Mission
WESTSIDE FOOD BANK ADDRESSES HUNGER IN WEST LOS ANGELES COUNTY, AN AREA THAT IS HOME TO OVER ONE MILLION PEOPLE. OUR PARTNER AGENCIES OPERATE FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN CULVER CITY, INGLEWOOD, THE LAX AREA, MALIBU, SANTA MONICA, VENICE, WEST LOS ANGELES, AND WEST HOLLYWOOD.DURING THE FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 2024 - JUNE 30, 2025, WESTSIDE FOOD BANK DISTRIBUTED 5,186,210 POUNDS OF NUTRITIOUS FOOD, CONTINUING TO MEET ELEVATED COMMUNITY NEEDS THAT REMAIN SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS. DEMAND FOR FOOD ASSISTANCE INCREASED FURTHER IN THE WAKE OF THE JANUARY 2025 LOS ANGELES COUNTY WILDFIRES, WHICH DROVE A SHARP SPIKE IN NEED ACROSS THE REGION.APPROXIMATELY 52% OF THE FOOD DISTRIBUTED CONSISTED OF FRESH PRODUCE, HIGH-PROTEIN FOODS, AND DAIRY PRODUCTS, SUPPORTING THE HEALTH AND NUTRITIONAL NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITIES SERVED, WHILE LESS THAN 2% CONSISTED OF HIGH-SUGAR OR HIGH-SODIUM SNACK FOODS.