14080 Palm Drive Ste E
Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240
760-288-7878
Food Now DHS
Wed&Thu 7:30-10:30 am
Distribution Hours
Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240
Food Now DHS
Distribution Hours
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Food Now strengthens families and builds healthier communities by providing the following services for our clients.
Food Now provides healthy and nutritious food choices for in-need residents of Desert Hot Springs who would otherwise have to go hungry.
Scroll down to see schedule and registration.
Food Now volunteers provide home deliveries of weekly supplemental food for disabled veterans and others who are housebound due to a medical necessity.
The Food Now children's weekend meals for hungry kids program is a cooperative between FSOD and the Palm Springs Unified School District and provides selected chronically hungry children with additional nutritional support on weekends.
Food Now provides food assistance to 536 families a week.10 weeks is the typical length of time a family uses our services. Over the course of a year, thousands of different families are helped.
Senior clients receiving food assistance from Food Now are typically on a fixed income and live in poverty. Their limited budget makes it difficult to secure adequate food and other living essentials as well. Food Now’s senior clients were surveyed to identify which non-food items the clients felt were vital but difficult to obtain. These items (toilet paper, shampoo, deodorant and soap) are distributed monthly.
Food Now follows all the USDA nutrition recommendations for a heathy diet. Eating healthy is a journey shaped by many factors, including our stage of life, situations, preferences, access to food, culture, traditions, and the personal decisions we make over time.
Food distribution takes place at our facility at:
14080 Palm Drive, Suite E, Desert Hot Springs CA 92240
We are currently providing drive through food distributions weekly on Wednesday and Thursday from 7:30 am till 10:30 am
We actually surveyed our clients and found that the same percentage of clients are pet owners as are in the rest of the population. Because pets serve a purpose. They bring companionship, and that may be the only companionship they have. So we provide pet food as part of our Food Now program. So for us to be able to offer assistance through pet food is a wonderful service that we can give.
You must apply in person at our facility
14080 Palm Dr., Suite E, Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240
New clients must bring proof of residency and complete a registration form. Registration can be completed during normal food distribution/pick-up. Â
Please bring with you
1) Proof of residency
2) Proof of income (if any)
3) Proof of the number of dependents in the home