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We are now Families Forward!
As of July 2023, Bidwell Riverside Center and Hawthorn Hill officially merged into Families Forward, an organization where the original four programs - Bidwell Pantry, Child Development Center, New Directions Shelter, and The Home Connection - work together to provide compassionate, life-changing assistance to families and their path to self-sufficiency.
Please click the button below to visit our new website where you can donate, sign up to volunteer, learn about our programs, and more.
Bernice's Bidwell Blessing
November 2020: Bernice first heard about Bidwell Riverside 3 or 4 years ago and has been coming to receive services every 10 days since then. She says that Bidwell has been a complete and total blessing, especially throughout the pandemic. Bernice works in nursing homes as a pianist. Since the nursing homes are all locked down due to COVID-19, she has lost her primary source of income. Because she comes to Bidwell to receive her monthly meal packages, she can spend less at the grocery store, ultimately saving money.
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