Council Passes Ordinance to Shut Down Pico Encampment
By Shawn Raymundo City councilors convened for a special meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 10, when they passed an urgency ordinance ...
Tag: Family Assistance Ministries
FAM Looking for Volunteers
Staff Family Assistance Ministries is looking for volunteers to participate in some of its local programs to help low-income individuals ...
Letter to the Editor: Transient Campsite
BERND ZIESCHE, San Clemente Regarding the relocation of the transient campsite from Avenida Pico near North Beach to city-owned property in ...
FAM Requests School Supplies for Children in Need
Staff Family Assistance Ministries is accepting donations of school supplies for needy children to celebrate their 20-year anniversary. FAM is ...
Feed the Need: Family Assistance Ministries to Host Annual Walk on Sunday, Oct. 21
By Eric Heinz Various factors have contributed to Family Assistance Ministries (FAM) seeing an increase in its registration for food. ...
FAM Director Wants Air Cleared on Nonprofit’s Goals
By Eric Heinz As the issues of homelessness continue to penetrate the airwaves and Ethernet cables, Family Assistance Ministries (FAM) ...
The Humane Condition: Homelessness Issues across Orange County Reach Boiling Point
By Eric Heinz, Emily Rasmussen and Daniel Ritz On a recent sunny afternoon in San Juan Capistrano, an Orange County ...
San Clemente Feeds 600 for Thanksgiving
San Clemente Times For over a decade, Family Assistance Ministries (FAM) has thrown a Thanksgiving feast for those who could ...
VFW Post No. 7142 to Host ‘Stand Down’ to Help Homeless Veterans
By Eric Heinz The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 7142 in San Clemente will host a “Stand Down” event ...
Stepping Up: FAM Surpasses 30 Years of Annual Hunger Walk
By Eric Heinz Each year, Family Assistance Ministries (FAM) hosts the annual Hunger Walk in order to raise funds, food ...
FAM to Open Thrift Store on El Camino Real
By Eric Heinz Family Assistance Ministries (FAM), a local housing assistance program and food pantry in San Clemente, will open ...
Family Assistance Ministries Provides Assessments to 24 Homeless Families
By Eric Heinz Last week, Family Assistance Ministries (FAM) provided free assessments to various homeless families who are living in ...
Family Assistance Ministries, Agencies to Offer Free Assessments to Homeless Families in South County
By Eric Heinz Tuesday through Thursday, May 23-25, local agencies will offer free assessments for homeless families in need of ...
Homeless Point-in-Time Count is Saturday
By Eric Heinz Homeless population numbers are counted every two years in Orange County, and on Saturday, Jan. 28, volunteers ...
Family Assistance Ministries by the Numbers in 2016
San Clemente Times In its annual assessment of statistics, Family Assistance Ministries (FAM), a food distribution and charitable assistance program ...
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