Community Food Resources
Cal Fresh Application
CalFresh is a Nutrition Assistance Program that can help people in low-income households purchase food by increasing their food-buying power. Apply here and see eligibility requirements here.
CA WIC Program - Mothers & Babies
If you are pregnant or have a child under 5, WIC can help provide nutritious foods and more resources to keep your growing family healthy. WIC is available to anyone who lives in California and meets the program guidelines regardless of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, or disability. We welcome military families, migrant families, fathers, foster parents and legal guardians with eligible children.
CA Meals for Kids
The CA Meals for Kids mobile application helps you find nearby California Afterschool and Summer Meal Programs Sites through your iOS, Android, or Microsoft devices. The Emergency Meal Sites section may be used during unanticipated school closures due to emergency situations.
211 Food Finder
The Los Angeles County 211 website has a map that residents can use to find a variety of food resources, such as free groceries/food pantries, farmers markets, and government food benefits programs. Add your location and filter by type of resource, then click to see detailed information about the resource and how to access it.
The Endless Orchard - Fruit Tree Map
The Endless Orchard is a project created by artist duo Fallen Fruit / David Burns and Austin Young. “We are a contemporary artists duo. We make large scale art installations, public fruit parks, and plant fruit trees in public space for everyone to share. We invite you to experience your city as a fruitful place, to radically shift public participation and the function of urban spaces, and to explore the meaning of community through creating and sharing new and abundant resources- like fruit trees.”
South Bay Farmers Market Guide
Farmers markets are great for finding farm fresh fruit and vegetables. Many markets in the South Bay also offer a wide range of hot meals. With produce available year-round, every day is a great day to visit a farmers market, and in the South Bay you can! Except Mondays and holidays, Farmers Markets are open nearly every day of the year somewhere in the South Bay. Here’s your Daily Guide for the getting the best fresh and organic produce while also supporting your local growers and suppliers.
Local Food Pantries Map
This site allows you to search for your local food pantry by address. Sites may be filtered by a search radius of 5, 10 or 15 miles. Results include address, hours of operation and contact information for each pantry listed.
Project Needs at St. Pauls United Methodist Church
Project: NEEDS offers two main services to those in need in our community. Every Tuesday evening a hot meal is available to anyone who is hungry. We also have a food pantry (on the first and third Thursday) that distributes groceries to families and homeless people twice a month. Currently we serve an average of 85 meals every Tuesday and approximately 400 families per month benefit from our food pantry.
Harbor Interfaith Services
The mission of Harbor Interfaith Services is to empower the homeless and working poor to achieve self-sufficiency by providing support services including shelter, transitional housing, food, job placement, advocacy, childcare, education, and life-skills training.
Shared Bread Food Program
Shared Bread is a feeding ministry hosted by FUMCRB. Shared Bread provides weekly home-cooked meals every Wednesday from 6 to 7pm, warm clothing and other comforts as available, hygiene item distribution as available and food pantry for distribution on request