Impact Stories

Hope—and Nourishment—for Alejandra and Her Son

The demand for food assistance has risen by 9% in Los Angeles County this year. At the Food Bank, we are fully committed to meeting this growing need, and we have all hands on deck to ensure that free and nutritious food is provided to all our neighbors in need.

A Much-Needed Respite for the Alejos Family

Alberto Alejos, a client of North Valley Caring Services Food Pantry, shares his struggles with the high cost of groceries.

Powerful Partnerships Nourish Communities

Partnerships are critical to the success of the Food Bank, including the one we’ve built with Mexican American Opportunity Foundation. Because of these relationships, we can feed families in need, especially as food prices soar due to inflation.

Nourishing a Community and Providing Hope

The Los Angeles Regional Food Bank is partnering with many two- and four-year colleges across LA County, including Cerritos College, to bring food and hope to struggling communities.

Inflation Hits Home for Our Hungry Neighbors

As prices paid for food, gas and utilities continue to rise, people like Patricia rely more and more on the Food Bank for assistance. Generous people who support the Food Bank make a difference in the lives of Patricia and others who need help.

Los Angeles Regional Food Bank Distributes 2 Million Pounds of Food Weekly

We recently visited Friends in Deed, a nonprofit food pantry that provides food assistance to low-income and no-income families in the greater Pasadena and Altadena areas. Clients of the food pantry are provided with boxes of nutritious food, including meat, dairy, eggs, fruits and vegetables.

For many students in LA County, a free school lunch is the only full meal they will eat all day. But what about the weekends? When teachers began to notice that many students were showing up to school Monday morning hungry and not ready to learn, they reached out to the Food Bank to help.