HART Office Hours:
Monday-Thursday 9a.m-4p.m
Closed Friday-Sunday
Dorcas Hours Of Operation:
Monday-Wednesday
9:30a.m-11:30a.m
Closed Thursday-Sunday
Dorcas & Tabitha's Place
Dorcas is our free community food pantry and clothing closet, where we help low income and unhoused individuals and families with basic resources and necessities. We provide groceries, clothing, bedding, toiletries, showers and occasionally shelter for those in need within our community.
Tabitha's Place is our community thrift store, it is run by volunteers who donate their time so that those in need can be helped. All profits earned at Tabitha’s Place are used to aid FACS with Dorcas and other community outreach resources. The thrift store's mission is to aid in assistance, profits are used to purchase food, toiletries, camping gear and other necessities as funding allows to support Dorcas in further outreach.
Dorcas
Walk in hours:
Tuesday & Wednesday 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Phone: (707) 725- 1166
Fax: (707) 725-1613
2331 Rohnerville Rd.
Fortuna, CA 95540
Dorcas can provide assistance with food, clothing, bedding, basic toiletries, household items and more. We also have employees dedicated to assisting with Cal-Fresh sign ups as well as other less commonly needed resources.
If you are struggling with domestic violence and are looking for assistance and resources, please inform a staff member. We can help.
Dorcas History:
Dorcas began meeting the food and clothing needs of low-income families in the Eel River Valley over 55 years ago. In 1987 Dorcas volunteers realized their goal of a permanent home with the completion of the FACS building at 2331 Rohnerville Road. The Dorcas program continues to meet the needs of the clients who walk through their doors with a “choice” food pantry and vouchers to shop at Tabitha's Place for clothing, bedding, and household items.
Tabitha's Place
Business Hours:
Monday - Thursday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Friday 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Phone: (707) 725-3339
740 11th St.
Fortuna, CA 95540
Tabitha's Place is volunteer run, and donation based. All profits go back into the local community outreach efforts through FACS.
To make a donation please call ahead.
Who was Tabitha? (based on Acts 9:32-42)
There was a woman in Joppa, a disciple called Tabitha, whose name in Greek was Dorcas (meaning Gazelle). Her whole life was full of good and kindly actions, she became seriously ill and died. So when they had washed her body they laid her in an upper room. Now Lydia is quite near Joppa, and when the disciples heard that peter was in Lydia, they sent two men to him and begged him, “Please come to us without delay.” Peter got up and went back with them, and when he arrived in Joppa they took him to the room upstairs. All the widows stood around him with tears in their eyes, holding out for him to see the dresses and cloaks which Tabitha used to make for them while she was with them. But Peter put them all outside the room and knelt down and prayed. The he turned to the body and said “Tabitha, get up!” she opened her eyes, and as soon as she saw Peter she sat up. He took her by the hand, helped her to her feet, and then called out to the believers and widows and presented her to them alive. This became known throughout the whole of Joppa and many believed in the Lord.