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After A Sudden Change In Plans, Daughter Becomes Provider
Celidonia and her daughter Weng were first-time visitors to the food pantry last month. They were invited by one of the members of The House and were very grateful for the food they received. Cely lost her husband last year due to a sudden sickness and Weng took over as the main provider for her…
Life Center Is A Refuge To The Community
It does not take long for even a newcomer to realize that Calvary Baptist of Pacoima’s weekly food pantry boasts a special ambiance. This Thursday, some 80 people will walk into the U-shaped driveway of the Life Center that the church has designated as its pantry, eager not just for food, but also to see…
Larry Receives Food, Love At Rock Of The Valley
The cost of living in the greater Los Angeles area continues to be a challenge for many. After paying the bills, little is often left to buy food. We believe everyone should have access to food. Our goal is to help meet people’s basic needs with love and kindness. With the help of Rescue Mission…
Tammy Served Her Country—And Now Her Neighbors
Tammy, a retired Master Sergeant in the Air Force, volunteers her time faithfully every month to help the Antelope Valley Dream Center organize and hand out food and other necessities to families in need. She goes out of her way to lead people and encourage others to step in and fill the gap. We are…
Out of Food and Out of Gas
Submitted by Pastor Paul Kim, Senior Pastor, The House – A Church Family Marie and her beautiful daughter visited one of our pantries recently. From among the crowd they stood out because of their big smiles and copious “thank you’s.” When Marie was offered some corn, she declined. Since she didn’t have any place to…
Hopeful That Better Times are Ahead
With reports that the economy is strong, it can be difficult to comprehend why millions of Americans continue to receive support from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), often referred to as food stamps. According to the USDA, most SNAP recipients who can work, do work. Ann and her son are one of many working…
Pantry Provides Relief For Struggling Family
When Judy’s husband Bob lost his job as a civil engineer during the downturn in the economy, all the air was let out of the family’s financial balloon. A one-income family with two teen children, Bob and Judy quickly burned through their savings while he looked in vain for work in his field. Judy took…
Stamping Out Hunger With the Help of Letter Carriers
Each year, the food bank is blessed to partner with the local members of the National Letter Carriers Union and receive non-perishable food items picked-up by the letter carriers on their routes. A lot of extra work for them, but gleefully these workers collect the equivalent of four truckloads in a three-hour period. The count…
Dreamworks Helps Make Holiday Dreams Come True
What started as a routine food drive to help the community has blossomed into a very competitive department drive generating thousands of new food resources and the largest cash contributors to our annual Turkey Drive. The driving force behind this very successful endeavor is Mark Taylor, Head of Production for DreamWorks Animation Television division. A…
Pantry Continues Serving Thanks To Food Bank’s Help
“The Food Pantry at our Granada Hills church began as a project within the Outreach Committee and has been in continuous operation for well over 25 years. In its early years of operation, it was supported only by weekly donations of food resources from the parishioners attending Sunday services. As time went on, weekly donations…
Special People Making Lives Better
Barry and Diane celebrated their 40th year of marriage in June, memorializing it months earlier with a colorful remarriage ceremony in a Masai village in Kenya. The happy couple wore traditional Masai ceremonial dress, enjoying the festivities with their good friends and the entire Masai village as their wedding guests. In 1975, Barry began and…
It’s More Than Teamwork—It’s a Passion
For some it has been eight years, others their first year volunteering at the Rescue Mission Alliance Valley Food Bank. They work as a team—some have specific tasks that they enjoy doing, others fill-in wherever they are needed—but all have a passion to ensure good, nutritious food resources are processed and distributed to those in…
