The Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation and the Food Bank have partnered for over a decade, donating millions and volunteering to fight hunger across LA County.

When one thinks of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Chavez Ravine and back-to-back World Series Championships come to mind. But the Dodgers are much more than that. Outside of the ballpark, the Dodgers, alongside the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation (LADF), are making a true positive impact in their surrounding communities. 

For more than a decade, LADF has been one of the Food Bank’s most committed community partners. Through the years, the relationship has grown from occasional volunteer days into a sustained, multi-year commitment to fighting food insecurity in Los Angeles County.

A Partnership Built Throughout the Years

Since LADF’s relaunch in 2013, it has dramatically expanded its philanthropic footprint, investing tens of millions of dollars across Los Angeles in education, health, homelessness prevention, and social justice, with hunger relief consistently part of that mix.

“Being able to step in to support an entity that is doing such an amazing job distributing meals throughout Los Angeles through various partners and directly is a very big deal,” said Nichol McKenzie-Whiteman, Chief Executive Officer of the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation. 

A $725,000 grant from LADF, for example, helped the Food Bank provide 2.9 million meals to people in need during a period when demand had spiked well beyond pre-pandemic levels. At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Food Bank went from serving roughly 300,000 people a month to 900,000, and community partners like LADF were part of what made that surge in service possible.

In 2022, as part of Major League Baseball’s All-Star Legacy Initiative tied to the All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium, the Dodgers and members of MLB, including Commissioner Rob Manfred, also volunteered directly at the Food Bank, packing kits for the Food Bank’s BackPack Program, which provides food to students during weekends and breaks when school meals aren’t available.

Additionally, when wildfires devastated communities in Altadena, Pasadena, and Pacific Palisades, LADF’s 2025 grantmaking specifically earmarked $75,000 for the Food Bank to support its efforts to serve communities affected by the fires.

It’s partnerships like the one between LADF and the Food Bank that provide reliable, recurring support the Food Bank can build long-term programs around, from the BackPack Program for students to emergency response after disasters such as the 2025 wildfires.

“I want to thank the Dodgers Foundation and all of their supporters for the support the LA Regional Food Bank receives from the Foundation,” said Michael Flood, President and CEO of the Food Bank. “It has a huge impact on our work in reaching many children throughout the Los Angeles area.”

If you would like to get involved in the fight against hunger, consider donating or volunteering. Because together, We Feed LA.