FOOD ON FOOT
9663 SANTA MONICA BLVD NO 743, BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90210 www.foodonfoot.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO PROVIDE NUTRITIONAL MEALS AND ASSISTANCE TO HOMELESS AND NEEDY MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN

SINCE 1996 (OVER 1245 CONSECUTIVE WEEKS OF SERVICE), FOOD ON FOOT IS A NONPROFIT DEDICATED TO ASSISTING OUR HOMELESS AND LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORS IN LOS ANGELES WITH NUTRITIOUS MEALS, CLOTHING, AND A FRESH START THROUGH A LIFE-SKILLS EDUCATION, FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT, AND PERMANENT HOUSING.FOOD ON FOOT EXISTS TO PROVIDE THESE INDIVIDUALS A FRESH START USING A RIGOROUS INDIVIDUALIZED CASE WORKER DRIVEN AND MILESTONE ORIENTED PROCESS TO REBUILD CONFIDENCE, TEACH LIFE SKILLS ALLOWING GRADUATES TO BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT CULMINATING IN FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT AND PERMANENT HOUSING. THE MODEL STARTS WITH PROVIDING NUTRITIOUS MEALS AND CLOTHING TO THE COMMUNITY USING COMPLETELY PRIVATE/COMMUNITY FUNDING.FOOD ON FOOT (FOF) OFFERS COMPLETE CHICKEN DINNERS TO OVER 150 HOMELESS AND LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS EVERY SUNDAY IN HOLLYWOOD, RAIN OR SHINE. IN ADDITION TO SERVING NUTRITIOUS MEALS AND HEALTHY SNACKS, FOF DISTRIBUTES DONATED SHOES, CLOTHING, TOILETRIES, OTHER MISCELLANEOUS GOODS AND ESSENTIALS. THIS WEEKLY MEAL PROGRAM SERVES A GATEWAY TO OUR COMMUNITY CLEAN-UP PROGRAM CALLED WORK FOR FOOD (WFF) WHICH IS A STRUCTURED EMPLOYMENT TRAINING PROGRAM THAT OFFERS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITYFOR HOMELESS MEN AND WOMEN TO DEMONSTRATE WORK READINESS AND GAIN EMPLOYMENT IN JOBS THAT PAYA LIVING WAGE AND HAVE GROWTH POTENTIAL. DRAWING FROM THE HUNDREDS OF UNEMPLOYED INDIVIDUALSWHO SHOW UP FOR THE SUNDAY FOOD PROGRAM, WFF TAKES MOTIVATED PARTICIPANTS THROUGH A PROGRESSIONOF CHALLENGES THAT PREPARE THEM TO RE-ENTER THE WORKFORCE. BY DEMONSTRATING A STRONG WORK ETHIC AND THE BASIC QUALITIES OF A GOOD EMPLOYEE PUNCTUALITY, ABILITY TO COMPLETE ASSIGNMENTS, COMMUNICATION SKILLS THE WFF PROGRAM TAKES HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS FROM LIVING ON THE STREET TO FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT. THE GOAL OF THE WFF PROGRAM IS TO BUILD THE SELF-ESTEEM OF THE PARTICIPANTS, PROMOTE THEM WITHIN THE PROGRAM, AND GRADUATE THEM INTO FULL-TIME JOBS THAT ALLOW THEM TO BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT INDIVIDUALS WHO NO LONGER REQUIRE GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE. FOF'S MEAL DISTRIBUTION RELIES ALMOST ENTIRELY ON VOLUNTEERS AND OUR APPROACH TO VOLUNTEERISM IS UNIQUE. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN LOS ANGELES WHO ARE MOTIVATED TO VOLUNTEER ON HOLIDAYS,BUT FOF NEEDS 15 TO 20 VOLUNTEERS EVERY SUNDAY, 52 WEEKS PER YEAR. TO ENSURE THAT THE SUNDAY MEAL PROGRAM IS FULLY STAFFED, FOF HAS A PAY-TO-PLAY POLICY THAT REQUIRES VOLUNTEERS TO DONATE $25 EVERY VISIT AND $125 OR MORE FOR HIGH-DEMAND DAYS SUCH AS THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS. THIS ELIMINATES INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE NOT COMMITTED TO THE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM. IN ADDITION, THERE IS A ZERO TOLERANCE FOR VOLUNTEERS WHO DO NOT SHOW UP WHEN THEY SAY THEY WILL. THIS IS ESSENTIAL FOR DEMONSTRATING RESPONSIBILITY AND PERSONAL ACCOUNTABILITY TO THE INDIVIDUALS FOF IS HELPING TO RISE FROM THE STREETS. THE RESULTS OF THIS UNUSUAL APPROACH ARE REMARKABLE: AN OVER 95% SHOW-UP RATE FOR VOLUNTEERS, WHO REPORT EXTRAORDINARILY HIGH LEVELS OF SATISFACTION. THEIR TIME IS NOT WASTED; THEY MAKE A DIRECT CONNECTION TO THE PEOPLE THEY SEEK TO HELP. WITH FOF'S VOLUNTEER CORPS GROWING, THIS EXTRAORDINARY APPROACH HAS ALSO RESULTED IN A GROWING SOURCE OF SUSTAINABLE SUPPORT. IN 2019, FOOD ON FOOT SERVED OVER 9119 MEALS AND DISTRIBUTED OVER 68,000 PERSONAL ITEMS, INCLUDING CLOTHING, SHOES, SOCKS, SLEEPING BAGS, BACKPACKS, TOILETRIES, AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS GOODS TO HOMELESS AND LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. MORE THAN 1,765 VOLUNTEERS ASSISTED IN THE WEEKLY MEAL SERVICE. WE ENROLLED 201 MEN AND WOMEN IN OUR WORK FOR FOOD PROGRAM. AFTER SPENDING AN AVERAGE OF 7 MONTHS IN THE PROGRAM, 30 OF THESE INDIVIDUALS WERE ABLE TO OBTAIN FULL-TIME JOBS IN THE COMMUNITY, PERMANENT HOUSING AND INDEPENDENCE.

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