The Los Angeles Regional Food Bank has been the cy pres recipient of numerous class action settlements during the past several years. Cy pres awards are generally the residual or unclaimed portion of class action settlements. While the litigated issues are not related to the Food Bank, the parties for these legal settlements have determined that the Food Bank is an effective recipient for using cy pres settlements to benefit people in communities throughout Los Angeles County.
The Food Bank is a nonprofit, charitable organization established in 1973 and is now one of the largest food banks in the United States. Through a network of 600 partner agencies and Food program distribution sites, the Food Bank distributes nutritious food and other products to families and people throughout Los Angeles County each week. The Food Bank is an extremely efficient charity, with more than 96 percent of total revenues used for programs.
The mission of the Food Bank is to mobilize resources to fight hunger in our community. To fulfill our mission, the Food Bank sources and acquires nutritious food and other products and distributes them to people experiencing nutrition insecurity through our partner agency network and directly through programs; energizes the community to get involved and support hunger relief; and conducts hunger and nutrition education and awareness campaigns and advocates for public policies that benefit the people we serve. Our vision is that no one goes hungry in L.A. County.
Access to nutritious options means families and individuals will not have to resort to less expensive foods that are low in nutritional value or to go without food completely. In 2022, the Food Bank distributed more than 110 million pounds of food and product, the equivalent of more than 88 million meals valued at more than $200 million.
For more information, contact Roger Castle, Chief Development Officer at (323) 234-3030, ext. 147, or rcastle@lafoodbank.org.
Cy pres awards have been very helpful in allowing the Food Bank to fund programs in order to reach more people facing hunger throughout L.A. County. Cy pres awards received by the Food Bank have totaled more than $7.5 million and include: