Fullerton Interfaith
Emergency Service, Inc.
...rebuilding lives of the hungry and homeless
Rebuilding lives of the hungry and homeless
Laura worked at a nonprofit preschool. She loved her job and loved the kids she cared for. But during these difficult financial times more and more parents were pulling their children out. Hoping the dip would soon turn around, the preschool hung on as long as they could.
As enrollment income dropped, their financial backs were finally “up against the wall.” Reluctantly, they had no choice but to lay off several teachers, including Laura. “It was completely out of the blue,” she told me. “I sure didn’t see it coming.”
Community participation
Join us Sunday, September 19 for our Annual Fund-Raising Dinner at Angelo's & Vinci's!
For 35 years now, FIES has offered short-term support services to the hungry and homeless in the community. Some individuals and families need support over a longer period of time than FIES has been able to provide.
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Food Loving Guys raise $22,000 for homeless!
What a delightful and delicious time we all had Sunday, March 21, 2010, at the Food Loving Guys cookoff!
We enjoyed an array of dishes prepared by amateur community chefs competing for the top chef awards!
Click here for OC Register article and here for photos!
Volunteer Opportunities
Want to get involved?
Giving of yourself or as a congregation is much more powerful in the lives of people than simply giving money.
Over the years, FIES has been blessed with numerous volunteers who, individually and as congregations, have made an impact on the lives of many of the people they have touched by their community service.
Whether it is working in the office as an assistant, providing food pickup, helping with maintenance, bagging food or a host of other opportunities, there is a place you or your congregation can volunteer.
FIES in
the news
Fullerton homeless get help from woman who lived it
(OC Register)
FULLERTON – Aside from her day job at a homeless shelter, Cathleen Murphy has been spending her nights and weekends getting help for Fullerton's homeless.
For the past five months, Murphy has been a part-time emergency outreach worker at the Fullerton Interfaith Emergency Service, which provides assistance to the homeless.
Fullerton group gathers yard produce to give away
(OC Register)
A Fullerton resident and an interfaith organization are spearheading a movement to feed people who need help while reducing yard and grocery store waste...
Faith group asking for fruit for food bank
(OC Register)
The Fullerton Interfaith Emergency Services, an organization that, in part, helps feed people, is asking residents to donate unwanted produce from fruit trees and gardens in their yards...
FIES 2009 Annual Report
Fullerton Walks to Stop Poverty
April 25, 2010
The Downtown Fullerton Plaza was astir with people and music as crowds gathered to participate in the 2010 Vi Jones Fullerton Area “Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty” Hunger Walk...