Following is a list of organizations that will accept shark meat: SALVATION ARMY
1665 10th Street
Santa Monica, CA
They will accept the whole shark Contact Gary Mitchell or anyone in the kitchen at (310) 450-7235, extension 236 or enter 0 for the operator after normal business hours. The Salvation Army provides a six (6) month residential treatment program for men for Alcohol and Drug Treatment. The average number of participants currently in their program is about sixty men. The kitchen at this location provides three meals a day, seven days a week. This totals about eleven thousand meals a month. Salvation Army is not government funded and dependent on donations from within the community. ________________________________________________________________________ SALVATION ARMY
21375 Roscoe Boulevard
Canoga Park, CA
They will accept the whole shark Contact Pablo Gonzalez or anyone in the kitchen at (800) 464-3439 or (818) 883-6321, extension 30, during the day from 7:00 PM to 4:00 PM after hours, call (800) 464-3439, extension 6, The Residence Desk. The Salvation Army provides a six (6) month residential treatment program for men for Alcohol and Drug Treatment. The average number of participants currently in their program is about sixty men. The kitchen at this location provides three meals a day, seven days a week. This totals about eleven thousand meals a month. Salvation Army is not government funded and dependent on donations from within the community __________________________________________________________________________ BIBLE TABERNACLE
1761 Washington Way
Venice, CA
They need the meat cut up and packaged. Contact: Neil at (310) 821-6776 The Bible Tabernacle provides an assisted living program for men women and children. The program provides a variety of services to the clients and is based on the individual’s needs. The facility currently has seventy-five occupants, which are mostly women. __________________________________________________________________________ DATS SOBER LIVING
1818 18th Street
Santa Monica, CA They will take a lot of meat but it needs to be cut up and packaged for storage. Contact: Shelean Antoine at (310) 452-7610 The facility provides assisted living services for those newly clean and sober. The program is designed to aid the clients in their re-entry back into society as upstanding and responsible adults that live a life of truth and honesty without the aid of alcohol and drugs. ______________________________________________________________ SALVATION ARMY
6140 Cendy Lane
Carpenteria, CA They will accept the whole shark Contact Dana or anyone in the kitchen at (805) 684-6999 or (800) 234-5839 The Salvation Army provides a six (6) month residential treatment program for men for Alcohol and Drug Treatment. The average number of participants is about one hundred men. The kitchen at this location provides three meals a day, seven days a week. This totals to about eleven thousand meals a month. Salvation Army is not government funded and dependent on donations from within the community. Having fresh shark meat would be an amazing treat for these gentlemen as food is purchased from local services such as food banks and donations from local retailers. Fish is not one of the items on the list because of cost. Fifty to seventy pounds of fish will feed the entire house for a dinner. They also have a culinary training program which allows them to accept whole fish. ______________________________________________________________________ VENTURA RESCUE MISSION
234 East 6th Street
Oxnard, CA They will accept the whole shark Contact Tomas or anyone in the kitchen at (805) 487-1234, extension 300 or 313 ______________________________________________________________________ GRAVITY HOUSE (A recovery house)
Greg at (805) 654-1766 They will accept the whole fish. _________________________________________________________________________ SALVATION ARMY 1335 Broadway
San Diego, CA They will accept the whole shark Contact Eric or anyone in the kitchen at (619) 239-4037, extension 339 ___________________________________________________________________________ The Salvation Army provides a six (6) month residential treatment program for men for Alcohol and Drug Treatment. The average number of participants is about one hundred twenty men. The kitchen at this location provides three meals a day, seven days a week. This totals about eleven thousand meals a month. Salvation Army is not government funded and dependent on donations from within the community. SAN DEIGO RESCUE MISSION
939 South 16th Street
San Diego, CA They will accept the whole shark Contact Chandra aka Candy, Food Services Coordinator at (619) 687-3720 or (619) 778-7224 _____________________________________________________________________________ The San Diego Rescue Mission provides a number of services to the community, including but not limited to re-education of individuals who have fallen on hard times economically, socially and physically. Their live in center for men houses on the average about one hundred eighty men and the women’s center house on the average about twenty woman. Once the individuals have completed the in – house program they are transitioned into halfway housing until ready to be a self-sufficient member of society. They also provide meals to the homeless by bringing meals to various shelters around the city and having their own soup kitchen. Any given month the Rescue Mission feeds approximately twenty thousand to forty thousand individuals. ST VINCENT De PAUL VILLAGE
1501 Imperial
San Diego, CA They will accept the whole shark Contact Edward Hershey at (619) 233-8500 ___________________________________________________________________________ The St. Vincent DePaul Village offers a number of services to the community and currently has three housing facilities in operation. They provide meals daily to about four thousand individuals per day, including children. The philosophy of St. Vincent DePaul Village is “To truly change someone’s life you have to do things differently”. One of their housing facilities caters to families with children where they provide education, food, clothing and protection for families in trouble. Bay Recovery Centers
2206 Balboa Avenue
San Diego, CA They will accept the whole shark and will attempt to pick up donation Contact Mitch at (800) 375-7263 or (619) 846-1505 cell Treatment center for alcoholics and addicts, specializing in dual diagnosis.
_________________________________________________________________________ Donation Handling and Storage Guidelines Good Samaritan Law Short Version (Accepted nationally in 1996) This national law gives donors liability protection against any harm to the recipients by the donor product. Protection applies when donor commits no act of gross negligence or malice when product is donated. General Food products must be in edible condition Food products must not be subject to any recall. Foods will be handled according to procedures from the U.S. D. A. Meats, Poultry, Fish Condition Packages will be securely closed Handling and Storage Product will be frozen or kept refrigerated on or before the expiration date. Non-Acceptable Conditions Damaged or compromised packaging resulting in leakage or the loss of sanitary barrier protection. Donation Handling and Storage Guidelines Good Samaritan Law Short Version (Accepted nationally in 1996) This national law gives donors liability protection against any harm to the recipients by the donor product. Protection applies when donor commits no act of gross negligence or malice when product is donated. General: - Food products must be in edible condition
2. Food products must not be subject to any recall. 3. Foods will be handled according to procedures from the U.S. D. A. Meats, Poultry, Fish: Condition: 1 Packages will be securely closed 2. Handling and Storage 3. Product will be frozen or kept refrigerated on or before the expiration date. Non-Acceptable Conditions; Damaged or compromised packaging resulting in leakage or the loss of sanitary barrier protection. CHARITABLE DONATIONS ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE According to the IRS, donations made to qualified 501c companies are tax deductible as charitable contributions. The organization needs to provide a receipt for the donation of any item at the fair market value of that donation. When donating your fish meat be sure and ask for a receipt. The average retail value of shark meat is $8.00 per pound. Always consult your tax accountant for any questions you may have.
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