Martha’s Village & Kitchen -- the largest provider of homeless services in the Coachella Valley and Riverside County -- began in 1990 when founders Gloria Gomez and Claudia Castorena served a meal to homeless neighbors in need. Today Martha’s Village has a campus in Indio, Calif., that offers a unique life-changing program based on Father Joe’s Villages nationally recognized and modeled continuum of care. Martha’s Village addresses the underlying causes of homelessness, and challenges each resident to become a better person through Bridges to Independence – a groundbreaking approach to rehabilitation also known as the “University of the Human Spirit.”

Martha’s Village is the gateway to hope where people regain their lives to become responsible, self-sufficient, productive citizens and pass their newfound independence and life skills on to their children and families. When we change one person’s life, we change generations of lives.

Dear Friends and Neighbors,

Thanks to you, Martha’s Village & Kitchen has been able to serve our neighbors in need in the Coachella Valley since 1990. We are deeply grateful to Rita and Tom Martin, LeAnne and Dan Dunlap and many others who have made Martha's Village dream of helping the homeless possible. The need continues.

As we look to the future we see that Martha’s Village & Kitchen must expand to meet the demands of a growing population of homeless and impoverished people here. Reflecting on our past, we realize that the values of compassion, respect, empathy, empowerment and dignity that we embraced in 1990 when we served our first meal are still the foundation of our work today.

We ask you to join us now and invest in the future with a contribution that will help us save, inspire and change lives. Through your continued generosity and support we will be able to expand our facilities and programs and enrich the lives not only of neighbors in need but all of us in our Coachella Valley community.

Father Joe Carroll
President, Martha's Village & Kitchen

We envision a community where all people have the opportunity to live to their full potential; where everyone has food, housing, healthcare, education and the means to maintain them.

Serve our neighbors by responding to their needs with food, clothing, shelter and an opportunity to become self-sufficient by affirming their dignity with love, compassion and respect.