DESERT MANNA

Opening in 1988, Desert Manna was the first shelter in San Bernardino County and funded through the Federal McKinney Act. From that day, we have expanded our services to include emergency shelter, but also food, utility assistance, job training, and supportive services to homeless and low-income woman, veterans, seniors, and disabled persons.

With funding from the Federal McKinney Act, Desert Manna opened in 1988 as the first emergency shelter in San Bernardino. Since opening as an emergency shelter, Desert Manna has expanded available services to include job training, rapid rehousing/permanent supportive housing, food assistance, human and social services, utility assistance, and supportive services to veterans, senior citizens, special needs, and supportive services to the homeless outreach and low-income individuals and families. Desert Manna reaches the throughout the Mojave Valley Desert, which includes the Greater Barstow Area, surrounding rural communities, Victor Valley to the Nevada State Line.

Desert Manna's mission as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization is to eradicate hunger and homelessness in the California High Desert Corridor. Our vision is a community providing all residents a safe, affordable place to live and enough healthy food on their tables to feed their families adequately.

We have grown to provide emergency shelter, transitional housing, case management, job training, meals, showers, utility assistance, food, referrals, a Food Bank, and other services necessary to assist low to moderate income individuals in becoming self-sufficient.