Title: Get Involved
Headings: Our History
Our History
Who We Are
Our Mission
Who We Serve
Programs & Services
Homeless Care Services
The Clothing Center
Emergency Foodbank
Pathways to Wellness
The Family Support Program

Content: For  nearly 50 years, MEND has continuously served the most vulnerable in our community, including those who are homeless, unemployed/under-employed, very low income, and older  adults. Our Mission
MEND’s programs serve two ends: to meet the immediate basic needs of people, and to help them build resources and skills to address and overcome long-term  challenges that have kept them from thriving. Core services are provided by the Foodbank, Homeless Care Services and Clothing Center. Deeper case managed services are offered through the Family Support & Pathways to Wellness Programs. Finally, we provide work experience, life skills and  financial literacy classes and support services to enrolled clients. Who We Serve
A majority of the individuals and families who come to MEND live in extreme poverty – some in unconverted garages,  uninhabitable spaces, or vehicles. Still others live in apartments with multiple other families – one  family per bedroom. Some are able to secure transitional housing or stay in a shelter, still others are completely unsheltered. Applying the Public Health Service Act and HUD’s definitions of homelessness – which include lacking any fixed, stable shelter;