Find Food Bank telethon raises $166,405
News Channel 3 held the ninth annual FIND Food Bank Telethon. Jeff Stahl, Brooke Beare, and Kelley Moody were live Friday from 7-8 pm raising money for the desert’s regional food bank.
You can still donate through Sunday, call (760)-775-FOOD (3663) or go online to www.findfoodbank.org/donate. Donations open through the weekend.
FIND Food Bank provides over 9 million meals annually to those in need across 23 cities and unincorporated areas, from the high desert, across the Coachella Valley, to the Salton Sea, up to Anza , and on to Blythe.
In one year, FIND Food Banks provides over 10 million pounds of food assistance, with approximately 5 million pounds as fresh fruits and vegetables. With the help of more than 140 partner agency sites and through FIND’s own distributions, 85,000 people each month access some form of food assistance.
FIND also provides outreach services to connect clients to safety-net programs and resources, like CalFresh /SNAP benefits, rent and utility assistance, pharmacy discount RX cards, counseling services, transportation assistance, and more.
Of those served by FIND Food Bank, 46% are children, 19% are seniors, and 35% are adults. FIND also provides emergency resources in the event of natural disasters, like the Cranston Fire this last summer.
FIND Food Bank is one of 200 member food banks in the national Feeding America network. FIND is also a member of the California Association of Food Banks.
Tune in Friday night to learn more about the organization’s mission and impact throughout the desert.
