Harbor Gateway Torrance Outreach

30 years ago today my parents and numerous volunteers opened the Harbor Gateway Torrance Outreach. They started with the low-income seniors and my dad saw there... were so many low-income families in our community he opened it to all. We have had numerous sponsors through out the years Disneyland , Starbucks, Halldale Ave. School, Council People Janice Hahn, Joan Mile Flores, Rudy Svorinich Jr., Joe Buscanio. Harbor City / Harbor Gateway Chamber Of Commerce, Lion Club, Harbor Gateway Community Council , LAPD Harbor Division and numerous private donators. We have lost a lot of our volunteers through out the years but God has given us new ones to help keep us going and to fight hunger in our community. If I have missed anyone I am sorry I appreciate all that everyone has done for us. See more

On September 18th 2020 Harbor Gateway Torrance Outreach will be our 30th anniversary. We are preparing for our Holiday food bank any donation will help. Since COVID 19 we are serving a lot more families now Thank you so much for your help.

Tomorrow is Food Bank Tuesday the 28th. We will be handing out only at the Boys & Girls club Harbor Gateway. Denker & Del Amo Blvd. We will be arriving about 9:30 and finish around 11:00 or till food runs out. Requirements: You must be low-income Over the age of 18 Wear a Mask for your safety and everyone around you. If you are would like to help us unload and hand out Please ask for Janet

Thanks to Starbucks Partners and The @Starbucks Foundation for recognizing how we are serving communities impacted by COVID-19. Thank you so much Starbucks We appreciate you.

The paperwork is finished. We fed 1201 people in the month of April.The paperwork is finished. We fed 1201 people in the month of April.

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Well today we had a Surprise Food Bank hand out in front of Halldale Ave. School. We served about125 families in our community. We had a few walk ups due them n...ot owning a car but most drove up gave their names and number in family a got 2 bags full of food. We handed out 20 items from Frozen whole chickens to rice and beans. Fresh oranges and grapefruits I want to Thank all my volunteers that did great job. Halldale School for letting us use the front of the school to hand out the food. LAPD Harbor Division for your support. We had a GREAT DAY today !!! https://www.gofundme.com/f/hghv3d-helping-the-community See more

My dad stated " These people didn't ask for our help, but we immediately thought we could do something to improve their situation" as my dad and mom were drivin...g thru the community cleaning areas that needed cleaning. They became aware of all the low-income seniors that lived in the Harbor Gateway". The food bank opened 30 years ago in September. The Harbor Gateway Torrance Outreach started for seniors and then there were so many low-income families the doors opened up for all. Today we handed out to over 100 families in our community that needed food. My volunteers were in the rain in the wet grass handing out to people that came for help. Since the park was closed we set up shop on the sidewalk and took care of business. I loved how so many people were happy to get a bag of food. I am so happy my parents started the food bank and I can continue their dreams today. See more

Well Harbor Gateway Torrance Outreach will be Celebrating our 30th year of helping the low-income families in our community and surrounding areas. A Brief History of the food bank. Bill and Retha Horst had volunteered numerous hours working in our community and their church. They became aware of so many low-income families struggling in the community to put food on their families table. My parents donated their savings to have a lawyer in the area help make their dream come... true. My parents had the support from the community and they all came together and made a Board Of Directors and lots of volunteers to help open the food bank. September 18th 1990 was our first official day we opened the food bank. Six days after the opening my mom passed away. My dad continued their dreams. He soon retired from Dow Chemical and focused on the food bank. We opened 2 sites where there were so many families that needed help. January 27th 2013 Bill Horst passed away. Before he passed I promised him I would continue his and my mothers dream. The food bank has grown with volunteers and also with families we are serving. We are planning this year to have a big celebration for Thanksgiving to celebrate our 30 years of serving our community. Also to say Thank you to our fellow and current volunteers. The food bank will be handing out the 4th Tuesday of each month at Normandale Park & Harbor Gateway Boys & Girls Club ( Denker & Del Amo ) Next food bank will be January 28th 2020. See more

December 10th Next Tuesady night. Santa will be making his way through the Harbor Gateway area. Santa and his elves will be handing out candy canes to all the g...ood boys & girls. This is Santa's 31st year of visiting our area. Listen for the sirens and Christmas music and come out and say Hi to Santa and his helpers. See more

Today is going to be busy for me. Picking up 2200 flyers to pass out to 3 schools in our community. Then off to pick up 6500 candy canes and start getting them ready for next Tuesday Santa Parade through our community. 31 years this year Santa has visited us.