Carol's Kitchen

Feeding the Hungry

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“Our beloved and warm hearted founder Arlene Ragan passed away on the morning of January 15, 2021, from health conditions complicated by COVID-19.

Her wishes were that in lieu of cards, remembrances or flowers that a donation be made to Carol’s Kitchen in her memory.

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The board of directors and volunteers of Carol’s Kitchen join with the community to send our condolences to her family and close acquaintances."

—Vince Conway, President and all Board of Directors Members



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WE ARE OPEN
serving sack lunches
&
handing out extra bags of groceries.

Banning --- Beaumont --- Cabazon
Serving between 11:30am and 1:00pm

Stop by during our regular serving hours: 11:30am-1:00pm

Serving Hot Lunches At:

Beaumont

Monday & Thursday

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Banning

Tuesday & Friday

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Cabazon

Monday & Thursday

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HOW YOU CAN HELP

Stack of Donated Food

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Volunteers Serving Food

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OUR MISSION

Our mission is to strengthen the San Gorgonio Pass of Southern California by ensuring the men, women and children of our communities do not go hungry—regardless of their age, religion, cultural background, employment or economic status, and physical and mental abilities.

Our Story

Our organization was created in the memory of Carol Ragan who was killed by a drunk driver in 1996. The last entry in her private diary was, “Ask your heart what is right and follow it.” That remains Carol’s Kitchen’s motto to this day.

Carol’s parents, Jim and Arlene Ragan, founded Carol’s Kitchen on April 21, 1998. Since that time, we have grown from one small kitchen to six large ones, and have served over 800,000 meals to the hungry. Watch the video to learn our story, or read more.

WE NEED YOUR HELP

$10.00 provides 5 meals

  • 1 in 8 people struggle with hunger.
  • 1 in 5 are children.

We want to alleviate this growing issue.

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We depend on the gifts of our dedicated team of volunteers and sponsors to continue in our work. And we'd love for you to join our team.

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