FOOD DISTRIBUTION

FIGHTING FOOD INSECURITY

All distributions are drive-thru and by appointment only. There is no guarantee that we will be able to serve you otherwise. We are asking our clients and volunteers to adhere to all rules and protocols.
Please visit our FAQ page for more information about food safety and distribution protocols.

VOLUNTEERS – VOLUNTARIOS

POMONA VOLUNTEERS | EVERY WEDNESDAY 1:30-4PM

CHINO VOLUNTEERS | EVERY 1ST SATURDAY 8AM-10AM

SAN DIMAS VOLUNTEERS | EVERY 1ST SATURDAY 8AM-10AM

UPLAND VOLUNTEERS | EVERY 2ND SATURDAY 8AM-10AM

FONTANA VOLUNTEERS | EVERY 2ND SATURDAY 8AM-10AM

RANCHO VOLUNTEERS | EVERY 3RD SATURDAY 8AM-10AM

WEST COVINA VOLUNTEERS | EVERY 4TH SATURDAY 8AM-10AM

FOOD APPOINTMENTS – CITAS

POMONA APPOINTMENTS | EVERY WEDNESDAY 1:30-4PM

CHINO APPOINTMENTS | EVERY 1ST SATURDAY 8AM-10AM

SAN DIMAS APPOINTMENTS | EVERY 1ST SATURDAY 8AM-10AM

UPLAND APPOINTMENTS | EVERY SECOND SATURDAY 8AM-10AM

FONTANA APPOINTMENTS | EVERY 2ND SATURDAY 8AM-10AM

RANCHO APPOINTMENTS | EVERY 3RD SATURDAY 8AM-10AM

WEST COVINA APPOINTMENTS | EVERY 4TH SATURDAY 8AM -10AM

OUR MISSION

God’s Pantry’s mission is to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ in a practical way by helping meet the basic wellness needs of the community.

While food insecurity is near and dear to our hearts, we know that to effect lasting change we need to address the root causes that led our clients to look for food assistance in the first place. God’s Pantry has grown to address these problems in a holistic way while targeting those who need the help the most.

Our vision is to create an organization that is ran and led by individuals with social barriers that in turn offer hope, training, and support to their peers. GP allows them to redirect their lives and become contributing members of our community. Our mission is deeply rooted in the work of Jesus which calls us to meet the basic wellness needs of the communities we serve in a practical way. We strive to create a world where everyone can find a second chance despite their current and past life experience.

SERVICES + PROGRAMS

FOOD INSECURITY The Pantry feeds over 125,000 families every year

Our food pantry feeds over 8,000 families every month thanks to the work of our staff and volunteers, who is composed of at risk foster youth, former gang members, and other justice involved individuals. At God’s Pantry they have the opportunity experience a positive environment that promotes healing and the resources to thrive. We offer an opportunity to serve the common good of the community and help them find their purpose in doing so we restore their personhood as a contributing member of society and their families.

HOUSING Transitional housing for young adults

Stability is the key to steady growth and healing for our trainees. Nothing can destabilize progress like the lack of a safe place to lay their heads at night. We believe housing is so important, we have invested in our housing program that helps young adults have a place to live while they work on discovering themselves. Long term, we help our clients navigate common obstacles of getting their own place like credit building, budgeting and learning how to save for the future.

Our housing program focuses on housing transitional aged youth men and women (TAY). During their 6- month stay, residents have access to all of our services. While they live in our program, the residents participate in daily activities that aims at building independent living skills.

WRAP AROUND SERVICES "Not everything that works helps, everything that helps works" GB

Our Case Management team works closely with our trainees, clients and their families on a variety of issues ranging from record expungements to family reunification. Our case managers assess, advocate, and show up for our clients to support in their journey to remove barriers that may hold them back from the future they envision.

Our goal is to build a foundation of trust using an individualized approach that focuses on the needs of the client – we do whatever works to create a safe and welcoming space for the client by providing trauma-informed care uniquely designed to meet the complex needs of each person.

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

Our Workforce and Re-Entry programs focuses on providing opportunities for those populations who struggle obtaining and maintaining gainful employment due to their barriers. Many of the trainees, especially our youth and those coming out of incarceration, have never had the experience of working in a professional setting and struggle to fit in. We provide a space for our trainees to develop their employability skills in a safe and appropriately-paced manner.

GP’s staff is composed almost exclusively of those with lived experience and trained in trauma- informed care. The Navigation Team serve as mentors working directly with the trainees to create a sense of belonging, consistency and guidance that helps them find a secure foundation to rebuild their lives.

Ultimately our trainees graduate into jobs and careers at partner organizations or get hired in-house at one of our social enterprises where they can continue to grow and find purpose for their lives.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

We love our community and want to see it prosper. We see the pain that the lack of opportunity causes and how it forces individuals into a life of crime. Our methodology for gang and violence intervention stems from a deep understanding of human psychology coupled with decades of lived experience our staff brings to the table. We take a pragmatic approach to prevention that focuses on diversion to provide high risk individuals a way forward while avoiding incarceration.

We are strategic with our programs, social enterprises, and community initiatives to focus on employing populations with barriers to work for the common good of the community. Our goal is to encourage positive activities while reframing or redirecting the same impulses that led them into trouble in the first place. The trainees find a new purpose and pride in taking care of their neighborhood and families in positive ways rather than destructive activities.

STORIES OF TRANSFORMATION

MEET MERCEDES

Mercedes has been an amazing addition to our God’s Pantry family, we continue to be in awe of her hard work, dedication, and perseverance.⁠ ⁠ Recently, Mercedes has finished her […]

FOOD DISTRIBUTION

FIGHTING FOOD INSECURITY

All distributions are drive-thru and by appointment only. There is no guarantee that we will be able to serve you otherwise. We are asking our clients and volunteers to adhere to all rules and protocols.Please visit our FAQ page for more information about food safety and distribution protocols.

VOLUNTEERS – VOLUNTARIOS

FOOD APPOINTMENTS – CITAS

OUR MISSION

God’s Pantry’s mission is to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ in a practical way by helping meet the basic wellness needs of the community.

SERVICES + PROGRAMS

FOOD INSECURITY The Pantry feeds over 125,000 families every year

HOUSING Transitional housing for young adults

Our housing program focuses on housing transitional aged youth men and women (TAY). During their 6- month stay, residents have access to all of our services. While they live in our program, the residents participate in daily activities that aims at building independent living skills.

WRAP AROUND SERVICES "Not everything that works helps, everything that helps works" GB

Our goal is to build a foundation of trust using an individualized approach that focuses on the needs of the client – we do whatever works to create a safe and welcoming space for the client by providing trauma-informed care uniquely designed to meet the complex needs of each person.

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

Ultimately our trainees graduate into jobs and careers at partner organizations or get hired in-house at one of our social enterprises where they can continue to grow and find purpose for their lives.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

STORIES OF TRANSFORMATION

MEET MERCEDES

All distributions are drive-thru and by appointment only. There is no guarantee that we will be able to serve you otherwise. We are asking our clients and volunteers to adhere to all rules and protocols.
Please visit our FAQ page for more information about food safety and distribution protocols.