Community Outreach
Foster Families & Rescue Agency's
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We believe that helping those that help our critters is
a worthwhile endeavor. So that we may best disperse our energy and
resources, and to ensure that the animals we treat are receiving the
best possible support care, we ask that all foster and rescue agencies
interested in working with us make arrangements prior to arrival. We are
happy to offer discounts to active foster and rescue agencies. Please
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Martha's Village and Kitchen
It all began in a small kitchen in a church parish hall. In 1990, Gloria Gomez
and Claudia Castorena opened Martha’s Kitchen with the assistance of Our Lady of
Perpetual Help Church in Indio. At the time, they served 30 hot meals once a
week. When the call for volunteer went out, church members of all faiths began
to participate by assisting in meal preparation and food service. Some of the
volunteers have been at Martha’s for over ten years.
In 1998, Tom and Rita Martin visited Martha's Kitchen, which was now serving 350
meals five days a week. The Martins shared the founders' vision of a
comprehensive program that would help rehabilitate the homeless. Together, they
chose Father Joe's Villages as the model and partner for their program.
Today, Martha’s Village & Kitchen is a thriving Village with a comprehensive
"continuum of care" program for homeless families. Thanks to the Martins' gift
of 10 acres of land and $250,000, a $1.5 million commitment to Martha’s by Dan
Dunlap, an international philanthropist, and a $2 million HUD grant, Martha’s
Village & Kitchen opened the doors of our $10 million Dan Dunlap Center in
December, 2000. The Center offers all the necessary resources for people to
regain self-sufficiency.
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