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School Pantries Keep Young People Ready for Success
Because of you, many young people receive nutritious food resources. For several local schools in the San Fernando area, Lisa Gonzalez, a local business owner and entrepreneur, picks up food resources to stock school pantries to keep young people healthy. Teachers are usually the first to notice changes in behavior and one of the most…
Putting Fresh Produce on the Table
Every weekday at the Rescue Mission Alliance Valley Food Bank, something magical happens: hundreds, often times even thousands of pounds of fresh fruits, vegetables, and dairy products are donated for redistribution to our pantry network. With our new refrigeration and freezer units, we can keep fresh food out of the landfill—and put it in the…
Partial Government Shutdown Increased Need for Food Assistance
The partial government shutdown earlier this year lasted more than a month and thousands of federal employees and their families across Los Angeles County felt the effects. They missed paychecks, and many were faced with tough decisions. The food bank, with a robust food inventory, had enough food resources to meet the increased needs of…
From the Director – March 2019
As always, things are moving at a brisk pace at the Rescue Mission Alliance Valley Food Bank. Our team of talented staff and dedicated volunteers work tirelessly to evaluate the services we provide to the community, as well as study efficiencies modeled by other food banks in an effort to create innovative approaches to ending…
New Home – New Year – New Friends
Alicia and her husband moved to the West Coast in 2018. Recently married, they decided to set down roots in Los Angeles so that Alicia’s husband could invest in his family’s local business. The move was also designed to allow Alicia to continue to focus full-time on creating and selling her artwork. After a short…
Mistrust Turns To Gratitude
Janet was raised to mistrust “the system” – government, banks, schools, etc. Her family lived in isolation and moved frequently. She was homeschooled through eighth grade because her family did not encourage a need for education beyond that point. At age 20, Janet had her own cleaning business and moved out on her own. The…
Message from the Director
What a busy year! The Rescue Mission Alliance Valley Food Bank was able to provide food to a great number of people in need. This has been possible thanks to all the people and organizations who generously donated food, provided needed financial support, and who gave their time and skills in food preparation and other…
A Circle Of Friends Makes A Community
Meet Hormos, Mahmood, Waly and Aileen. They have been coming to the food pantry for a year now. I believe it was Hormos who spotted us at the same place every month. He stopped by and from then on became a regular recipient of goods from Rescue Mission Alliance Valley Food Bank. Next came Waly,…
Neighborhood Party Connects Irene To Life-Saving Resource
Irene first met us last year at New Hope Church’s annual neighborhood block party. At the time, Irene’s father—the family’s primary income earner—had just passed away. Because Irene’s mother and brother are both sick, neither is able to work to provide for their family. After her father passed away, Irene also had to quit her…
Farmers Insurance Employees Volunteer Time, Serve Their Community
Since their founding nearly 90 years ago, Farmers Insurance has valued working with purpose and creating a meaningful impact. They have a commitment to serve the communities where their customers, agents, and employees live, work, and play. As Farmers strives to maintain a high standard of corporate citizenship, they dedicate time and resources to three…
From the Director – December
We are looking forward to finishing the year strong so we can enter 2019 in a good place, not just to continue operating our programs, but also improving and enhancing them. At the time of this writing, we had placed into service a new refrigerated truck with increased load capacity. We have scheduled the renovation…
Sylvia Makes Strides, Gives Back
Sylvia has been coming to the Leaves of Healing Food Ministry for the last three years. She had been in an independent living program, alone, pregnant, and without enough food. Now, her little boy Tony is 3 years old and Sylvia has developed a relationship with Tony’s father. He comes occasionally, but had a stroke…
