Food Programs

The Salvation Army in Modesto provides multiple food programs to assist those in need.

Noon meals are served Monday through Friday at the Modesto Corps and breakfast is served on Saturday mornings. On average, we feed 150 people each day.
Grocery Assistance: Families and individuals in crisis are provided with one week's supply of groceries upon verification of their need. We are also a USDA commodity site where low income families or individuals can come to our food warehouse on the third Friday of each month for government issued commodities.
Parole and Community Team (PACT): We provide commodities on the second and fourth Thurday each month to individuals who have recently been released from prison and are paroled in Stanislaus County.

Kids' Day is a collaborative effort between The Modesto Bee and The Salvation Army to benefit children's programs at the Red Shield Center in South Modesto. Since its inception, Kids' Day has raised more than $628,407 to benefit the children who use the center in one of Modesto's poorest areas.

This year Kids' Day will be held on Tuesday May 15, 2012. We want to exceed last years' goal and offer more help with the positive programs that are reaching youth in our community. With your help, we can do it!

Here's how you can be part of this great community event:

Volunteer to sell papers on May 15th
Purchase Kids' Day papers to resell or donate to local schools
Remind your friends, employees and neighbors to have a $1.00 ready on May 15
Donate online

All sales last from 7:00am until 1:00pm. Read more here!

You can help The Salvation Army Red Shield Center this holiday season by donating to our very own red kettle! Find out more and help The Salvation Army Red Shield continue providing services to those in our community during this special time of the year.

The Salvation Army in downtown Modesto serves those in crisis: the homeless, the hungry, the neediest of the needy. Read more about these important, life-changing programs at The Salvation Army Modesto Citadel.