FIND Food Bank To Open 80K Square Foot Facility

INDIO, CA — Find Food Bank plans to host its grand opening of its 80,000-square-foot food security campus next week. The ceremony will be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Friday, Sept. 26 at 83775 Citrus Ave in Indio.

Officials said they will unveil the new warehouse and workforce development expansion facility.

The facility will also serve as a space for workforce development training, a warehouse for youth internship opportunities, and a venue for financial literacy courses, as well as health and nutrition educational resources, organizers said.

Participating attendees will include executives, city officials, and President and CEO Debbie Espinosa.

"Find's Food Security Campus, strategically located in Indio, helps ensure equitable food distribution for all," officials said.

Large organizations, such as Amazon, support the Find Food Bank. Amazon’s annual partnership supports the foodbank in providing both food and resources to those experiencing food insecurity, whether individuals or families.

Over the summer, Amazon donated food and volunteers, presenting a check for $25,000 to FIND Food Bank, and 30 Amazon employees stayed on to volunteer at the facility. That day, the team packed 400 senior boxes for distribution to nearly 100 nonprofit community partners and directly to families in need.

Founded in 1983, FIND Food Bank is the desert’s regional food bank, serving more than 10,000 square miles, including eastern Riverside and southern San Bernardino counties, from the Hi-Desert and Joshua Tree across the Coachella Valley to Anza, down to the Salton Sea and the border of California and Arizona.