Category: Hunger Heroes
The work of the Food Bank would be impossible without our amazing donors and volunteers. Mary Simun is both of these.
The Los Angeles Regional Food Bank has received a $150,000 grant from the S. Mark Taper Foundation, as part of the private foundation’s 2016 grant cycle.
Like many older Americans, Michael Holt is on a fixed income. “Once I pay my rent, I only have about $150 that’s got to last me the rest of the month,” he says.
Connie Trimble almost always wears a smile–a smile so big that some can hear it over the phone.
Generosity and community service have no age limit.
The Food Bank touches thousands of lives every day, impacting the wellbeing of our clients and energizing the community through volunteer efforts.
For many among our staff, the important work the Food Bank team does every day is made all the more special and satisfying because of the family-like atmosphere.
One in six people in Los Angeles County are struggling with food insecurity.
The Los Angeles Regional Food Bank’s largest food distribution program is our network of more than 600 partner agencies and 1,000 distribution sites. These are schools, senior and community centers, churches and pantries.