When you support the Food Bank, you’re helping feed hundreds of thousands of our neighbors in LA County.

Did you know that 96% of the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank’s revenue goes directly to supporting the community? 

When considering donating to any nonprofit organization, many turn to Candid and Charity Navigator to find out if an organization is highly efficient, respected, and rated. The Food Bank is among the highest-rated, with a 96% efficiency rating. For reference, any large nonprofit organization with an efficiency rating of more than 80% is considered a great nonprofit.

However, the Food Bank can’t do it alone. It works with growers, wholesalers, manufacturers, distributors, retailers and others to get perfectly good food donated to one of the Food Bank warehouses and then distributed to individuals and families throughout Los Angeles County. Volunteers who sort, pack, and distribute food help the Food Bank save money, whereas otherwise, the Food Bank would have to pay full-time staff to do the work.

Helping Neighbors in Need

Thanks to community support, the Food Bank, along with its hundreds of partner agencies across LA County, is able to maximize its reach. Hundreds of thousands of individuals from all walks of life benefit monthly from the Food Bank’s food assistance throughout the County. 

Households like Anthony and Ariella’s, a young couple who live in Koreatown, attend the food distribution at Immanuel Presbyterian Church. Living with one income, money is tight in their household, so any help they can get goes a long way. 

While they know what kind of foods to expect at each distribution, the variety helps them explore different recipes and eat new foods they wouldn’t normally purchase. 

Although Julius stayed behind to try to save his home, the fire and the winds were too strong to keep it alive. The family was displaced in Inglewood, and upon hearing about a resource fair at SoFi Stadium, Julius decided to attend and see what they could use, and without a doubt, food assistance was gladly accepted.

Consider supporting the Food Bank year-round when you become a monthly donor. To learn more about monthly donations, please visit our Monthly Giving page.