Los Angeles Regional Foodbank

We provide enough food for 1,000,000 meals a week through a network of over 600 partnering agencies with more than 1,000 sites in Los Angeles County.

Why do we exist?

The Los Angeles Regional Foodbank is a non-profit, charitable organization that has been serving the disadvantaged of our community for more than 35 years.  We are at the heart of a charitable food distribution network of over 560 charitable agencies with more than 1,000 sites in Los Angeles County, providing food for more than 800,000 meals a week.

We are unique because no other agency in Southern California solicits, collects or distributes food on a scale such as ours.  Each year, the Foodbank distributes over 54 million pounds of food to soup kitchens, homeless shelters, emergency food assistance pantries, and programs serving low-income children, families, seniors, and other individuals living in need. 

The need is tremendous - more than 1.6 million LA County residents struggle with hunger.  The Foodbank’s distribution volume has increased by an astounding 62% during the past two years.

What have you accomplished?

The Foodbank has helped so many people from all walks of life.  Some memorable faces of hunger include a man name Paul.  Paul, a World War II veteran who fought from 1942-43 in the Pacific, suffered a stroke and two heart attacks.  He is living on a fixed income of $900 a month, while his rent is $700.  When he asked a local church for help, they referred him to a local food pantry.  Paul says that the food he receives is truly a life saver.

There’s also an 11-year-old girl name Maria Elena Polanes whose parents both work.  Although her father has two jobs and they receive food stamps, it is not enough to keep food in the house to feed her and her four other siblings.  Maria Elena receives breakfast and after school snacks through the Kids Cafe program.   

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