Responding Charity Spotlight: Los Angeles Regional Food Bank

Jewell Willett

This is the first spotlight in a new series diving deeper into the efforts and impact of some curated and vetted local organizations supporting the response to the Los Angeles wildfires.

The Los Angeles Regional Food Bank (EIN 95-3135649) is working with government agencies, nonprofit and faith-based partners and others to respond to the fires throughout Los Angeles County. The Food Bank is working with its network of more than 600 partner agencies to provide food and nutrition assistance.

When wildfires break out, they lead to evacuations and widespread destruction, with many losing their homes and all their prized possessions. School closures may also affect food security for those families who depend on school meals to feed their families, and many may lose their jobs. Food banks like the LA Regional Food Bank work quickly to offer shelters and relief agencies essential food assistance.

As part of its response, the Food Bank has distributed more than 25,000 food boxes to impacted areas and handed out thousands of food kits consisting of fresh produce and shelf-stable items at a community resource fairs to support impacted individuals and families.

Providing Recovery Support

Support after a disaster is as important as during a disaster. As communities begin to rebuild, the Food Bank will continue to provide food assistance to displaced families and those rebuilding their homes and lives. You can review more about their resources on their direct website - some of which could be great tools for your employees if they themselves have been impacted.

The LA Food Bank was also featured in our list of Resources for the LA Wildfires.