Hunger, Homelessness, and Women's Issues

Hunger and Homelessness

The Blessing Center (aka Joseph's Storehouse)

(909) 793-5677

*location is currently closed but services are being offered at various locations (see website)

Contact: Dr. Craig Turley or Phil Saldana (or Marcella Hardy-Peterson, Medical Clinic) 

Services Needed: General – food and clothing distribution; help with donation inventory.

Additional Information: The Blessing Center also provides a medical clinic called New Hope Free Clinic which is on site.

Website: theblessingcenterredlands.org

Central City Lutheran Mission

1354 N "G" Street
San Bernardino, CA 92405
(909) 381-6921

Contact: Jessica Esquivel, Office Manager

Services Needed: Tutors for children; working at homeless shelter; gardeners

Additional Information: After school program is from 3:30 to 6:00 pm. Assist with homework, provide snacks, lunch and dinner. Housing program 8:00 am – 5:00 pm working at homeless shelter – assisting with laundry, preparing meals, and maintenance.

Website: www.cclm.org

Cornerstone Compassion Center

903 East 3rd Street
San Bernardino, CA 92410
(951) 849-6649

Contact: Pastor Sally Hazell

Services Needed: Serve food to needy, separate clothing, light construction, mentor children, tutor adults.

Family Service Association of Redlands

612 Lawton Avenue
Redlands, CA 92374
(909) 793-2673

Contact: Blake, Volunteer Coordinator

Services Needed: General – food and clothing distribution; working in food pantry

Website: www.redlandsfamilyservice.org

Habitat for Humanity (and Restore)

25948 Business Center Drive
Loma Linda, CA 92374
(909) 799-6738

Contact: Dennis Baxter, Executive Director of Tonya Senn, Volunteer Coordinator

Services Needed: Clerical, and limited construction. Office help includes inventory of tools and supplies and/or working with delinquent families.

Required Skills: General office experience helpful.

Website: www.habitatsb.org

Hannah's House of Hope (Transitional Home)

760 E. Stuart Avenue
Redlands, CA 92374
(909) 230-2132

Contact: Kim Robbins, Director - hannahshouseredlands@gmail.com

Services Needed:  Social media, tutoring, gardening, office work

Additional Information:  Must have good relational skills, would like to have people who would invest in the women through tutoring, financial planning, job placement, etc.  Must be dependable.

Website: https://theblessingcenterredlands.org/what-we-do/transformative-houses-of-hope.html

San Bernardino City Mission

Outreach Distribution Center
26200 Date Street
Highland, CA

(909) 889-2700

Contact: Email Barb DuBois at barbdcmm@aol.com.

Services Needed: Serve at a holiday meal; organize a food drive; sort donations; pack or deliver food boxes; help with picking up donations

Website: San Bernardino City Mission Facebook Page

Steps 4 Life Community Services

301 9th Street
Redlands, CA 92374

(909) 800-9970

Contact: Cynthia McGuigan

Positions: Tutors, gardeners, computer web support, childcare worker, workshop help

Services Needed: There are five transitional supportive re-entry housing with many projects.  Need help with administration, gardens, men's - women's - children's homes, adult tutoring, child tutoring, after-school programs, vocational programs.

Website:  www.steps4lifetoday.org

Youth Hope Foundation

1175 W. Redlands Blvd.
Redlands, CA 92373
(909) 663-4543

Contact: Heidi Mayer - Founder

Services Needed:  Spending time with youth helping to research jobs and helping with homework.  Case manager - spending time with youth building relationships, setting up doctor's appointments, GED appointments, grocery shopping.  Fundraising for Youth Hope.  Volunteers must like to work with youth 14-24 years old and have computer knowledge.  Must enjoy talking with people.  Youth hope is open Monday thru Thursday.

Website: http://youthhope.org/