Welcome to Fresh Beginnings Ministries
The Common Denominator of People Helping People
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Your support and contributions will enable us to assist families, vets and local community shelters in need. Your donation of any amount will make a big difference in the lives of your community.
Special Announcements!
Food Drives - Holidays 2020! Grocery Outlet, Costa Mesa!
Grocery Outlet,
1835 Newport Blvd. Costa Mesa, CA. 92627
This year due to COVID-19 FBM will NOT be able to cook the turkey dinners for people in need. However, we will be providing 1000 frozen turkeys and 1000 family food boxes which contain non-perishable food items to prepare a Thanksgiving Dinner for 10, along with approx. 20 meals for the family for the weekend.
During November 2020!
Fresh Beginnings Ministries is needs 1000 Turkeys and 1000 Family boxes of food to be prepared for families in need! Each turkey is $18 and the box of food is $20 so for $40 a family could have a thanksgiving dinner and a few meals for the weekend.
You can go to Grocery Outlet in Costa Mesa, the address is above, tell them you want to purchase a turkey and after pay for the turkey, Grocery Outlet will hold it for us until the day of distribution.
Received proceeds go to Veteran Families in need through our partner organizations like, Veterans Administration, Volunteers of America and Helping Profession entities in Orange County, Ca.
Fresh Beginnings Ministries is also registered with target.com in their gift registry. We have listed all of our needed items with Target. www.target.com
When you go their website and find us in the registry, the products you pay for will be delivered to us.
We wish to express our deepest gratitude for all that have supported us since 2014! This year is the biggest request we have ever seen. Please keep us in your prayers as we seek to combat hunger in a very difficult time.
FBM Mission statement – Fresh Beginnings Ministries is a faith based non-profit organization which exists to assist and serve people experiencing homelessness and near homelessness. We provide food, training of mentors, and personal supportive care to an underserved community.
Want to be an FBM volunteer?
How to become a volunteer!
FBM/United Way - City of Irvine Food Drive! Hello Friends! Here is the volunteer signup for the Fresh Beginnings Ministries/The United Way/City of Irvine food drive on November 21 for volunteers and those who wish to make a donation. At the Great Park in Irvine (across from the Ice Rink) from 1pm to 3pm. Call time for volunteers is 12 noon.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0945A9AB2CABF94-holiday
Fresh Beginnings Ministries uses volunteers year round. We pack 500 to 600 boxes per month and provide Piknik Paks, Hygiene Paks, School Supplies for kids in need.
It is Holiday time in 2020!
Due to COVID-19 we have to operate a little differently. So volunteering has to be within COVID-19 protocols. We are only allowed 8 volunteers plus staff in our warehouse at a time.
We are now using an online sign up service for our volunteers for the holidays of 2020!
Below are two links to Sign Up Genius, one for packing boxes and one for the distribution team.
Packing Box team will be responsible for packing 1000 family food boxes in our warehouse.
Distribution team will be filling orders and passing out frozen turkeys and food boxes per order. This will be done in a drive through fashion. As the organization shows up, the order will be confirmed and the distro team will fill the vehicles with the correct number of items.
Here are the links to Sign up Genius:
Thanksgiving Box Packing Team:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0945A9AB2CABF94-thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Frozen Turkey Distribution Team: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0945A9AB2CABF94-distribute
For Christmas Box Packing Team:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0945a9ab2cabf94-packing
You will see dates and times to sign in, once you do, they will ask for a confirmation email, then you will get confirmation of your reserved spot.
If you have questions please contact Muriel Ullman at muriel@freshbeginningsministries.com we will get back to you as soon as possible.
warehouse donation hours!
Fresh Beginnings Ministries Warehouse Address
711 West 17th Street, Suite E5, Costa Mesa, California 92627, United States
Donations Receiving Every Thursday
For Donations:
Warehouse Open Thursdays from 2pm to 4pm
Please contact us for appointments
What we do
Our Services
- Provide resources in Costa Mesa, Huntington Beach, Fountain Valley, Newport Beach, Santa Ana, Anaheim and Stanton CA. for various Helping Profession Entities
- We serve 24 organizations in CA, including 9 Churches of 7 different denominations,
- Provide benevolence through food distribution and basic needs of life. We use this opportunity to get to know people. For people who are struggling, we restore hope.
- Life Support Mentor Training with 162 trained mentors in 6 cities in Orange County CA since 2014.
- Partner with Veterans Administration in Long Beach CA to provide support for Vets and their families.
- Senior Sidekicks, providing support for our senior citizens.
- Partner with local school districts in our Annual Backpack Drive beginning in July to provide backpacks with school supplies for families in need such as hotel families, etc.
- Provide Annual Thanksgiving Dinners to 24 Organizations in 7 cities in Orange County CA.
- Annual Christmas Toy Drive for Shelters, Churches, Veteran Families and Hotel families, etc.
- Supply 2000 fresh baked Sugar Cookies and decorations by FBM volunteers for Children's Christmas parties.
- Fresh Beginnings Golf
- Fresh Beginnings Bowling Fellowship
We Provide
Family Paks supply food for approximately 2 people for 10 days.
Piknik Paks supply food for 1 person for 1 day to 9 different homeless assistance agencies
Hygiene Paks contain soap, toothpaste, etc.
Assistance with our partner organizations for people living on the streets to reconnect with their families in Ca. and around the country.
FBM Stats 2019
- Piknik Paks: 2800
*Piknik Paks supply food for 1 person for 1 day to 9 different homeless assistance agencies
- Hygiene Paks: 2200
*Hygiene Paks contain soap, toothpaste, hand sanitizer, etc.
- Meal Assistance: 31,000 meals through 11 different soup kitchens, shelters and food assistance entities
- Reconnected 16 people living on the streets to their families in CA and around the country
- Assisted 42 newly housed families from the streets with furniture and household items
- Supplied 300 backpacks to students for the 2018-2019 school year
- Graduated 22 mentors in 2019 in our Life Support Mentoring Program
- Our Association grew to 360 people
- We provide assistance in the areas of basic needs. Such as food and providing access to local shelters and education in job interview skills and basic computer skill training.
- We believe education can provide confidence in any individual and leadership training classes are also available.
- We are an IRS licensed 501 (c) (3) non-profit association,
Frequently Asked Questions
*What is Fresh Beginnings Ministries?
Fresh Beginnings Ministries, in Orange County, CA, is a 501(c)(3) faith-based, multi-denominational volunteer organization that is seeking to provide assistance to individuals and families in need. Under the direction of its founder, Bill Nelson, the vision of Fresh Beginnings is to create a strong foundation in the area of faith and forgiveness. In the course of its mission to bring God's healing power to people who are experiencing the pressures of today's world in personal relationships and experiences of daily life, Fresh Beginnings Ministries has grown immensely since it's birth.
*Because you are a faith-based organization, does that mean you only serve those affiliated with a religious organization or church?
Not at all. Although we serve churches of every denomination, we also whole-heartedly serve organizations who have no religious affiliation.
*What, exactly, does FBM do with the donations it receives?
With the financial donations we receive we do the following :Purchase non-perishable food items for the warehouse, purchase family items (baby food, diapers, toiletries, etc.), provide paper goods to the soup Kitchens we partner with, Provide assistance to shelters working with the homeless (i.e. purchasing cold weather clothing and gear)
*How can I make an item(s) donation to the warehouse? (food, clothing, basic needs, etc.)
You can drop off any items to our warehouse Monday-Friday from 9 A.M. to 4 P.M. Someone will be available to assist you.
*Can I volunteer with FBM?
Yes. We welcome volunteers, however, the schedule varies. If you are interested in volunteering please email us at: freshbeginningsministries@gmail.com to connect with one of our team leaders, and if our schedule does not permit working with us, we have a list of partnering organizations who always need volunteers.
*How often does distribution take place?
Distribution is done on a need-basis. It is also determined by the organizations who contact us with what they need. This could happen every other day, once per week, or once per month.
*What are Piknik Packs?
Piknik Paks are a one-meal provision for those with no home. It comes with a nutritious meal and a bottle water. It also contains what we call a “sanitary pak”, which contains hand sanitizer, toothpaste and toothbrush, and a washcloth. We pack as much as we can into a one-gallon ziplock bag.
*What are Family Packs?
Family Paks are boxes containing one week to ten days’ worth of food for two people. The size of the family determines how many boxes they receive. For example, a family of five could receive up to three boxes. The contents vary, mostly containing non-perishable food items, such as pasta, soup, canned meats, beans and rice, and canned fruits or vegetables.
About Us
About Us
We believe in our abilities to change lives for the better through faith in God and His Almighty power. We're an all-inclusive organization. This is to say, we don't turn away anyone who may need our help or those who just want to take part in all we offer.
We are not a licensed therapy facility. We offer Pastoral Care and for those who need counseling, we are partners with licensed MFT facilities in Orange County, CA.
We are a multi-denominational faith based organization with access to various resources for assistance to people in need.
We don't require that you belong to any particular religious affiliation or financially support our organization in any way. We only ask that you return one good deed with another and perform an act of kindness to another. In this way, the cycle of compassion and goodwill continues indefinitely.
Our Vision
To bring God's healing power to people who are experiencing the pressures of today's world in personal relationships and experiences of daily life.
We have seen God's power of forgiveness relived in the lives of people.
We are Inter-Denominational and believe God's grace is open to all people of every culture and creed, regardless of race or skin color.
Our mission
Fresh Beginnings Ministries is a faith based non-profit organization which exists to assist and serve people experiencing homelessness and near homelessness. We provide food, training of mentors, and personal supportive care to an underserved community.
You can join the FBM Association by sending us your email address. By sending us your email address, you will be made aware of all FBM happenings. It also includes volunteer opportunities, and upcoming service events.