House of Victory’s USC student-athletes teamed up with the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank this summer to give back to the community. Several USC football student-athletes rolled up their sleeves and volunteered in various shifts throughout the summer to donate over 100 hours of assisting in gleaning, sorting and organizing about 58,000 pounds of food resources. These food resources will be distributed to our neighbors. 

One of the USC student-athletes included Braylan Shelby, sophomore defensive lineman. “It’s a blessing to be here to put in work to give back to the community as they do for us,” says Shelby while helping sort through fresh corn. “House of Victory has enabled us to work with a ton of different organizations that allow us to give back to the community, which has really opened our team’s eyes to areas around us that are in need.”

“The volunteer support is critical for the Food Bank to do our work to help feed families in our community that are facing food insecurity,’ says LA Regional Food Bank Chief Development Officer Roger Castle. “We can actually feed more people because of this volunteer support for work that we’d normally have to pay someone to do. We’re getting it done absolutely for free, therefore, we can leverage our dollars to help feed more people in our community.”

The Food Bank thrives on the invaluable support of volunteers such as the USC student-athletes who are committed to making a positive difference in the lives of our neighbors across LA County.

Related: What It’s Like to Volunteer at the Food Bank

“It definitely feels good knowing that the work that we’re doing here and the boxes that we’re filling up are going to people that really do need it, and we can make just a little bit of a difference and a little impact in their lives to help,” says USC student-athlete and sophomore defensive lineman Elijah Hughes.

Your contribution, no matter how small, makes a significant difference in the fight against hunger. Donate today.