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food resources
General Food Assistance
CalFresh
Call: 866-613-3777
Food Pantries
LA Regional Food Bank’s food pantry locator:
lafoodbank.org/find-food/pantry-locator
Westside Food Bank’s food pantries:
wsfb.org/our-services/need-food-help
Emergency Food Assistance Program at Community and Senior Centers
Anyone over age of 18 is eligible to receive free food commodities at selected centers. Call LA County Community and Senior Centers:
1-800-689-8514
Parks and Recreation
Los Angeles County Parks and Recreation offers hot supper and snacks to youth as well as meal services to seniors:
Children under 5
Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
WIC provides free food benefits for moms, babies, and children under 5.
Call to apply: 1-800-852-5770
Fathers, grandparents, foster parents, and caretakers of children under 5 may apply on behalf of children who qualify.
School-Aged Children
Summer Meals
Program that provides free meals and snacks in the summer while school is closed. Download CA Meals for Kids mobile app (iOS, Andriod, Microsoft) to find a Summer Meals Program site or visit:
cde.ca.gov/ds/sh/sn/summersites.asp
Sun Bucks
New program for families with school-aged children that provides grocery assistance in the summer when school is closed.
Older Adults
Congregate Meals
Meals served for adults aged 60 and older at senior centers and other locations
Call to apply: 1-800-510-2020
Home-delivered meals
Adults aged 60 or older who are homebound due to illness and disability receive meals delivered to their home
Call to apply: 1-800-510-2020
Other Resources
2-1-1 LA
Visit 211la.org for more info
Call 2-1-1 to locate resources near you for the following:
- Free groceries
- Student meals
- Free wi-fi hotspots
- And more
SNAP
Get up to $50 in free groceries for SNAP customers
Learn more: https://bit.ly/GoPuffSNAP
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