We received a call from members of the Upland Community asking if we had any items to donate to the at risk children of their city and we answered the call like we do at Machado Family Giving. Many officials stopped by to inquire more about what we do, including our own, Dan Garcia, the Upland Chief of Police, the
Machado Family Giving is incredibly grateful to our community partners for their unbridled generosity. Without them, we just couldn’t make the impact we do. Recently, Paramount Logistics contacted us to let us know that the owners of Kids Healthy Foods wanted to donate 21 pallets of organic drinks to help inner city kids stay refreshed this summer. When we started
It’s easy to dismiss poverty when confronted with people living on the side of the freeways and under overpasses. It’s easy to modify the story in our head and to minimize the impact on our communities because after all, how much does it really impact us? Isn’t poverty a political issue? Like you, these thoughts went through my mind, until
Our family hasn’t discussed diapers in a long time. My own children now have their own toddlers, and my involvement is usually going to COSTCO to buy a couple boxes to have available at our house. I wasn’t until we started distributing diapers through Machado Family Giving, that I educated myself about the extreme financial burden families face when deciding
Path of Life Ministries has been one of our Partners since our inception. They have served Riverside County since 1998 and provide a wide range of services including shelters and housing. It is their commitment to at risk children that got our attention and whenever we have clothing, school supplies, shoes, and juice, we offer these items to them so
There is no question that Machado Family Giving would not have the success we have without the immense generosity from Kings Warriors and their church, Touch of Masters. We met them in a liquor store parking lot, where they were ministering the some of the poorest people in the community of San Bernardino. We were brand new, offering new backpacks,
When we met Amanda and Jenn, the two women who started A Warrior For Children, we knew we were kindred spirits. Two nurses, who worked with traumatized children, these two ladies had a different idea on how to be the light for kids in need. Whenever we have supplies, clothing or products for children, this agency is one we call.
Machado Family Giving remains committed to food distribution to the poor in the city of San Bernardino. Supplied from various Food Banks, restaurants and grocery stores, several volunteers from different faiths and backgrounds, gather to provide weekly groceries for the less fortunate. If you would like to join us, please send us a message. We’d love to have you also
At Machado Family Giving, we receive a lot of help, and many times from unexpected people or organizations. Frances Machado Hodge, Auntie, to everybody, is one of those amazing people, who believes in spreading her love equally with the gifts she has created. Frances Machado Hodge recently donated 500 bottles of her essential oils aromatherapy for children and those in
