Mission Statement

Letter from the Board Chair and President

Dear Friends of the Food Bank,

Thank you for making 2018, our 45th anniversary, our most successful year to date. Your support allowed us to distribute 67 million pounds of food, which represents the equivalent of 56 million meals for our neighbors in need. Our community also continues to be generous with their time; the total number of volunteers exceeded 37,700, the equivalent of the work of 77 full-time employees. Financial supporters of the Food Bank generously provided a record-breaking 12.5 million dollars to help those in our community facing food insecurity.

Our Mobile Food Pantry distributed 1.4 million pounds of food, including more than 450,000 pounds of fresh produce, and we continued to expand our distributions to college campuses. Our food assistance programs for older adults provided food for 29,000 people every month and our Summer Lunch Program provided nutritious lunches to 3,000 children every weekday during the summer.

We continued to help improve the capacity of our 600+ partner agencies by providing cold storage, refrigerated vans and just-in-time deliveries to our agencies. This allows them to store fresh, nutritious food before distribution, aid in efficient food recovery and distribution through our Extra Helpings Program and receive deliveries on the day of distribution to allow larger amounts of fresh and nutritious perishable items to get directly to people in need.

During the year, Food Bank staff traveled to Sacramento and Washington D.C. to advocate for policies that would help those who face food insecurity and joined with food banks across the country to advocate against proposed changes to the CalFresh Program that would increase the need for food assistance.

Los Angeles County faces many challenges, including having an estimated 2 million people who experience the devastating impact of food insecurity. Yet, Los Angeles County is also home to thousands of generous people like you who have made hunger relief a priority, giving those in our community hope for a better and brighter future. Thank you for your support of the Food Bank to help us mobilize resources to fight hunger in our community.

Best regards,

David Bishop Chairman of the Board

Michael Flood President and CEO

Mobilizing the resources of our community since 1973 1734 E. 41st Street, Los Angeles, CA 90058-1502 Tel (323) 234-3030 FAX (323) 234-0943

A Member of Feeding America

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Mission Statement

To mobilize resources to fight hunger in our community.

? Source and acquire food and other products and distribute to needy people through charitable agencies or directly through programs;

? Energize the community to get involved and support hunger relief;

? Conduct hunger education and awareness campaigns and advocate for public policies that alleviate hunger.

Vision Statement

No one goes hungry in Los Angeles County.

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Together, We Provide for Children in Our Community.

There are more hungry children in Los Angeles County than in any other county in the nation.

1 in 4 children in our community may not know where their next meal is coming from.

Our Children's Nutrition Programs provide the nutrition that children need to succeed

in life. We distribute healthy meals to children at schools and other sites in underserved areas in order to increase their access to healthy food. Adequate nutrition is vital for early development, academic achievement and children's overall sense of safety and well-being.

The BackPack Program

is designed to ensure that children from food-insecure households who rely on school meals have access to healthy, kid-friendly food during the weekend when school meals are not available.

Approximately 24% of our clients are children.

"There is a definite difference when students don't have access to good nutrition outside of class. It's harder for them to concentrate and to come to school really ready to learn. The BackPack Program has filled that gap for our children."

? Fleming Robinson Principal Mayo Elementary School

"Delta Air Lines is committed to improving the well-being of our communities where we work and live by supporting organizations that are making a significant impact in the lives of vulnerable people, especially children. The Food Bank's effort to alleviate food insecurity in Los Angeles County is exactly the kind of work Delta is proud to support through volunteering and ongoing financial contributions."

? Scott Santoro Vice President Los Angeles and West Sales Delta Air Lines

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To sponsor our children's program, including a BackPack school, please contact Roger Castle, Chief Development Officer, at rcastle@

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You Make Our Senior Nutrition Program Possible.

More than half of Los Angeles residents aged 65 years and older do not have enough

income to meet their basic needs. Through our Senior Nutrition Programs, the Food

Bank delivers healthy food to older adults in our community. When living on a fixed income, many older adults skip meals to be able to afford housing, health care and other expenses. Healthy food for our seniors in need helps them live happy, healthier lives.

Approximately 18% of our clients are older adults.

The Borstein Family Foundation's support

of the Food Bank began in 2013. Their generosity throughout the years has provided hundreds of thousands of meals for individuals we serve. In 2018, they made a four-year $100,000 commitment to provide food for seniors in our community.

"The Borstein Family Foundation supports organizations in Southern California that enable those in our community to live happier, healthier lives. That is why our family is proud to support an organization that reaches so many individuals in need in our community."

? Loren Borstein Board of Trustees Borstein Family Foundation

In 2018, an anonymous donor made a transformative

$5 million gift to increase the distribution of

healthy, shelf-stable items and fresh produce to seniors. This visionary gift has allowed us to create new innovative programs that will increase seniors' access to nutritious food.

The funding will enable us to expand existing senior programs, launch new delivery models and provide resources and equipment to selected partner agencies. To reach these target groups, we have established new partnerships, as well as expanded existing partnerships, focusing on homedelivered meal providers, congregate meal sites and organizations that serve veterans.

We serve roughly 55,000 low-income older adults on a monthly basis.

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Fighting Hunger Takes All of Us Working Together.

Starbucks is working with food banks across the United

States to prevent waste and provide nourishing, ready-to-eat

meals through the FoodShare program. Starbucks has

donated refrigerated vans which are used to pick up unsold food from their stores and distribute it throughout LA County. To date, the Food Bank has partnered with local Starbucks locations to rescue more than 600,000 meals for children and families facing hunger.

Michael Flood presented Sean Williams, Regional Director at Starbucks with the 2018 Fighting Hunger, Giving Hope Award at the Annual Season for Sharing Luncheon.

Smart & Final, a longtime friend of the

Food Bank, donated $40,000, as well as $10,000 worth of groceries, at our annual

KTLA Take 5 to Care Holiday Food Drive.

"We want to give back to the communities we serve, and it is very important to us that everyone in the LA area has food to eat every day."

? Barbara Van Dine Vice President, Talent Management Smart and Final

"Food is one of our basic needs as humans. Starbucks is honored to provide healthy food to people and communities through our FoodShare program."

? Laura Olson Director, Global Social Impact

Starbucks Coffee Company

NBC 4 and Ralphs/Food 4 Less teamed up to raise $400,000 for Southern California Food Banks. The

Los Angeles Regional Food Bank received $200,400 from the campaign.

"I am fortunate to work for a company like Ralphs and Food 4 Less that cares about the community where our employees and customers live. Ralphs and Food 4 Less are committed to eliminating food waste and ending hunger in our community and across the country"

? John Votava Director, Corporate Affairs Ralphs and Food 4 Less

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