Services

Meals Provided in June 2008

(Serving dinners only)

	Total	Daily Average
Dining Room TOTAL	1,114		53
Meals-on-Wheels	2046		97
TOTAL MEALS June 2008:	3,160		150

[Total Children’s Meals	107		5/day]

Meals Provided in June 2009

(These totals are for ONE MONTH ONLY –

look how many more hungry people we are feeding now!)

	Total	Daily Average
Dining Room - Lunch	1,318		60
Dining Room – Dinner	1,812		82
Dining Room TOTAL	3,130		142
Meals-on-Wheels	1,887		86
TOTAL MEALS June 09:	5,017		228

[Total Children’s Meals	229		10/day]

Community Dining Room

Free hot, nutritious meals open to all with no questions asked, every weekday year-round. Also open all holidays except Christmas Day.

Free hot lunch served Monday-Friday

11:30 - noon - Open to all with no questions asked.

Free hot DINNER served Monday-Friday

5:30 - 6:00 pm - Early seating for families with children and seniors 65+

6:00 - 6:30 pm - Open to all with no questions asked

We can always use help cooking, serving and cleaning up! Would you like to volunteer?

Homeless Services

FOR HOMELESS ONLY. Free of charge (donations welcome). Available Monday - Friday during usual dinnertime hours above. Please note the following exceptions:

MAIL PICKUP - Usual dinnertime hours only EXCEPT first day of the month: 3:00 pm through dinnertime.
LAUNDRY VOUCHERS - Friday only, at 5:00 pm.
HAIRCUTS - Wednesdays 5 - 6:15 pm; ask staff about other times.
Socks and sleeping bags in cold weather.
Personal care products, diapers, dog food, etc. as available.
Use of a telephone for job or home searches, medical appointments and emergencies.
Message service and voicemailboxes. Message phone number is 707-462-0265. Please do not give anyone our business office phone number for your messages!
Mail pick-up for people who don't have a permanent address. Have mail sent to 1346 South State Street, Ukiah, CA 95482. Please do not give anyone our post office box as your mailing address!

	Meals-on-Wheels
	Hot, nutritious, freshly prepared Meals-on-Wheels are delivered to disabled, homebound seniors (age 60 and older) in the Ukiah area five days each week. 90+% of our seniors tell us that the meals help them stay in their homes rather than entering an institution. Call 462-8582 for more information.

Other Services

Food Service job-training certification through Regional Occupational Program: 525-hour class in food safety and preparation, job skills, etc.
Worksite for court-referred, work release and General Assistance community-service hours
Training worksite for the UVAH, Private Industry Council and other job programs
Outreach site for other agencies including Mental Health, Project Sanctuary, Ford Street Project, Mendocino County Youth Project
Resource information and referral to other agencies such as the Ukiah Community Center and Food Bank, Project Sanctuary, Department of Social Services, Legal Services, Veterans' Services, etc.
Administering special events and programs such as the Angel Fund, thrift-store vouchers, Santa's Toy Shop for children on Christmas Eve, etc.
Education, through our monthly newsletter, regarding the political and personal realities of poverty, hunger and homelessness - and how to address them.
Kids' Activities - stories, music, arts and crafts. Every Tuesday at 4:30 pm, just before early dinner seating for families and seniors at 5:30 pm. Click to see the flyer.

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