Program areas at Corona-Norco Settlement House
Food distribution: provided food & sundry items to low income families and individuals through the use of a food pantry. The pantry is open monday through friday and provides bagged groceries to low-income families and individuals who have cooking facilities. During 2023, 1,633 families were served. Clients may receive groceries once per month. A bagged lunch program is also available for the homeless, which provided over 7,186 pounds of food. Overall for the 2021 year approximately 7,102 idividuals were provided with food.
Other programs, included rent/mortgage assistance, utility assistance, back to school program providing clothes/supplies for children in need, as well as other misc. Programs that offer assistance (motel vouchers, prescriptions, furniture, diapers, dental care, holiday assistance (adopt a family) and other urgent needs). For year 2023, 5 families were provided with rent assistance,600 packs of diapers were given, 22 motel vouchers were given, with an additional $4,060 spent on motels, 9 families were provided with gas assistance and 26 provided with electric assistance. 0 families were served through thanksgiving adoption program, 189 families served through christmas adoptions, 485 children served through christmas toy program, and 189 christmas baskets were provided.881 individuals were served through the homeless program.
Thrift store: provided low priced and free clothing and household items to low income families and individuals. The thrift store also provided clothing once a week to homeless. Shoes, jackets, backpacks, blankets, and hygiene kits are also given to the homeless as needed. School children referred to the Settlement House by the school district are given outfits of clothing from the thrift store for school.in 2023, 35 children were provided with these services.