Tag: food recipients
The LA Regional Food Bank covered many different topics in 2021 from food recipients, executive summaries, frequently asked questions and more in this list.
When the pandemic hit, the question of whether Patricia and her family of five would have food on their table began to linger. She and her husband had lost their jobs, and with three young children at home, she needed to find a way to find their next meal.
Accidents can happen at any given moment, but the worst is right before a pandemic. Alondra Flores, a mother of three, depended on her job to help provide for her family. When she was in an accident that temporarily immobilized her, their lives changed.
While things may seem to be getting back to a new normal, there are still individuals in Los Angeles County living with the uncertainty of where their next meal will come from. And that’s where the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank comes into play.
Before the pandemic, Food Bank Partner Agency CCNP served 100-150 families weekly, but as of June 2021, that number has jumped to 500-600. CCNP has been providing meals to students throughout the pandemic.
The Food Bank and our Partners help 900,000 people a month. Two of those individuals include Mrs. Carson and Alanna. Learn how your support helps them.
Like so many of the Food Bank’s partner agencies, Church of the Redeemer has had to dramatically scale up its work to try and meet the heightened demand created by COVID-19 and the continuing economic impact.
Food insecurity affects different parts of our population. We talk to one person who is both a volunteer and food recipient at one of our partner agencies.
We take a look at the past year reflecting on how operations, demand for food assistance and community support have all grown due to the pandemic.
Unfortunately, food insecurity skyrocketed in 2020. Here are a few stories that paint a picture of food insecurity amid the outbreak of the pandemic.