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Backyard Gardeners - NEW!

Do you grow more food in your backyard gardens than you can possibly use? If so, share your left-over fruits and vegetables with a neighbor in need! With our new refrigeration units, Families Forward now welcomes fresh produce from local gardens. For more information, please call (949) 552-2727.

Food Drives

Food drives are an integral part of Families Forward and a great way to get the community together and involved in giving back. Food drives can be organized in schools, churches, companies, neighborhoods, store front drives and more. Please contact info@families-forward.org for more information.

Back to School Program

Help provide school supplies and put back packs together for needy children. Wednesday mornings 9am to 12 noon in August. No minimum time commitment.


Thanksgiving Basket Program

Several opportunities to participate:

Thanksgiving food drives
Plan and schedule a food drive for our Thanksgiving Basket Program. Delivery and pick-up of food barrels are available for larger food drives.

Thanksgiving food bag preparations
Help prepare food bags for our big distribution day! A great family project! Please contact holidays@families-forward.org for more information.

Thanksgiving Distribution
Help distribute food baskets to families. This is a popular event, so call early to sign up! Distribution is the Saturday before Thanksgiving from 9:15am-11:30am and 11:15-1:30. Please contact holidays@families-forward.org for more information.

Adopt A Family Holiday Program

Several opportunities to participate:

Be a donor
Adopt A Family for the Holidays. Donor families sign up beginning in October and gifts are due at Families Forward during the first week in December. Please contact holidays@families-forward.org for more information.

Prepare Gift Bags
Be a Holiday Angel! Help prepare the holiday gift bags for pickup by families. Beginning early December there will be morning and afternoon shifts. Contact holidays@families-forward.org for shift dates, times and availability.

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