Food and Charity : Where to Give

If you’d like to help, there are many agencies throughout Southern California that are desperate for food donations. Here is a list of a few. Note that because so many of these are staffed by volunteers, it is important to be sure to call and make an appointment before dropping things off.

CENTRAL LOS ANGELES

AIDS Project L.A.’s Necessities of Life Program: 6721 Romaine St., Hollywood, (213) 962-1600, ext. 180.

All People’s Christian Center: 822 East 20th St., Los Angeles, (213) 747-6357.

Angelus Plaza: 255 S. Hill St., Los Angeles, (213) 623-4352.

Bethany Emergency Services: 4975 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, (213) 661-8674.

Chrysalis Center: 516 S. Main St., Los Angeles, (213) 895-7777.

Community Development Commission of Los Angeles: 4800 Brooklyn Ave., Los Angeles, (213) 260-2833.

Dolores Mission: 171 S. Gless St., Los Angeles, (213) 881-0039.

Eastmont Community Center: 701 S. Hoefner Ave., Los Angeles, (213) 726-7998.

El Centro Del Pueblo: 1157 LeMoyne St., Los Angeles, (213) 483-6335.

El Rescate (The Rescue): 1340 S. Bonnie Brae St., Los Angeles, (213) 387-3284.

First Church of the Nazarene of Los Angeles: 3401 West 3rd St., Los Angeles, (213) 385-6345.

Fred Jordan Mission: 445 Towne Ave., Los Angeles, (213) 489-7763 and (818) 915-1981.

Good Shepherd Center for Homeless Women: 267 N. Belmont Ave., Los Angeles, (213) 250-5241.

House of Ruth: 605 N. Cummings St., Los Angeles, (213) 266-4139.

Las Familias del Pueblo: 307 East 7th St., Los Angeles, (213) 614-1745.

LIFE (Love Is Feeding Everyone): 310 N. Fairfax Ave., Los Angeles, (213) 936-0895; headquarters for two offices in Los Angeles.

Los Angeles Mission: 303 East 5th St., Los Angeles, (213) 629-1227.

Los Angeles Regional Food Bank: 1734 East 41st St., Los Angeles, (213) 234-3030.

Los Angeles Youth Network: 1550 N. Gower Blvd., Los Angeles, (213) 957-7340.

Project Angel Food: 7866 Fountain Ave., Los Angeles, (213) 656-9615.

Plaza Community Center: 648 S. Indiana St., Los Angeles, (213) 268-1107.

Rakestraw Memorial Center: 5139 S. Main St., Los Angeles, (213) 232-2258.

St. Francis Center: 1203 S. Santee St., Los Angeles, (213) 747-5347.

St. Vincent’s Cardinal Manning Center: 231 Winston St., Los Angeles, (213) 626-3744.

Salvation Army, Harbor Light Center: 809 East 5th St., Los Angeles, (213) 626-4786.

Midnight Mission: 396 S. Los Angeles St., Los Angeles, (213) 624-9258.

The Seedling: 6314 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, (213) 753-7218.

Transition House: 543 S. Crocker St., Los Angeles, (213) 622-7073.

Union Rescue Mission: 226 S. Main St., Los Angeles, (213) 628-6103.

United American Indian Involvement-Crisis Center: 118 Winston St., Los Angeles, (213) 625-2565.

Youth With a Mission: 922 N. Edgemont St., Hollywood, (213) 660-6040.

PASADENA / SAN GABRIEL VALLEY

Arcadia Welfare & Thrift: 323 North 1st Ave., Arcadia, (818) 447-2881.

Community Food Bank: 1501 W. Del Norte St., Room 21, West Covina, (818) 814-2862.

Delhaven Community Center: 15135 Fairgrove Ave., La Puente, (818) 917-9789.

El Monte-South El Monte Emergency Resources Assn.: 2645 Lee Ave., No. 6, El Monte, (818) 444-7269.

First Church of the Nazarene of Pasadena: 3700 Sierra Madre Blvd., Pasadena, (818) 351-9631.

Foothill Area Community Services: 825 E. Orange Grove Blvd., Pasadena, (818) 794-3141.

People for People: 860 E. Mission Drive, San Gabriel, (818) 285-2549.

Pomona Inland Valley Council of Churches: 1753 N. Park Ave., Pomona, (909) 623-1031. Beta Center, 1095 W. Grand Ave., Pomona, (909) 622-7278. Other collection locations: West End Hunger Program--SOVA, 635 S. Taylor Ave., Ontario; San Dimas Site, 110 East 3rd Ave., San Dimas (no telephone).

St. John Vianney: 1345 Turnbull Canyon Road, Hacienda Heights, (818) 330-2269, ext. 124.

Union Station: 412 S. Raymond Ave., Pasadena, (818) 449-4596.

Interfaith Food Center: 10005 S. Cole Road, Whittier, (310) 698-4676.

YWCA-WINGS: 631 S. Eremland Ave., Covina, (818) 915-5191.

SAN FERNANDO VALLEY

Burbank Temporary Aid Center: 1304 W. Burbank Blvd., (818) 846-2330.

Guadalupe Center: 21600 Hart St., Canoga Park, (818) 340-2050.

Loaves & Fishes: 229 S. Orange St., Glendale, (818) 247-8215.

MEND: 13460 Van Nuys Blvd., Pacoima, (818) 896-0246.

North Hollywood Interfaith Food Pantry: 4756 Placidia Ave., North Hollywood, (818) 980-1657.

Valley Vineyard/Tree of Life: P.O. Box 1128, Reseda, (818) 996-8389.

SOUTH BAY

Catholic Charities: 123 East 14th St., Long Beach, (310) 591-1351.

Christian Outreach Appeal: 515 East 3rd St., Long Beach, (310) 432-1440.

Hope Chapel: 2420 Pacific Coast Highway, Hermosa Beach, (310) 374-4673.

House of Yahweh: 4430 West 147th St., Lawndale, (310) 675-1384.

Long Beach Community Services Development Corp.: 2179 Pacific Ave., Long Beach, (310) 437-0681.

Long Beach Rescue Mission: 1335 Pacific Ave., Long Beach, (310) 591-1292.

Rainbow Services Ltd.: 567 West 5th St., San Pedro, (310) 548-5450.

St. Lawrence Martyr Parish: 1900 S. Prospect Ave., Redondo Beach, (310) 540-8019.

St. Margaret’s Center: 10505 Hawthorne Blvd., Lennox, (310) 672-2208.

St. Margaret Mary Alacoque: 25511 Eshelman Ave., Lomita, (310) 326-3364.

St. Peter & Paul Poverty Program: 943 Lagoon Ave., Wilmington, (310) 834-5431.

Food Bank of Southern California: 1444 San Francisco Ave., Long Beach, (310) 435-3577.

Sisters of Charity of Rolling Hills: 28600 Palos Verdes Drive East, Rolling Hills, (310) 831-4104.

Toberman Settlement House: 131 N. Grand Ave., San Pedro, (310) 832-1145.

SOUTH CENTRAL

Emergency Assistance Program c/o Human Services of the City of Gardena: 1651 West 162nd St., Gardena, (310) 217-9574.

Helpers for the Homeless & Hungry Program: 2513-29 W. Slauson Ave., Los Angeles, (213) 299-8670.

Human Services Assn.: 6800 E. Florence Ave., Bell Gardens, (310) 806-5400.

Parents of Watts: 10828 Lou Dillon St., Los Angeles, (213) 566-7556.

St. Cecilia Catholic Church: 4230 S. Normandie Ave., Los Angeles (213) 294-6628.

Westminster Neighborhood Assn.: 1776 E. Century Blvd., Los Angeles, (213) 564-4579.

WESTSIDE

PATH: 3756 Overland Ave., Los Angeles, (310) 558-4295.

Regis House: 11346 Iowa Ave., West Los Angeles, (310) 477-8168.

St. Joseph Center: 204 Hampton Drive, Venice, (310) 392-5101 or (310) 396-6468.

SOVA (Feed the Hungry): 11852 Santa Monica Blvd., West Los Angeles, (310) 820-8868. Beverly location: 7563 1/2 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, (213) 932-1658.

ORANGE COUNTY

Catholic Charities: 3631 W. Warner St., Santa Ana, (714) 668-1130.

Hope House: 714 N. Anaheim Blvd., Anaheim, (714) 776-7490.

Lutheran Social Services: 12432 9th St., Garden Grove, (714) 534-6450.

Orange County Rescue Mission: 1901 W. Walnut St., Santa Ana, (714) 835-0499.

St. Vincent de Paul Food Distribution Center: 426-A W. Almond Ave., Orange, (714) 771-1343.

Share Our Selves: 1550 Superior Ave., Costa Mesa, (714) 642-3451.

LANCASTER

Grace Resources Inc.: 44932 N. Yucca St., No. 13, Lancaster, (805) 940-5272.

SANTA CLARITA VALLEY

Los Angeles County Community Services Center: 24271 San Fernando Road, Newhall, (805) 254-0070.

SAN DIEGO AREA

Catholic Charities: 349 Cedar St., San Diego, (619) 231-2828.

Heartland Human Relations Assn.: 7435 University Ave., Suite 202, La Mesa, (619) 464-7313 or (619) 460-2744.

Horizon Christian Fellowship: 5331 Mt. Alifan Drive, San Diego, (619) 277-4991.

Lutheran Social Services: 4354 Van Dyke Ave., San Diego, (619) 280-1328.

Lutheran Social Services, Project Hand: 580 Hilltop Drive, Chula Vista, (619) 425-4061.

Salvation Army, Christmas Headquarters: P.O. Box 2688, San Diego, (619) 239-8027. Call other locations for drop-off sites: El Cajon, (619) 440-4683; Escondido, (619) 745-8616; Oceanside, (619) 631-8212; Chula Vista, (619) 422-7027.

San Diego Food Bank: 4520-A Federal Blvd., San Diego, (619) 263-3663.

San Diego Rescue Mission: 1150 J St., San Diego, (619) 234-2109.

SHARE: 3350 E St., San Diego, (619) 525-2200.