Intersect Power provides major donations to FIND Food Bank

A collaboration between FIND Food Bank and Intersect Power has provided more than $100,000 to local food banks in Riverside County since 2023.

Intersect Power is a clean energy company which develops and operates low-carbon energy to its customers. Since last year, the company has made donations to support FIND Food Bank’s food pantries, which are located near the company’s solar and battery storage projects, to better address the problem of food insecurity in those areas. It has also contributed $40,000 to support the Blythe Emergency Food Pantry - Food Distribution Center, which is located near Intersect’s Athos III Solar and Battery Storage Project, and $50,000 to both FIND and the Set Free Desert Center Food Pantry in Desert Center, which is the closest community to the company’s Oberon Solar and Battery Storage Project.

“At Intersect Power, we believe that our community involvement extends beyond our projects,” said Intersect Power Director of Community Engagement Elizabeth Knowles. “We are honored to partner with the FIND Food Bank, an organization whose impactful efforts are crucial in the fight against hunger and in supporting those in need."

Intersect Power’s contributions to FIND have also extended to its employees. Workers from Intersect Power and the local International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) participated in FIND’s community mobile market distribution at the Blythe Emergency Food Pantry, which served approximately 200 area families in need with food.

“Intersect Power’s generosity has had a profound impact on our ability to serve the Riverside County community,” said FIND Food Bank President and CEO Debbie Espinosa. “Their contributions are helping us provide essential food and resources to those facing food insecurity. We are incredibly grateful for their partnership and commitment to our mission.”

About FIND Food Bank

Founded in 1983, FIND Food Bank is the desert's regional food bank, serving more than 5,000 square miles, including eastern Riverside and southern San Bernardino Counties, from the Hi-Desert and Joshua Tree across the Coachella Valley to Anza, down to the Salton Sea and the border of California and Arizona. FIND is the largest hunger-relief and food rescue organization in the region. It is the Feeding America member food bank for the Coachella Valley desert region and is recognized as the USDA distributor for eastern Riverside in the County of Riverside and the state of California as the regional disaster response food bank. FIND’s mission is to end hunger today, tomorrow and for a lifetime. To learn more or to volunteer, visit findfoodbank.org .

About Intersect Power

Founded in 2016, Intersect Power is a clean energy company bringing innovative and scalable low-carbon solutions to its customers in global energy markets. The company develops, owns and operates some of the world's largest clean energy resources, providing low-carbon electricity, fuels, and related products to customers for U.S. consumption and international export. To learn more, visit intersectpower.com .

Alex Grauel is The Desert Sun's summer 2024 intern. He's a rising senior journalism student at Arizona State University, and a native of Rancho Mirage. You can email Alex at agrauel@palmspri.gannett.com .

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