Tag: food bank volunteer spotlight
It’s thanks to hunger heroes like Mary that the Food Bank can continue serving the community through a time of need. Learn more on how to get involved.
Fighting hunger and food insecurity is a year-round battle, but during the month of September, Hunger Action Month, we ask our supporters to raise awareness on food insecurity.
For college students, being food insecure has become a stigmatized norm. Many students across Los Angeles County will head to class with empty stomachs, causing a distracted mind, and preventing them from learning in the classrooms.
Well over half of Cerritos College students are faced with the daunting decision of having to choose between purchasing food or buying school textbooks, or even foregoing higher education to be able to put food on the table for themselves or their families.
With more than two million people facing food insecurity in Los Angeles County, the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank has turned into a lifeline for many people in Los Angeles County Angelenos.
Anthony Anderson and Mercedes Benz USA donate time and funds to provide 40,000 Thanksgiving Meals to those in need.
Food Bank volunteers help by boxing, sorting & gleaning food that is then distributed to neighbors that need help. We sit down with one of our volunteers to get to know what the experience means to her.