Find Free Food Near You: Essential Meal & Pantry Resources
At iLEAD Online, we are committed to helping our families thrive. If you or someone you know is facing food insecurity, please find below several free meal programs and food resources available.
Statewide
- California Association of Food Banks Directory: Access a statewide directory of local food banks: https://www.cafoodbanks.org/find-food/
- CalFresh Resources (CDSS): Learn more about benefit timelines, application status, and FAQs at cdss.ca.gov
Los Angeles County
- LA County Parks Food Programs for Youth, Teens & Seniors: parks.lacounty.gov/lacounty-parks-food-programs/
- LA County Food Banks
- LA Regional Food Bank: Visit lafoodbank.org/find-food/pantry-locator or simply dial 2-1-1.
- Westside Food Bank: https://www.wsfb.org/our-services/need-food-help/
- Santa Clarita Valley Food Resources: Click here for a list of food resources in the Santa Clarita Valley.
- Antelope Valley Food Resources: Click here for a list of food resources in the Antelope Valley.
- Antelope Valley Partners for Health: Click here for food distribution locations.
- AV Dream Center Food Pantry Locations: Choose a site closest to your place of residence. Visit https://www.avdreamcenter.org/food-pantry-locations/
- Los Angeles Regional Food Bank – Mobile Food Pantry: A refrigerated truck brings produce, dairy, bread, and other nutritious items directly into underserved neighborhoods across LA County. Contact the Food Bank to ask about upcoming mobile pantry stops near you.
- YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles – FeedLA
Delivers free groceries and hot meals right to families’ doorsteps. - St. Francis Center – Pantry Delivery Program
Offers weekly home grocery deliveries to qualifying low-income families - WIC: The PHFE WIC (the biggest WIC in LA County) is open during the government shutdown. Applying for WIC is simple and can be done 100% by phone. Apply at www.startwic.org or text “APPLY” to 91997. To find a WIC location near you, as well as days and hours of operation, visit: www.phfewic.org/en/home/
Kern County
Ventura County
- Food Share: foodshare.com/findhelp/#findapantry
Orange County
- 211 Orange County: ocfoodhelp.org/orange-county-free-food-map/food-pantries/
San Bernardino County
- Community Food Resources: wp.sbcounty.gov/tad/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2022/10/Community-Food-Resources.pdf or simply dial 2-1-1.
Community Support
- L.A. County Dept. of Mental Health 24/7 Helpline: (800) 854-7771
- Call or text National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 9-8-8
- Lifeline Chat: 988lifeline.org/chat
- NAMI Family Support Groups: https://namiglac.org/events/
- Didi Hirsch Crisis Support: https://crisiscare.org/
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