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.
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.
The LA Regional Food Bank works with a network of 700 partner agencies, including the First Church of the Nazarene. Learn more about how they fight hunger.
The LA Regional Food Bank works with a network of 700 partner agencies, including food pantries, to reach communities across LA County. Learn more here!
Our Agency Partners have had to ramp up operations due to the pandemic. We talk to a co-director of NHIFP about how they’ve navigated during trying times.
According to a recent report by the LA Economic Development Corporation and other experts, the economic recovery will be a long haul. Learn more here.
March 18, 2021 marked a milestone drive-through food distribution for the LA Regional Food Bank and LA County being their 100th food distribution together.
Thanks to a generous anonymous donor, many restaurant employees have work again.