Food Bank Moves Distribution Point
The Los Angeles Regional Foodbank shut its South Bay distribution facility recently, forcing local charities to pick up food at the main warehouse at 1734 E. 41st St. in South-Central Los Angeles.
The Torrance facility opened two years ago and grew to serve 42 local agencies and provide storage for donated food.
The Los Angeles Regional Foodbank is a private nonprofit organization that distributes surplus food to charities for people in need.
At the branch facility, volunteers sorted, inspected and repackaged the donated food. Having a local branch increased efficiency of food distribution in the area, but a dwindling supply of food and high rent forced the South Bay branch to close.
Hungry people still need food donations, said Doris Bloch, director of the Regional Foodbank. Federal assistance to food banks was cut by 75% earlier this year, she said.
Food bank officials searched for an alternative site in the South Bay, but could not find one in their price range, Bloch said.
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