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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…
Glenn Dedicates Post-Retirement Life To Service
When Glenn closed down his tree-service business seven years ago, he didn’t quite retire. His desire to give back to his community—and beyond—was strong, and he immediately increased his volunteerism through his church, Shepherd Church in Porter Ranch. “I figure, I’ve earned my money in life with my business, so now my wife and I…
Rescue Mission Alliance Valley Food Bank welcomes new truck to its fleet
What does an anaerobic digestion system in San Luis Obispo have to do with providing food for our hungry neighbors in the San Fernando Valley? An email from the Grant Farm to Director Will Hernandez at the Rescue Mission Alliance Valley Food Bank on February 1, 2017 would start us asking that question—and begin to…
Retired LAPD Commander Gives Back Through Food Bank Volunteerism
For nearly 39 years, Val Paniccia worked for the Los Angeles Police Department, retiring a decade ago as the commander in charge of the San Fernando Valley. In the years that followed, he stayed busy, serving as an usher at his church, Living Faith in Northridge, and spending time with his wife of 48 years,…
Eagerly Anticipating Food Pantry Visits
Meet Lee, a regular recipient at our pantry for almost three years now. She and the eight members of her family always anticipate the day when they meet us at the food pantry. She comes early, second in line if not the first. According to Lee, the food she receives is a big help to…
