of helping services in Kern County, cooperating and coordinating efforts with other non-profits, government agencies and private groups. The Hope Center has the confidence of the surrounding community and relies on its referrals.

The Hope Center is governed by a Board of Directors, funded by donations, and is staffed mostly by volunteers and by those doing community services for different local agencies. Services are provided to individuals and families from the community as well as people from other states and countries, fire or burglary victims and survivors of natural disasters. Recipients may be walk-ins, referrals from churches, schools, social service agencies or other help organizations. We operate by donations of money, food, clothes, household items, etc., given by individuals, churches, schools, businesses and various agencies. We appreciate our volunteers and those who donate. Together we are able to help thousands each year in our community.

Must arrive by 12:00PM to receive clothes. Clothing Department closes at 1:00PM.

Wednesday is Kern County Food Bank Distribution Day.

The Great Commission Ministry provides food to meet basic nutritional needs for individuals and families in need. Our clients are children, adults or senior citizens with limited or no income, who simply have fallen on hard times or recently unemployed and simply need assistance to make ends meet.

We give away our food boxes every 2nd and 4th Sunday.

The Community Action Partnership Of Kern Food Bank was established in 1983 to acquire food and other resources to help alleviate hunger, provide food and meet the nutritional needs of economically disadvantaged Kern County residents.

Food is distributed at various locations in Kern county, each location has different distribution times.

You are required to bring proof of your current address and proof of low income, such as food stamp card, paycheck stubs, tax forms, or award letters from disability insurance, unemployment, or welfare. All persons who are willing to sign self-certification statement are deemed program eligible. Citizenship is not a requirement.

We offer food for those in need. Please contact us for information.

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.

North of the River Recreation and Park District (NOR) operates a local Meals on Wheels program which provides hot nutritious meals to home bound seniors in our community 250 days a year. Last year, we served 39,400 meals. Still, there are 60 – 100 seniors on the waiting list at any given time.
-Meals on Wheels (MOW) helps senior members of our community remain independent and living in their own homes by providing them with a hot nutritious meal each weekday.
-NOR has been providing MOW to the community for more than 20 years and serves more meals and individuals than any other agency in Kern County.
-NOR served 39,402 MOW last year.
-The growing senior population, along with poor economic conditions, is creating a growing need for MOW. There are anywhere from 80 – 100 people at a given on the waiting list and can not be served because there is inadequate funding for the program.
-The cost to prepare and deliver each meal is $7.25. MOW currently receives $6.54 funding and donations per meal, leaving a gap of $.71 that is needed just to maintain current levels of service.
-NOR receives federal, state and county funding for MOW but relies on additional funds from businesses and individuals to help serve as many people as possible.

For more information call us on 661-392-2000.

Our goal is to empower our customers based on shared responsibility, mutual support, and accountability through the process of exchange rather than simply offering one way giving. Customers have two options to participate in either our Buying Club or Work Program.

We offer groceries, fresh produce grown from local farmers, socks, shoes, underwear, dog food, cat food, baby food, diapers, and toiletries every Sunday and Thursday. The Thrift Shop is open every Sunday during distribution hours.

Dues are $5.00, $3.00, and $1.00 or 90, 60, or 30 minutes of your time for each total transaction. Members may receive produce twice a week and groceries and clothing once a week. Every dollar earned from the Buying Club Dues is directly turned around into buying more items for the CO-OP distribution.

The Work Program allows the opportunity to earn groceries and produce through any type of work accomplished through physical needs of St. Pauls Episcopal Church and The St. Paul's CO-OP. The Work Program participants will tend to duties such as distribution in both the Thrift Shop and the Food Pantry, collection of produce, sorting through donations, accounting, recipe writing and distribution, sweeping the grounds or parking lots, tending to the flower beds, and assisting in P.R. efforts.

Stay Focused Ministries is dedicated to helping people find Christ. One way that we are able to bring Christ into so many lives are through community outreaches.

Thanksgiving Dinner program provides food baskets, entertainment as well as message of hope and an opportunity to say yes to Jesus to those in need.

The Connection Assembly of God has a plentiful food pantry available to anyone in need. If you need assistance, please contact the church office at: 661-301-4698

Morning star fresh food ministry provides high-quality nutritious meals for the families in need in Bakersfield. For more information call 661.654.9005.

Meals program provides breakfast, lunch and dinner every day in our Curt Kennedy Center located at 724 E. 21st Street for veteran struggling with PTSD, a minimum wage worker who didn't have enough and a young woman or man who has to dig through dumpsters to survive.

For more information visit our location.

Our goal is to empower our customers based on shared responsibility, mutual support, and accountability through the process of exchange rather than simply offering one way giving. Customers have two options to participate in either our Buying Club or Work Program.

We offer groceries, fresh produce grown from local farmers, socks, shoes, underwear, dog food, cat food, baby food, diapers, and toiletries every Sunday and Thursday. The Thrift Shop is open every Sunday during distribution hours.

Dues are $5.00, $3.00, and $1.00 or 90, 60, or 30 minutes of your time for each total transaction. Members may receive produce twice a week and groceries and clothing once a week. Every dollar earned from the Buying Club Dues is directly turned around into buying more items for the CO-OP distribution.

The Work Program allows the opportunity to earn groceries and produce through any type of work accomplished through physical needs of St. Pauls Episcopal Church and The St. Paul's CO-OP. The Work Program participants will tend to duties such as distribution in both the Thrift Shop and the Food Pantry, collection of produce, sorting through donations, accounting, recipe writing and distribution, sweeping the grounds or parking lots, tending to the flower beds, and assisting in P.R. efforts.

The Hope Center is a faith-based, non-profit, charitable organization (501c3). We desire to assist low-income individuals and families who live in this community to help them move toward wholeness – physically, emotionally and spiritually. We distribute food, clothing and household goods daily. We pray for God’s blessings on everyone who is seeking assistance and encouragement, as well as a church home where they can learn to walk with God.

The Golden Empire Gleaners is a private, food bank that is run by only two full-time employees and hundreds of volunteers. We are a 501(c)(3)non profit organization that is debt-free and receives no government assistance. The work of the Gleaners is supported by generous local businesses, organizations and individuals who share our goal of eliminating hunger in our community. Our mission is to help alleviate hunger and provide food for needy persons of all ages in Kern County. We accomplish this by collecting and distributing food and agricultural products that might otherwise go to waste. Through the help of our referring agencies, we are able to distribute food to needy children, senior citizens, families in crisis, and people who are ill, disabled, homeless or unemployed, and others determined by the Board of Directors to be eligible.