Mission Viejo Calls For Grocery Donations To Help Feed Community

MISSION VIEJO, CA – Community members on Saturday are encouraged to donate non-perishable grocery items to help feed people in need in Mission Viejo.

Residents are asked to provide non-perishable items like peanut butter, canned meats and vegetables, boxed pasta, rice, beans, soup and oatmeal.

Participants are asked to place their food donations in the trunk of their car. When donors drive through, they can pop their trunk, and a volunteer will remove items.

Food collected on Saturday will go to Families Forward, an Orange County non-profit organization that helps support families who are homeless or facing homelessness. In a social media post, Families Forward said it has donated more than 160,000 meals over the past year.

Mission Viejo will host a food collection event on the third Saturday of each month through June.

Upcoming collections will benefit:

• March 20: Families Forward
• April 17: Family Assistance Ministries
• May 15: South County Outreach
• June 19: Crime Survivors-Food Pantry Support