I stayed here for the 90 days. The staff is amazing and caring. Very respectful and always willing…read moreto help with what they can. I was at peace here. Almost like home.

Love this place. My kid is benefitting alot from their program. The price is pretty reasonable…read morecompare to some of the other programs.

From the owner: Summer Camp Youth Development…read moreResident Camp Youth Leadership

I called to donate items (religious ceramics, religious framed art, crosses) and was told that…read morethose items are not accepted. I'm still in shock that a Catholic thrift store won't accept these items.

When looking for a place to donate food and canned goods, I found The Bethlehem Center! They take…read morefood donations from 10-11:45am on the weekdays under the blue tent inside the parking lot. They also offer receipts for your donated goods for tax reimbursement purposes. Highly recommend donating or coming here to volunteer!

Tried to visit for the first time but never made it out of the parking lot as the rent-a-cop in a…read moregolf cart circled my vehicle twice before I even hopped out. Granted I misread the start time and was 45 min late, but being stared down while I figure out what I was going to do was more than I wanted to deal with so I left. While I was leaving golf cart man posted up and watched me leave. Not a great welcoming first impression, gonna try somewhere else.

The people at Visalia 1st makes you feel so welcome , friendly , giving , outstanding services and…read moregreat pastors

I lived in Visalia a great deal of my life. It is the absolute worst food bank around…read more The food was rejected. It was for example vinegar apple chips. Like experimental stuff that wouldn't sell. Another time it was a crap load of old melting ice cream..Always hard old beans that never ever cooks and rice. Rice is cheap. I got junk while other people got a whole chicken or two. I called them once and said I didn't get one protein. Not even a small can of tuna. Oh well we can't help what people donate. Where does all that $ go???? Now that I live in a great community and so happy to be out of Tiajauna, USA, I think they should be shut down. I am so blessed by the most outstanding food bank around. It actually helps. They aren't ever rude. I felt they were pretty bad. I saw a lot of reviews that are same as mine. It's a cover to take rotten food and pad their pocketswuth $. I get milk eggs and cheese..lots of desserts. Lots of canned goods and meat. Fresh produce. It's like a store with a cart we use to go through each area. They aren't prejudice. Even if the town was 90% Hispanics they wouldn't treat white people and black people as well as their own like crap. It was not worth the gas!!! Very disturbing! They have a thrift store and do fund raisers. Most food is from USDA ..free! SO again where is that $ going? God I am so glad to have left that Tiajauna town. If I was Hispanic I probably would've gotten some of the milk I always saw in background. I said I really needed milk. Oh it's not for our clients,,???. Basically. I can't remember. I don't remember if I ever got anything good.

From the owner: VEA’s primary program is our food pantry which provides supplemental nutritious groceries to…read morelow-income families in homes within Tulare County. Through our pantry located in the heart of Visalia, staff and volunteers work together to receive and distribute supplemental food to over 1200 families each month, putting food on the tables of children within our community. Through our involvement with Feeding America and USDA VEA can distribute over 1,000,000 lbs. of healthy fresh vegetables, dairy, and protein products as well as other staples to low-income families, individuals, seniors, and veterans each year.

There is something about an organization that enjoys and takes immense pride in giving back to its…read morecommunities, and this organization is just that. I am so grateful to have found the Visalia Rescue Mission to volunteer at. All the people I have had the privilege of prepping, plating, and serving with have been amazing. I look forward to continuing my relationship with this amazing group to give back to the very community I grew up in. Good job, Visalia Rescue Mission!

The team is doing incredible work in the greater Visalia area. Their professionalism, compassion,…read moreand dedication to serving others is evident in everything they do. They are making a lasting and meaningful impact in the community.

Big disappointment, after seeing IG reviews and reading others here, expected a BIG SELECTION, and…read morea two story facility. Drove ALMOST 3 hours to get here, through some fog. A decent selection of clothes, reasonable prices, but everything was mixed up, styles and sizes, so hard to shop. Lots of 'new' surplus merchandise, but prices pretty high. Overall, prices high and selection so-so.... AND NO SECOND FLOOR!!!

I am a fan of Rescued Treasures and their work in support of Visalia Rescue Mission. This store is…read morewell kept, well stocked and well run by friendly employees and it is the family's choice for donations as we liquidate my mother's former home.