Compassion in Action Program

This program provides on-going nutritional support to families where the primary breadwinner is suffering from long-term, severe crisis, such as AIDS or cancer and whose needs cannot be met by other existing services.

Clients are refereed to this Food Bank program by service providers, ministers, hospitals, etc. The Food Bank makes no judgment as to whether or not the client needs on-going food boxes. This is the responsibility of the referring agency or professional who is working with the family. However, we do make periodic checks with the referring agency or professional to be certain the client still needs to be on the program.

Compassion in Action provides a client and his/her family with approximately 70 pounds of food twice a month. Unlike "emergency food", which has a basic menu, these boxes are individualized and contain more fresh fruits and vegetables and items such as Ensure that are critical to the client's recovery.

These boxes are intended to provide a family with enough related foods to prepare meals for seven days.

These are some of the sources of referrals for Compassion in Action: Churches & Synagogues Health & Human Services Child Protective Services Madera Hospital & Local Physicians

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