Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES FOOD TO FEED THE IMPOVERISHED AND HUNGRY THROUGHOUT LOS ANGELES AND ORANGE COUNTIES. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO FUNCTIONS AS A REFERRAL SOURCE AND RESOURCE LINK BETWEEN DONORS, SERVICE AGENCIES, AND PEOPLE IN NEED.
THE ORGANIZATION IS A COMMUNITY-BASED FOOD RESCUE ORGANIZATION THAT SERVES AS A CONDUIT FOR FOOD, EDUCATION, AND AWARENESS BETWEEN DONORS, VOLUNTEERS, SERVICE AGENCIES, AND PEOPLE IN NEED.
IN 2019, WE CELEBRATED OUR 30TH YEAR OF RESCUING FOOD AND REDUCING HUNGER. WE RESCUED 11.36 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD, WHICH BROUGHT OUR 30 YEAR GRAND TOTAL TO NEARLY 160 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD RESCUE. THE 11 MILLION POUNDS PROVIDED 9.4 MILLION MEALS, DIVERTED METHANE GAS FROM LANDFILLS, AND SAVED 5 BILLION GALLONS OF WATER. OUR WORK IS NOT POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE DEDICATION OF OUR PARTNER AGENCIES, FOOD DONORS AND FOOD RESCUE VOLUNTEERS. IN 2019, WE ADDED 52 NEW PARTNER AGENCIES, 142 NEW FOOD DONORS AND 350 VOLUNTEERS! THESE COMMUNITY PARTNERS SUPPORT OUR MISSION OF REDUCING FOOD WASTE AND HUNGER.IN ADDITION TO FOOD RESCUE, OUR FOOD 4 KIDS PROGRAM PROVIDED OVER 13,000 BAGS OF FOOD TO STUDENTS THROUGH THE LONG BEACH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. THESE BAGS ENSURE THAT THE STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES HAVE A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT FOOD FOR WEEKEND. OUR HEALTHY CHOICES PROGRAM IS AN 8 WEEK HEALTHY LIFESTYLE PROGRAM THAT NOT ONLY PROVIDES FRESH PRODUCE TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMUNITIES, IT ALSO PROVIDES NUTRITION AND FOOD WASTE EDUCATION. THIS YEAR WE COLLABORATED WITH 3 COMMUNITIES.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
Patricia A Larson | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $69,992 |
Pamela Weinstein | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
Ruben Sepulveda | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
Shankar Ram | VICE PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
Vanessa Martinez | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
Erica Luna | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
Ryan Kwong | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
Linda Simpkins | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
Heidi Massari | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
Garrett Brief | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
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