Our Mobile Food Pantry distributes fresh, healthy food to 27 locations in Orange County and on base at Camp Pendleton.
450,000 people in Orange County face hunger each month, including children, seniors living on fixed incomes, people with disabilities and those without homes. (Feeding America 2020).
Helping Hand Worldwide delivers food and other goods to Camp Pendleton every week.
Newly enlisted servicemen and women at Camp Pendleton Marine Base earn an average annual salary of $20,000.
Helping Hand Worldwide helps feed 11,000 recipients per month.
Orange County has the 10th highest cost of living in the nation. (The Council for Community Education and Research, 2020).
Helping Hand Worldwide distributed Fresh Food and goods Daily to our community.
1 in 6 Orange County children go to bed hungry at night. (Feeding America OC, 2020).
Everyone in need, regardless of age, race or background is eligible for our free food distributions.
As reported by OC’s Healthier Together, 22% of seniors in Orange County are food insecure.
Helping Hand Worldwide is successful because of our 250 dedicated volunteers.
12.1% of Orange County residents live in Poverty, 16.4 % of children live in poverty according to the 2019-2020 OC Community Indicators report details.