| CFC Number |
| 97072 |
| Address |
1734 E. 41st St. |
| Phone |
| 323-234-3030 |
| Fax |
| 323-234-0943 |
| NNagel@LAFoodBank.org |
| Website |
| www.LAFoodBank.org |
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Los Angeles Regional Foodbank As a partner with Feeding America, we network with nearly 900 charitable agency sites to provide food for over 34 million meals annually for residents of LA 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 30 years. We are at the heart of a charitable food distribution network that includes more than 1,000 charitable agency sites in Los Angeles County, providing food for more than 575,000 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 40 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. One in four children in Los Angeles live at or below the poverty line and in 42 percent of all households served by the Foodbank, one or more adults work. Yet thousands of these families are still forced to choose between paying the rent and buying groceries. In addition, there is a food shortage and the growing demand for emergency food assistance including the need for an additional 10.8 million pounds of food on an annual basis. These are the needs that we are meeting.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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