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26 Food Banks Where You Can Share Your Wealth

By Christine Pelisek
Thursday, December 23, 2004 - 12:00 am

LOS ANGELES/ DOWNTOWN L.A.

All Peoples Christian Center. 822 E. 20th St., (213) 747-6357. Monday–Friday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Closed December 24 and 31. All foods.

Bethany Emergency Services. 4975 Sunset Blvd., (323) 661-8674. Thursdays, 9 a.m. to noon. Call the day before drop-off. All foods.

Dolores Mission. 171 S. Gless St., (323) 881-0039. Monday–Friday, 4 to 6 p.m. Closed December 27. All foods.

Eastmont Community Center. 701 S. Hoefner Ave., (323) 726-7998. Monday–Thursday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed on December 23, 24 and 31. Canned foods and staples.

El Santo Niño. 601 E. 23rd St., (213) 748-5246. Monday–Friday, 7 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Closed on December 23 and 24. All foods.

Good Shepherd Center for Homeless Women. 267 N. Belmont Ave., (213) 250-5241. Daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed on December 24. All foods.

Las Familias del Pueblo. 307 E. Seventh St., (213) 614-1745. Monday–Friday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Closed December 24 and 31. Canned foods, staples.

Los Angeles Regional Food Bank. 1734 E. 41st St., (323) 234-3030. Monday–Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. All foods. Check out www.lafoodbank.org to find the drop-off location nearest you.

Los Angeles Mission. 316 Winston St., (213) 629-1227. Monday–Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Saturdays, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Closed on December 24 and 25. Canned foods, staples.

Midnight Mission. 396 S. Los Angeles St., (213) 624-9258. 24-hour drop-off. Closed for drop-off on Christmas. All foods.

PATH (People Assisting the Homeless). 340 N. Madison Ave., (323) 644-2266. Monday–Friday, 7:40 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Call ahead for drop-off on December 24 and 25. Canned food, staples. Call ahead for perishable foods.

SOVA. 7563 Beverly Blvd., (323) 932-1658. Call the office in advance for drop-off. All foods.

St. Francis Center. 1835 S. Hope St., (213) 747-5347. Monday–Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed December 24 and 31. All foods.

Union Rescue Mission. 545 S. San Pedro St., (213) 628-6103. Monday–Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Deliver directly to the loading dock. Closed December 24 and 31. All foods.

 

PASADENA/SAN GABRIEL VALLEY

Union Station Foundation. 412 S. Raymond Ave., Pasadena, (626) 449-4596. Drop-off 24 hours, seven days a week. Canned and packaged foods.

SAN FERNANDO VALLEY

Burbank Temporary Aid Center. 1304 W. Burbank Blvd., Burbank, (818) 846-2330. Monday–Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed December 24 and January 3. Open December 31, 9 a.m. to noon. All foods.

Guadalupe Community Center. 21600 Hart St., Canoga Park, (818) 340-2050. Monday–Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Canned foods and staples.

Loaves and Fishes. 4322 San Fernando Road, Glendale, (818) 409-3080. Monday–Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed Thursdays. Closed December 24 and 31. All foods.

SOVA. 6027½ Reseda Blvd., Tarzana, (818) 789-7633. Call the office in advance for drop-off. All foods.

SOUTH-CENTRAL

Parents of Watts. 10828 Lou Dillon Ave., (323) 566-7556. Monday–Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. All foods.

Holy Cross Community Center. 4705 S. Main St., (323) 234-5984. Monday–Friday, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Canned foods, staples, clothes.

WESTSIDE

Salvation Army. 505 Olympic Blvd., Santa Monica, (310) 581-9825. 24-hour drop-off. All foods.

PATH (People Assisting the Homeless). 2346 Cotner Ave., West L.A., (310) 996-0034. Monday–Friday, 7:40 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Call ahead for drop-off on December 24 and 25. Canned food, staples. Call ahead for perishable foods.

Regis House Community Center. 11346 Iowa Ave., West L.A., (310) 477-8168. Closed December 24, 25 and 27. Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call first. Nonperishable foods.

St. Joseph’s Center. 204 Hampton Drive, Venice, (310) 396-6468. Monday–Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. December 27–30, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Closed December 24 and 31. All foods.

SOVA. 8846 W. Pico Blvd., (310) 288-0286. Call the office in advance for drop-off. All foods.

 
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