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Who
We Are
The
Pantry
Bad Weather Shelter
The Women’s Room
Homeless Prevention
Other Programs
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Friends
In Deed - ECPAC
A trusted community leader
striving to reduce poverty and homelessness in the Pasadena area.
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How
you can help
Volunteering
• Wish List •
Recent Updates
GET
INVOLVED WITH FRIENDS IN DEED!
Your
financial support is essential to us. While we receive grants for the
program portion of our operation (food, motel vouchers, rental assistance,
camperships), we rely on donations for staffing our programs, insurance,
building maintenance and all other operating costs. Donations can be made
on line or by sending checks to our mailing address: Friends In Deed,
P.O. Box 41125, Pasadena, CA 91114.
Your
volunteer help is essential to us. Volunteers run the Pantry, The Women’s
Room, assist with the Stay Healthy program and provide meals for the Bad
Weather Shelter. Volunteers maintain our building, work in our community
garden and raise funds for us. We need you!

Volunteering
Special
Volunteer Needs
Drivers: to pick up food from the Los Angeles Regional
Food Bank once a month (Fridays). Two cars or one van or truck is sufficient.
Pick up food from local grocery stores. Call or email Alyssa at pantry@ecpac.net
or 626-797-6072..
Stockers: to stock food, unload deliveries, assist
clients in the pantry.
Email Alyssa at pantry@ecpac.net or call 626-797-6072. A list of foods
needed for the pantry is found in the Pantry section of this website.
Lunch providers: We need groups to provide a healthy
lunch for The Women’s Room once a month. Hot soup, drinks, vegetables,
dessert for 20. For details and to sign up, email Jackie at TWRandFriends@aol.com.
Groups: Help at the Bad Weather Shelter during the
winter season by setting up cots, preparing and serving meals for the
homeless. Email pat@ecpac.net.
Wish
List
- Coat Rack
for the pantry volunteers
- $2,500
for carpet in activity room
- $2,500
for new insulated and well installed windows on the second floor to
save on heating and air conditioning costs.
- Energy
saver display fridge for our Pantry (cost $1000)- ours broke down!
Recent
Updates
Program
Statistics:
280 homeless individuals including 119
children received emergency shelter in local motels last year (July-June,
2010).
Pantry.
2000 individuals receive supplementary food from our Food Pantry
each month.
Homeless Prevention. Since January, 2010 we have assisted
115 households who are at risk of eviction by providing case management
and/or rental assistance through a large stimulus grant provided by
the federal government.
Motels. 370 vulnerable homeless individuals were placed
in motels from July 2008-June 2009.
Bad Weather Shelter. 670 unduplicated individuals including
94 children received shelter and meals at the Bad Weather Shelter during
the 2009-2010 winter season. This season we averaged 140 clients per
night this season, including children.
The Women’s Room. 35 women who are homeless and
at risk attend TWR programs per week.
Volunteers: We are assisted by 50-60 volunteers a week,
except during the Bad Weather Shelter season when 65-70 additional individuals
per week volunteer their services.
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