On Apr. 2, 2022, the Riverside Free Clinic held its second annual Food Drive, where boxes of food and supplies were dealt, helping over 300 families in need of relief. The drive itself was held in a “drive-thru” format, in which those interested in obtaining the care packages provided can simply drive through and collect […]
Non-profit organization, OverFlow Farms, held their first Citywide Annual “Serve Day” on Oct. 9, 2021, in collaboration with fellow non-profit, LoveRiverside. With sponsors including Aetna, New York Life, the Inland Empire Health Plan and more, the serve day saw a variety of service projects available for volunteers including a vegetable harvest and mural painting project. […]
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A longtime UPS driver will keep remaining a fixture of a Pasadena community after they banded together and made his reconsider changing his route. The program started last year through the CARES Act and it has been so successful that now we are branching out to find other sources funding so that we can continue this program even after the CARES Act program, said Sennewald.
The goal is to have 26 Little Free Pantries installed in neighborhoods across Riverside. Those interested can apply to be a host or steward or both.
Fred Stover of Overflow Farms offered his corner for a pantry site.
Free Little Pantries: Riverside fights food insecurity with neighborhood project
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It s a little project that looks to make a big impact when it comes to food insecurity in Riverside. This is a little free pantry program that was stood up as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the need for food security throughout the city of Riverside, said Yvette Sennewald, the city s neighborhood engagement manager.
The Free Little Pantry is similar to the Free Little Library program that offers books to the community, but instead of book the shelves will be stocked with dry good and nonperishable groceries.