Los Angeles Regional Food Bank

The LA Regional #FoodBank is incredibly grateful to fight hunger with more than 700 partner agencies across LA County, including the North Hollywood Interfaith Food Pantry. Recently, Jane Poole, their co-director, spoke with us about adjusting to the COVID-19 pandemic. She describes serving more than 38,000 people in 2020 alone, distributing between 320-360 bags per week of canned soup, beans, bread, produce, and more. Most of this food is sourced from the Food Bank, along with local donations. Read more about the Interfaith Food Pantry: https://www.lafoodbank.org//local-non-profit-stays-commit/.

Now through April 25, you can nominate us for the Los Angeles Times' "Best of the Southland" awards. If you'd like to show your support to the LA Regional Food Bank, please consider nominating us here at http://www.bestofthesouthland.com/

Thanks to the support from our generous community, the LA Regional #FoodBank is co-hosting a drive-through food distribution today, 4/16, with Hilda Solis' office. If you are in need of food assistance, please visit LAFoodBank.org/findfood or meet us at John Anson Ford Park (8000 Park Ln., Bell Gardens, 90201) from 9 am - 12 pm.

Millions of American families are facing poverty due to the economic consequences of the pandemic, yet misconceptions still persist about what that means. Poverty exists across the country, from central cities to suburbs, and affects most Americans firsthand. In fact, 59% of Americans will spend at least one year below the poverty line. America’s poor are also more likely to experience food insecurity than those in other Western industrialized countries. Learn more about poverty via Washington Post https://wapo.st/3fLmLpX

Today (4/15), 9 am -12 pm, the LA Regional #FoodBank is providing free boxes of nutritious food to those in need at the Hawaiian Gardens Casino (11871 East Carson Street, Hawaiian Gardens, CA 90716). Thank you to all our donors, partners and volunteers for your continued support! Your commitment to fighting hunger makes distributions like this possible, helping the #FoodBank reach more than 900,000 food-insecure families and individuals each month. For more opportunities to give or get help, please visit LAFoodBank.org. Together, #WeFeedLA.

Good Morning! Today, April 13th, the LA Regional #FoodBank is teaming up with the community to provide food resources for those in need at Rowley Park (13220 S. Van Ness Ave., Gardena, 90249) from 9 am - 12 pm. It takes everyone to fight food insecurity and we invite you to help the Food Bank help our neighbors if you are able. Visit LAFoodBank.org to donate time or money. Together, #WeFeedLA.

Thursday, March 18th, 2021, the Food Bank held its 100th COVID-19 relief food distribution in partnership with LA County. As unemployment remains high, this milestone reminds us that the economic impacts of COVID-19 are from over. Many families attending recent distributions have never sought food assistance before. The #FoodBank is proud to stand with all of you to help support our neighbors and work towards a healthier LA County by fighting hunger. The past year has proven the strength and resilience of our community, as well as the care, love and kindness that can persist even in the face of hardship and tragedy. Read more about this landmark distribution here: https://www.lafoodbank.org//one-year-mark-covid-19-distri/.

An article by the Los Angeles Times inspired a partnership with the Los Angeles Regional #FoodBank. "As a result of the partnership, Tang said, in July and August alone, the Food Bank was able to distribute more than one million cases of food to its partners; each case contained multiple boxes of pre-labeled food that recipients could pick up at drive-through sites." Fighting food insecurity takes everyone to step up and we are so grateful for such a supportive community and for UCLA Anderson School of Management. Get the whole story at https://www.latimes.com//times-article-inspires-food-distr

While COVID-19 surges all over the world and in Los Angeles County, many of our neighbors are struggling with food insecurity. The LA Regional #FoodBank helps nearly one million of our neighbors each month. This food recipient picks up food for herself and her elderly neighbors. They need the food because their jobs have been put on hold; one of her friends is unable to work because of underlying conditions and her sister is out of work because the airline industry has been impacted severely by the pandemic. She is thankful for the volunteers and the work the #FoodBank does to provide nutritious food to those who need it. Together, #WeFeedLA Give or get help at https://secure.lafoodbank.org//Donation2;jsessionid=000000

This morning, 1/23, from 9 am through 12 pm, the Los Angeles Regional #FoodBank is having a grocery giveaway for those in need at Exposition Park (700 Exposition Park Dr., Los Angeles, 90037). To find food resources near you, please visit LAFoodBank.org/findfood or dial 211. Many of our neighbors face food insecurity, whether they are new or familiar with the hardship, thanks to the economic impact the pandemic is having. If you are in the position, please consider giving help to allow the #FoodBank to continue our work during such a critical time. Together, #WeFeedLA. https://secure.lafoodbank.org//Donation2;jsessionid=000000&

We will provide free food to those in need at the drive-through distribution today (4/6) until noon at East Rancho Dominguez Park. Please visit LAFoodBank.org/findfood to locate a distribution near you.

2020 was unprecedented for many reasons - including the generosity of our community. Thank you to everyone who supported the LA Regional Food Bank last year. You helped us provide assistance to more food-insecure children, seniors, families and individuals than ever before. Sadly, we still see devastating levels of food insecurity in LA County, but with your support, we can make a difference for our neighbors in need. Our critical work must continue in 2021. Please join us at LAFoodBank.org.

A virtual World Series celebration in partnership with #RWQuarantunes and Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation to benefit the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank sounds like a home run to us! We hope to see you there! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsV_5nUF62I&feature=youtu.be

We met Araceli and her son at a drive-through food distribution in West Covina. Since losing her job, contracting and surviving COVID-19, the LA Regional #FoodBank has been a vital lifeline for her through her recovery. So thank you to everybody who donated, everybody who supports the Food Bank. Keep supporting it because it helps people like us who have lost their jobs, got the worst kind of Covid, and now just want to survive Thank you, Araceli, for sharing your story with us. Her story is just one of the hundreds of thousands that, with your support, the Food Bank can help. To learn more of Araseli’s story, please visit: https://www.lafoodbank.org/stories/covid-19-survivor-story/

With food insecurity reaching staggering heights with no end in near sight during this pandemic, the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank has expanded operations and tripled the number of people helped each month from 300,000 to 900,000 a month. The Food Bank's Board of Directors, staff and partners thank our President and CEO, Michael Flood, for his amazing leadership. Congratulations, Michael Flood, for 20 years of service, commitment, innovation and leadership and for earning the Dennis Winston Memorial Leadership Award!

The LA Regional #FoodBank is holding a drive-through distribution at County Library Headquarters (7400 Imperial Hwy, Downey, 90242) today, 1/22, from 9 am until 12 pm. Record numbers of our neighbors are struggling with food insecurity as a result of the pandemic. To get help, or to give help, please visit LAFoodBank.org.

From 9 am 12 pm, the LA Regional #FoodBank will be distributing free boxes of food to those in need at the Saint Anthony Greek Orthodox Church (778 South Rosemead Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91107). If you’re able, please consider showing love to your food-insecure neighbors during this difficult time. Your support can help millions of families in LA County. To give or get help, visit LAFoodBank.org. Together, #WeFeedLA.

Today (1/14), 9 am 12 pm, the LA Regional #FoodBank is holding another free food distribution for anyone in need of assistance. Join us at the Church on the Way (14300 Sherman Way, Van Nuys, 91405) for a week’s worth of groceries for a family of four. We’re so grateful to our donors, partners and volunteers that allow us to hold distributions like this.

Chandra Wilson is putting in the work (and the fun!) tonight during #CelebrityWheelOfFortune! Watch her compete alongside Leslie Jones and Tony Hawk for a chance to win $1M for the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank.

With help from the United Gateway SM Card, our team at the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank received a generous gift as part of their Gateway to Giving Campaign. This grant will help us better fight hunger in our community by providing funds that will go directly to our programs helping food-insecure children, hardworking families, struggling seniors and more with healthy food they may not have had otherwise. Thank you, Chase and United! #ChasePartner#GatewayToGiving #UnitedAirlines #MileagePlusCards

Today, 9 am 12 pm, the LA Regional #FoodBank is holding another free food distribution for anyone in need of food assistance. Join us at the Artesia Library (18801 Elaine Ave., Artesia, CA 90701). Thank you to all of our donors, volunteers and partners for helping us provide critical food assistance to our food-insecure neighbors. With your continued support, we look forward to reaching even more of our neighbors this year. Learn more at LAFoodbank.org/find-food. Together, #WeFeedLA.

Free food distribution! If you or anyone you know is in need, join the LA Regional #FoodBank today, 9 am -12 pm, to receive a free box of nutritious food at Victoria Park (419 Martin Luther King Jr. Street, Carson, CA 90746). Thank you to all our donors, partners and volunteers for helping us reach more than 900,000 food-insecure individuals each month. During this difficult time, it’s especially important to support our communities. If you’re able to contribute, please consider helping us continue to meet the elevated demand for food assistance across LA County. To give or get help, visit LAFoodBank.org

A huge thank you to everyone who supported the LA Regional #FoodBank at the Take 5 to Care Food Drive! We continue to be amazed by the generosity of our community. The event raised 5,862 pounds of food and almost $900 for food-insecure families across LA County. Contributions came from KTLA 5 News, SoCal Honda Dealers, Citadel Outlets, and other incredible community members. This support will go far in the fight against hunger, especially as the #FoodBank faces heightened demand from the pandemic. Read the full story here: https://www.lafoodbank.org/stories/take-5-to-care-2020/.

Our Team #WeFeedLA supporters raised more than $1.5 million, which helped the Food Bank provide 6 million nutritious meals to people in need throughout our community. Please join Team #WeFeedLA in 2021 to make an immediate difference in LA County. fundraise.lafoodbank.org/o/en/campaign/wefeedla2021

The LA Regional #FoodBank has some tasty plans in the making! With the Los Angeles Rams, we will be hosting the 5th Annual Tate of the Rams virtual event on November 16. We hope that you can join the Food Bank, Chef Steve Samson, Cooper Kupp and more friends for a special feast for a good cause in an effort to help us fight hunger in LA County. You won't want to miss this! Get your tickets at lafoodbank.org/events/taste-of-the-rams-2020/

Another free food distribution! Today, October 23rd, 9 am 12 pm, the LA Regional #FoodBank is partnering with County of Los Angeles to provide food boxes at the Northridge Fashion Center - Pacific Theatre (9400 Shirley Ave, Northridge, CA 91324). The pandemic and recession mean many of our neighbors will be facing new challenges as the holiday season approaches. It’s a critical time to support the community we love. If you’re able, please visit LAFoodBank.org to join the fight against hunger. For more information on food assistance, dial 211 or visit LAFoodBank.org/find-food. Together, #WeFeedLA.

Along with local media stations ABC7 and ESPN Los Angeles, the 9th Annual Feed SoCal Food Drive raised enough funds to provide the equivalent of more than 59,000 meals for those in need. This year's campaign was unlike any other: no in-person events and more need than ever. Before the pandemic, 1 in 5 residents in Los Angeles County dealt with food insecurity. Since the pandemic began in March, Los Angeles Regional Food banks have increased food distribution by more than 145%. To learn more about the campaign, visit: lafoodbank.org/stories/feed-socal-2020/

Thank you to Nestlé for supporting LA Regional Food Bank as part of their #HispanicHeritageMonth campaign, #EPlatoDeTodos. MAGGI, LA LECHERA, ABUELITA and MEDIA CREMA invited consumers and three Hispanic chefs to create a unique and diverse dish that represents Latinos in the U.S. Find the dish at @maggiusa, and tag a friend or share their post using #ElPlatoDeTodos for Nestlé to donate a meal to support local families.

The Los Angeles Regional #FoodBank is cooking up something special with the Los Angeles Rams! Together, we will be hosting the 5th Annual Tate of the Rams virtual event on November 16. Join Chef Steve Samson, Cooper Kupp and more special guests for a seasonal and modern take on an Italian feast with proceeds benefiting the #FoodBank. Mark your calendars and get more information at lafoodbank.org/events/taste-of-the-rams-2020/

Today, October 20th, 9 am 12 pm, the #FoodBank is working with the County of Los Angeles to hold a free food distribution at the Shops at West Angeles Church (3600 Crenshaw Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90016). Food boxes contain enough fresh produce and shelf-stable items to feed a family of four for about a week. With the help of our donors, partners and volunteers, we’re now serving more than 900,000 clients per month through distributions like this. If you’re looking for food assistance or able to contribute, please visit LAFoodBank.org. to learn more about how we fight hunger. Together, #WeFeedLA.

115 million pounds of food have been distributed by the LA Regional #FoodBank and our partners since the outbreak. In order to provide these millions of meals, distribution has increased by 145% since last year. As a nonprofit organization, the Food Bank relies on the generosity of the community to continue our critical work. Thank you to our donors, volunteers and supporters. Without the help of your kind donations, the Food Bank would be unable to work toward our vision: that no one goes hungry in Los Angeles County.

The ongoing pandemic and recession have exacerbated food insecurity among college students. Before March, 62.7% of students in the Los Angeles Community College District faced hunger. Over the last few months, that number has skyrocketed. Thanks to the hard work of our partners, donors and volunteers, the #FoodBank is finding new ways to provide meals for food-insecure students learning remotely. Recently, we hosted a drive-through distribution at Cerritos College, where a few clients shared their stories. Read more: https://www.lafoodbank.org//college-campuses-closed-stude/

Thank you to the San Gabriel Valley Civic Alliance for recognizing the #FoodBank with a service award! We are so excited to be honored at their virtual event, the 4th Annual Business Circle of Champions. As the pandemic and recession continue, we’re proud to stand with the SGVCA in supporting our community. Compared to pre-pandemic levels, demand for food assistance is up by more than 145%, meaning it’s especially critical to fight hunger right now. We’re so grateful for all the donors, volunteers and partners that continue to make our work possible. Together, #WeFeedLA.

The Dodgers teamed up with the LA Regional Food Bank to provide 20,000 meals to families in need, and the Dodgers Foundation partnered with ‘Shoes That Fit’ and Kershaw’s Challenge to give away athletic shoes to over 800 families. https://lasentinel.net/dodger-foundation-gives-away-new-sho Together, #WeFeedLA

Today, October 17th, from 9 am through noon, the #FoodBank alongside the County of Los Angeles and Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO are providing a free food distribution for those in need at Los Angeles Sentinel Newspaper (3800 South Crenshaw Blvd, Los Angeles, 90008). Since the pandemic broke out in March, food distribution has increased by 145% and it is thanks to the support of our donors, volunteers and community members that we’re able to reach an unprecedented amount of people during this challenging time. Together, #WeFeedLA. Please help us sustain this increased support through the holidays by donating if you are able. https://secure.lafoodbank.org//Donation2;jsessionid=000000 If you or someone you know is experiencing food insecurity, please visit LAFoodBank.org/findfood or dial 211.

We are setting up for another distribution! Today, October 16 from 9 am to 12 pm, the Los Angeles Regional #FoodBank is partnering with LA County and Hilda Solis to provide free food to those who are in need at MacLaren Children's Center (4024 Durfee Avenue, El Monte, 91732). We're thankful for all the donors, volunteers and partners that continue to make our work possible. For local food assistance please dial 211 or visit LAFoodBank.org/findfood

Thanksgiving means different things for different families. Everyone has their own special traditions. For many children, holiday breaks mean sleeping in, having fun and enjoying lots of their favorite foods. For children in food-insecure homes, a break from school means the loss of school meals, and it's hard to be happy when you're hungry. Show us what Thanksgiving means to you. This holiday season, consider making a tax-deductible gift to help feed families, children, seniors and more of our neighbors in need. Together, #WeFeedLA. https://secure.lafoodbank.org//Donation2;jsessionid=000000