In the greater Pasadena area, there are other congregations and organizations, besides Friends In Deed, that provide important services to our community in need. Below we have listed some of the principal resources for low income and homeless services in Pasadena.
Free Meals
The NELA Connection Drop-In Center,
a project by Recycled Resources for the Homeless
Highland Park All Saints Episcopal Church
Saturday Brunch: 10:00 AM
5619 Monte Vista Street 90042 (Cross Street is Ave 55)
Pasadena Church
Dinner: Mon, Wed, Fri. Served from 6 – 7 pm
404 E. Washington Blvd.
(626) 794-2951
Lake Avenue Church
Sundays, 4:30 pm, Skyroom – the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Sundays
393 N. Lake Ave.
(626) 817-4505
Jackie Robinson Center
Wednesdays, 5:00 pm to 6:30pm
1020 N. Fair Oaks, Ave.
(626) 744-7300
Central Park
Breakfast: Sundays 8:30am (Church in the Park)
Dinner: Saturdays 4pm (New Life Church)
Dinner: 1st Sunday each month 2pm – 4pm (Christian Assembly)
Free Groceries
(in addition, many individual Congregations have food pantries)
Acts Food Pantry
Altadena Community United Church of Christ
943 East Altadena Drive
Altadena, CA
(626) 798-1185
Access through the upper parking lot.
Every Saturday, 10 am to 12 noon.
All Saints Episcopal Church
132 N. Euclid Ave.,
(626) 796-1172
Mondays, 9am – 3pm
First African Methodist Episcopal Church – Pasadena
1700 N. Raymond Ave., Pasadena, CA 91103
2nd & 4th Friday of the month, 9am – 11am
Pasadena Church of the Nazarene
3700 E. Sierra Madre Blvd.
(626) 351-9631
Wednesdays and Thursdays, 2pm – 4pm, (once weekly), CA ID required
Foothill Unity Center
191 N Oak
(626) 584-7420
Tuesdays, 9 – 11:30 am; Wednesdays, 1 – 3:30 pm; Thursday 9 – 11:30 am (once monthly); call for requirements. Once a week bread and vegetables. New clients anytime, M-F 9 – 5pm
Lincoln Avenue Baptist Church
1180 Lincoln Ave.
(626) 798-9163
Bread program, Mondays and Thursdays, 10:00am; Groceries, third Wednesday 10am
Salvation Army
1000 E. Walnut St., Suite 102
(626) 773-4404
Groceries and food vouchers, 9am – 11:30 am Monday-Friday
St. Andrew’s Catholic Church
42 Chestnut St.
(626) 792-4183
Tuesdays and Saturdays (once monthly) 9:30 am- 11am, picture ID required
Clothing
The NELA Connection Drop-In Center, a project by Recycled Resources for the Homeless
Highland Park All Saints Episcopal Church
Donation Closet: 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM – The donation closet offers clothing, shoes, hygiene products, tents, and sleeping bags. They also offer homeless resources and complete CES (Coordinated Entry System) surveys in order to get people in the system for future housing opportunities.
5619 Monte Vista Street 90042 (Cross Street is Ave 55)
Pasadena Church of the Nazarene
3700 E. Sierra Madre Blvd.
(626) 351-9631;
Free clothing Wednesdays and Thursdays 2pm – 4pm
Lake Avenue Church
393 N. Lake Ave.
(626) 817-4505
Free clothing each Sunday at 5pm in the Skyroom
Salvation Army
1000 E. Walnut St., Suite 102
(626) 773-4404
Clothing vouchers
Foothill Unity
191 N. Oak
(626) 7584-7420,
Clothing vouchers to Rainbow’s Inn in Monrovia.
Shelter
Friends In Deed Supply Distribution
First United Methodist Church, 500 E. Colorado, Pasadena CA 91101
Beginning in early January 2022 through the end of March, on Thursdays from 5-7pm, and on weather activated evenings (40% chance of rain or higher and/or 40 degrees or colder in the forecast).
Clients will have the opportunity to receive supplies, including ponchos, blankets, food, etc. On Thursdays, our partners at the Azusa Pacific University nursing program will also be on-hand to provide health consulting and skin care.
For the most vulnerable members of our community, including the elderly, immuno-compromised, and those with mobility issues, we will offer motel room stays for one (1) night during inclement weather.
Please call 888-915-8111 for automated information and to find out whether this program is activated for the night.
Foothill Unity Center
(626) 584-7420
191 N Oak, Motel vouchers
Salvation Army
(626) 773-4404
1000 E. Walnut St., Suite 102; Motel Vouchers
Downtown Los Angeles:
Union Rescue Mission
(213) 347-6300
545 S. San Pedro Ave, Los Angeles
To Donate Clothing, Please Consider
ACTS Thrift Store
1311 N Altadena Drive
Pasadena, CA 91104
(626) 577-4477
http://actsthrift.org/
If you mention “Friends In Deed” when donating to ACTS, they will apply a credit to our account. This allows us to send individuals and families to ACTS with a credit voucher.
Salvation Army
56 W Del Mar Blvd.
Pasadena
(626) 577-4649
Goodwill Industries Donation Drop Off
112 E California Blvd.
Pasadena
(626) 449-3721