Title: MEND Poverty
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Content: Caregiving became an important part of her growing list of duties. She says with some regret, “I never went to school because I had to be by my mother’s side. OUR PROGRAMS
MEND serves the poorest families & individuals in the San Fernando Valley; meeting their most immediate basic needs and helping them build resources and skills to address and overcome  long-term poverty. EMERGENCY FOODBANK
MEND’s Foodbank has long been a point of entry for a majority of clients. Clients utilizing the food bank include families struggling to make ends meet, and people who are homeless  who—because of few options—sometimes rely on foraging from dumpsters to survive. 2,142,140
HEALTHY MEALS
2.5 Million
POUND OF FOOD
126,584
PEOPLE BENEFITED
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CLOTHING CENTER
Every year, over 20 organizations host clothing drives for the Clothing Center allowing us to provide clothes for every occasion, including business attire for MEND’s job trainees, and  children’s clothing for school. All of your kind donations are given to clients at no charge to them. 12,727
PEOPLE
BENEFITED
71,900
DIAPERS
DISTRIBUTED
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FAMILY SUPPORT
In the Fall of 2018, MEND started its first case management program – the Family Support Program (FSP). Our hypothesis was that with intensive 1:1 social work support, guidance and resource  connections, families in poverty could reduce their dependence on MEND’s and other safety net services and gain greater stability and independence.