Perfect place to drop off used or unwanted items. Local convenient and friendly staffread more

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It was very organize. Nice touch with video. Well explained. The place to volunteer for a good causeread more

Great experience to volunteer They do so much for San Diego…read more Would love to do more hours on Saturdays

Disclaimer: my parents help support this organization…read more The Imperial Valley Food Bank distributes surplus food, mostly from government donations, to local need-based charities. We got to take a tour of the Food Bank the other day, and it's beautiful and well-organized, with a lot more amenities than you'd expect. There's a beautiful clean warehouse and freezers, with high volume rolling pallet racks, as well as a separate area for personally donated items. They have a large training kitchen that's used for food preparation and safety classes. There's outdoor space for education and events, as well as some grow areas for fruits and vegetables. Everything is well-organized and well-labeled. The staff is super friendly. I'm not sure this place needs a review - it's not the sort of place you'd come to shop - but it's a great organization and it deserves your support!

The Gold Miners Girl is an adventure all of its own, serving those in the rural communities,…read morepromoting food drives to those in need. Connecting people, pets, and properties w/.the resources available through local, state and federal agencies to help provide services they may need. Restoring History, cleaning up our environment, clearing roads, hiking trails, making paths for others to follow, doing what they can to help make our world a better place. God Bless America

From the owner: Our organization concentrates on Rural areas which are often overlooked And challenged bring in…read moreeconomic empowerment and environmental sustainability along with hunger relief to create a comprehensive impact ringing women economic empowerment and leadership development and organizing the critical rolls in rural communities.

I am definitely a cat person. Actually a cat lady in training! I have been wanting another kitty…read morefor awhile. Breed didn't really matter.I've seen ads for too cute kitten rescue and knew they were having an adoption event in the area. We visited the event and were met with a dozen kitties. Each one cuter than the next. Didn't take long to be introduced to our forever friend. Meet Willow. Sara is very kind and very enthusiastic about her mission. All of her adopted kittens have already been sprayed/neutered and given shots. The adoption fee of $100. I felt was very fair considering the kitties are already fixed. The kitties seem well socialized and are very clean. No sign of fleas or any other parasites. If you are considering getting a kitty, please give Too Cute Kitten rescue a call. You wont be disappointed. We will get a lifetime of joy from this lovable fur ball.

Really appreciated the callback from Sarah who runs the shelter after I visited there. She apprised…read moreme of the Veternarians in the area who could care for any kitty I adopted & unlike many shelters who WAY overdo the adoption procedure with countless questions & hoops to jump thru...she made the path to adoption easy.. They take very good care of their cats & dogs there and need donations so get in there & adopt! The only reason I did not adopt is because I could not make up my mind between Cosmo vs Quetzal kitties, both totally loveable but I since I could only adopt one kitty... heartbreaking but I had to pass.. I did adopt a kitty from another shelter but highly recommend this shelter in Brawley.

I had a beyond expectation experience with Mindy and her daughter, even though at the end I didn't…read morechoose to go with the adorable and sweet boys Teddy and Khabib they brought for me to meet and interact with. Mindy provided a very personable, warm and extremely responsive service, made every effort to respond to my inquiry on Adopt-A-Pet and approving my application as well as just answering my questions and chatting with me about my potential cat baby's personality traits and his background story. She responded to emails as late as 11PM on a weekend and her demeanor was always welcoming and reassuring, like an old, caring friend. Mindy's words and actions convey that she truly truly love all of her rescued cat babies and she only wants what's best for them and she works extremely hard to find them good homes. I was very sad that neither cat babies from her rescue matched the particular personality I was looking for (I was trying to fill this big hole in my heart with the tragic loss of a stray cat named Cookie I cared for) and I really wished that given all the hard work she and her daughter put into, I'd adopt either Teddy or Khabib. Despite these big, affectionate sweet boys were not the best match I was searching for, I don't think any less of them, I sincerely hope they will find their forever home they deserve and I cannot be more grateful for Mindy's time, patience and understanding she's extended me and my family. If I had more capacity for an additional cat baby in the future after finding THE ONE, Mindy and her rescue is the first place I'd check out. If you are also searching for your feline soulmate, please look no further!!

Never heard back from them and we were ready to adopt immediately. Both myself and my daughter…read morecalled, (the "are too busy to care for kitties AND answer the phone, so please send a text"), so we texted, created an account online (because they want to know you're "actually serious" about adopting before you can even MEET the cat you're considering adopting.) (I do understand and respect prioritizing the mental health of the cats, but I'm sure the cats, especially the adults, would prefer a compromise, like being required to fill out a one page form on the spot before meeting). Every serious adopter that goes into a pet store and sees one of this organization's animals that they are interested in adopting and is told they have to go through this and this and this step before they can even interact with the cat and know if the personality is a fit. Everyone loses out. In my experience, even if you do go through all the steps, they won't call you back, and a cat that could have had a home I know had that opportunity taken from them because of the seemingly righteous or superior attitude of the rescue people. They surely know how many people go in and out of those cat and kitten rooms at the Animal Friends of the Valley shelter. Having a few people go in one at a time to meet one particular cat, I don't feel, is any more dangerous or unhealthy for the cat than them losing the opportunity to be adopted and eventually being put down. I just don't understand rescues like this. If you're too small to actually help, then let somebody else do it.