Without the support from other non-profit organizations, government agencies, businesses and individuals, the Food Bank’s reach would be minimized.

Working in partnerships has allowed the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank to make a greater impact in its communities. For the last 50 years, the Food Bank has worked hand-in-hand with the community in order to provide food assistance to neighbors who need it most. 

Working with hundreds of partner agencies—non-profit organizations, schools, shelters, government agencies, religious and secular entities—the Food Bank is able to maximize its reach and provide food to hundreds of thousands of individuals each month, covering the entire Los Angeles County area, from Long Beach to the Antelope Valley.

The Food Bank’s Partner Agency Network

The Los Angeles Regional Food Bank is proud to collaborate with community partners across LA County in the fight against hunger. These joint efforts enhance our ability to address various community needs, focusing more attention on the fight against nutrition insecurity. 

Because partner agencies are embedded within a community, they can get to know their neighbors and their needs more thoroughly. When it comes to ordering and picking up food items at the Food Bank, the Food Bank would have already worked with grocery retailers, manufacturers and distributors, wholesalers and brokers, local growers and packers and other community partners to source the needed items.

Among those partner agencies is the Interfaith Food Center (IFC) in Santa Fe Springs. For over 40 years, this partner agency has served its community by providing essential food, household essentials, hot meals and personal hygiene products to the unhoused in their surrounding community. By providing a market-style distribution, neighbors are empowered to pick and choose the items they want and prevent food waste.

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Assistance Beyond the Classroom

The Food Bank extends food assistance beyond direct and indirect distribution. Agusta A. Mayo Elementary in Compton has been a proud partner of the Food Bank and a participant of the BackPack Program for more than two decades.

With 1 in 4 children who may not know where their next meal is coming from, the BackPack Program is designed to alleviate hunger for kids who rely on school meals during the week and don’t go hungry over the weekend. Participating schools distribute food boxes monthly, providing sufficient food items to alleviate hunger, and prevent children from going to school on an empty stomach. 

RELATED: Mayo Elementary – How One School is Meeting the Need Outside of the Classroom

Addressing Hunger in the Senior Community

With one in three seniors unable to afford basic needs, the Food Bank offers programs to provide seniors with food assistance. These programs help them save money so they do not have to choose between paying rent and utility bills, buying medication or purchasing food, and combating poor health conditions. Programs like the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) serve tens of thousands of seniors each month, with participants picking up food boxes at their local senior community center or having it delivered to their homes thanks to a partnership with Amazon Flex. 

CSFP focuses on enhancing the health and nutritional status of individuals aged 60 and above. By providing a monthly package of approximately 30 pounds of nutritious, shelf-stable staples, CSFP aims to supplement participants’ diets with essential food items such as milk, meat, beans, grains, and canned fruits and vegetables.

Working in collaboration with partners helps the Food Bank alleviate hunger across Los Angeles County. Consider becoming part of the fight when you support the Food Bank.