Los Angeles

 

Food Forward 

Food Forward fights hunger and prevents food waste in LA by rescuing fresh surplus produce, connecting this abundance to people experiencing food insecurity, and inspiring others to do the same. The produce recovered by Food Forward is delivered to more than 250 direct service organizations across nearly 300 distribution sites annually that provide the produce to community members free of charge. 

 

Partnership for Growth Los Angeles 

Partnership for Growth Los Angeles is a Black & Jewish Community Development Corporation that works to promote cooperative development among South and West LA and address core needs vital to people’s quality of life, such as food access, job and economic security, education, and workforce development. Its Freedom Farms program has invested in 13 local urban garden sites that have produced over 8,200 pounds of culturally relevant food and delivered over 16,000 servings of fruit and vegetables in food desert neighborhoods.  

 

Project Angel Food 

Project Angel Food provides medically tailored meals and nutritional counseling services to help chronically and terminally ill people throughout LA County who are too sick to shop or cook for themselves. It cooks and delivers over 600,000 free nutritious meals each year to the homes of men, women, and children affected by life-threatening illnesses.  

 

Jewish Family Service 

Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles (JFSLA) serves tens of thousands of people each year through programs including housing and homelessness services, providing shelter to survivors of domestic abuse, food and nutrition assistance, mental health services, and programs to meet the needs of a rapidly growing population of older adults. The Sova Community Food and Resource Program operates pantry sites that provide shoppers with fresh groceries, essential personal care items, and connections to additional resources. 

 

Tomchei Shabbos (Touch of Kindness) 

Tomchei Shabbos (Touch of Kindness) reaches thousands of underserved Jewish families annually providing basic needs support including food, clothing, financial assistance, and employment support. It provides weekly Shabbos food and groceries to over 4,500 individuals each year and offers $1,420,000 in monthly grocery vouchers to 2,800 individuals plus an additional 1,000 individuals during Yom Tov seasons. 

 

Wisdom Circle 

Wisdom Circle is a volunteer-driven program of Chabad at Beverly Grove dedicated to caring for the physical, emotional, spiritual, and financial needs of lonely and vulnerable seniors. In addition to facilitating “Wisdom Circle” classes where seniors can explore topics related to Judaism, last year it led over 1,600 home and hospital visitations, served over 3,200 kosher meals, distributed over 1,500 holiday care packages, and hosted over 90 Shabbat programs. 

 

Israel 

A grant to each of the below organizations in Israel was made in honor of Fay Althausen, z”l, of blessed memory.

 

Latet 

Latet in one of Israel’s largest, most well-known nonprofits, serving as an umbrella organization to 210 local NGOs and operating Israel’s first national food bank. Over the High Holidays, Latet manages an annual food drive campaign in collaboration with Israeli supermarket chains, providing over 50,000 food boxes to families and elderly in need.  

  

Leket Israel 

Leket Israel is Israel’s umbrella organization for food rescue and delivery to those in need through partner organizations. Each year before and during the High Holidays, Leket provides over 1.3 million pounds of fresh produce to the country’s most needy, reaching 63,000 families through their Leket & Honey initiative.  

 

Yad Eliezer 

Yad Eliezer is Israel’s largest poverty relief agency, serving more than 100,000 individuals and families throughout Israel with its array of food, social service, and life-cycle event programs. During the High Holidays, Yad Eliezer supplies holiday meals and food vouchers to families throughout Israel experiencing economic hardship.  

 

Yad Ezra V’Shulamit 

Yad Ezra V’Shulamit provides food, clothing and emergency relief to tens of thousands of Israeli children, families, elderly, Holocaust survivors, widows & orphans, and anyone else seeking help. During the High Holidays, Yad Ezra V’Shulamit will supply families with large holiday food baskets in cities across Israel.