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IN THE NEWS:
Free groceries to be distributed twice a month at McKinley Elementary in North Long Beach
September 26th, 2023 - Staff Report, Signal Tribune
The local non-profit organization Help Me Help You opened its 11th grocery distribution location at McKinley Elementary on Sept. 22.
During the event, residents in need received free nutritious groceries, school supplies, sweets, and enrollment assistance for essential community services.
For a Good Cause: Help Me Help You provides groceries, resources to Long Beach community
August 3rd, 2023 - Christina Merrino, Reporter, Press-Telegram Helping uplift the community is what this nonprofit is all about — hence the name.
Help Me Help You, which was established in 2004, is dedicated to increasing access to food, public benefits, and wellness education for those who are underserved in the Long Beach area, including people and families who are homeless and low-income, seniors, people with disabilities, single mothers, veterans and youth.
Help Me Help You kicks off bimonthly free grocery event at McKinley Elementary School
February 23rd, 2023 - Tess Kazenoff, Journalist, Long Beach Post
Help Me Help You is launching its “Nutrition Knights Grocery Grab N Go” service to 9th District residents in need at McKinley Elementary School on Friday, Feb. 24, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. The new location at McKinley Elementary School, located at 6822 Paramount Blvd. (entrance at Main Street), will operate every second and fourth Friday. It’s meant to meet increasing need due to inflation rates and rising food prices, according to a statement.
Help Me Help needs a helping hand from the community
February 7th, 2023 - Samantha Diaz, Managing Director, Signal Tribune
Twice a month, over 500 seniors in Long Beach are greeted with smiling, masked faces from volunteers bringing fresh, free, ready-to-cook groceries straight to their doorstep. The seniors, most of them from low-income areas in Long Beach, are also offered help navigating various programs they might qualify for—CalFresh, Social Security, Medi-Cal, General Relief, credit recovery, and more.
Non-Profit Helps Older Adults in Long Beach with Food Insecurities
December 19, 2022 - The Community Guide In Action
Millions of adults aged 60 and older in the United States are food insecure. These adults have lower nutrient intake and suffer worse health outcomes compared with older adults who are food secure. Help Me Help You (HMHY), a Long Beach, California-based nonprofit organization, adapted a Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) recommendation for home-delivered and congregate meal services for older adults to address the issue of food insecurity.
Help Me Help You connect residents to social services, benefits
March 24, 2022 - Tess Kazenoff, The Long Beach Post
Help Me Help You launches new food pantry program to fight childhood hunger in Long Beach
PRESS RELEASES
City Officials Welcome 9th District Grocery Grab N Go to Feed Residents In Need
September 12, 2023
Long Beach, California – In a grand opening event, city officials will welcome all residents in need to receive free nutritious groceries at the 9th District Grocery Grab N Go outside of McKinley Elementary School on Friday, September 22nd, from 2 PM to 3 PM. This ribbon-cutting ceremony coincides with the Nutrition Knights 3rd Annual Healthy Habits event and includes Montserrat Pineda, Community Engagement Deputy Officer of Mayor Rex Richardson, Andy Cantero, 9th District Long Beach, Legislative Assistant, Lieling Hwang – Long Beach Unified School District Nutrition Services Director, Marisa Semense, Executive Director of Long Beach Community Action Partnership, Dulnari Edirisinghe-Aga, McKinley Elementary School Principal, and the Nutrition Knight. Read more...
Persons With Disabilities Can Now Receive Long Beach Food Pantry Delivery
Long Beach, California – Long Beach Food Pantry Delivery, established by local non-profit Help Me Help You, has expanded its service to include persons with disabilities as well as seniors who are unable to access their 11 Long Beach food pantry locations. Read more...
Help Me Help You Curb Hunger & Homelessness With Free Services
July 13, 2022
Long Beach, California – With news headlines reporting a 40-year record high 9.1% surge in inflation and a 62% increase of homeless people in Long Beach since 2020, many are left feeling helpless and fearful of being added to the statistics. Fortunately, Help Me Help you provides free essential services and resources to support all in need and to curb the rising rates of homelessness. Read more...
Help Me Help You Delivers Food Pantry Directly to Residents Affected by COVID-19
January 7, 2021
Long Beach, California –Help Me Help You (HMHY) launches new Long Beach Food Pantry Delivery service to extend free nutritional groceries to residents who are in need and unable to access their 6 food pantry locations due to health conditions. This service will protect the Long Beach community to ensure the elderly, sick, and COVID-19 affected residents are able to access nutritional food safely as well as prevent further infection in the community. Read More...