FAMILY ASSISTANCE MINISTRIES
1030 Calle Negocio, San Clemente, CA 92673 www.family-assistance.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: Family Assistance Ministries is a faith-based charitable non-profit organization assisting those in need in southern Orange County with resources for food, shelter, and personalized counsel and aid, helping clients bridge the gap from dependency to self-sufficiency.

Provide housing stabilization for families and individuals.

Hunger Prevention Food Pantry: Emergency and ongoing nutritious food assistance is provided to families with children, seniors, low-income military families, homeless college students, and individuals who are hungry. The food is part of their overall financial plan toward self-sufficiency. This program is made possible by our 7-days a week, fresh rescues from local grocery stores and farms, USDA food, Second Harvest Food Bank, OC Food Bank, and food donations from community partners such as churches, businesses, civic organizations, schools, scouts, and individuals. Last year, 35,088 hungry people sought FAM as a food source through 213,113 encounters. And 2,241 local volunteers make this and other FAM programs possible. Food donations are distributed at FAM's main Resource Center in San Clemente as well as at our three satellite offices, three senior centers, and smaller pantry partners. FAM also partners with various local organizations to further distribute food and personal care items to even more low-income families and individuals in need of assistance. Clothing, adult and children's diapers, pet food, toiletries, and other personal care items are also distributed.

FAMily House: FAMily House serves a critical role as the only emergency shelter for homeless families in south Orange County. Eighty-four homeless single dads, single moms, dual parent households, their children, and pregnant women were safely housed, offered healthy food choices, and connected to health insurance and a health home. Developmental screenings were offered for children 5 and under. Financial counseling, job search coaching, and other life skills classes are also available. Personal care items, clothing, diapers, back-to-school supplies, holiday gifts, an after-school homework program that follows them when they move to permanent housing and referrals for other social services needed are also provided. The goal is to help clients graduate into their own stable housing as quicky as possible.

Gilchrist House: Gilchrist House serves as a women's shelter in south Orange County. Forty-seven homeless women and homeless mothers with children were safely housed, offered healthy food choices, connected to health insurance and a health home, provided financial counseling and job search coaching as well as personal care items during the last year. Back-to-school supplies and holiday gifts were provided by FAM's donors. Life skills classes are offered to all clients. Referrals for other social services needed were provided. The goal is to help clients transition into their own stable housing as quickly as possible.

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