Love INC of Manteca sits in this precious space, where individual needs meet the generosity, surplus, compassion, and care of Jesus Christ. We strive to connect our struggling neighbors with local congregations mobilized to serve.

Love INC focuses on transforming lives and our community not by making ourselves known, but by connecting struggling individuals and families with the very institution Christ himself established to answer these critical needs, his Church.

To facilitate this, we have formalized partnerships with a growing network of local churches in the greater Manteca communities, who we rely on for everything from answering a very practical and immediate need like delivering food or providing financial assistance with a utility bill.

We also have several partnerships with other community resources, to move from a season of symptomatic responses to more systematic ways of crisis prevention and restoration to a place where they understand their inherent worth and dignity. 

Manteca is a city like many California Central Valley towns. Founded in 1861, and incorporated in 1918, there is a long history of hard work, commitment to families, and passion for our neighbors. Since its beginning, Manteca has seen consistent and, at times, explosive growth. This is at least in part due to its unique geography at the intersection of the CA-120 and I-5 and CA-99.

Over the past 20 or so years, explosive growth from the Bay Area has generated new and unique challenges for our city and its citizens. With increasing costs of housing and decreasing supply, many in our community are struggling to meet some of the very basic needs to experience the joys this traditionally family-focused city has historically offered.

This is where Love INC of Manteca comes in, founded in 2005, Love INC of Manteca is one part of a national movement of 125+ affiliates serving thousands of needs across the nation annually, locally serving more than 2000 requests for help annually.

Love INC is an organization that’s making a tangible difference. They are the hub in the wheel connecting services to the needs of people right here in our community.
— George Gerling, Board Chair Emeritus

Who We Serve

At our core, we interact directly with households who are seeking resources while struggling with meeting basic needs for themselves and their families.

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Get Involved

Interested in getting involved? From being a partner organization, to volunteering with our team, there’s a variety of ways you can help us make a difference.

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Give

Another great way to help make a difference is by financially supporting our organization. Your gift will directly impact our mission.

Lots of organizations give “stuff”. Very few organizations are bringing caring, loving, trained Christians alongside individuals whose most basic need is for someone to love them and to ultimately share Christ with them. The role of Love INC is not to replace the Church but to help churches distribute their skills, gifts, resources, and love to communities in need, In the Name of Christ.
— Dr. Virgil Gulker, Love INC movement founder (1977)