Hollywood Food Coalition

‘LA Food Hub’ - Hollywood Food Coalition (HoFoCo), Asian Pacific Islander Forward Movement (APIFM), Farm2People (F2P), and Polo’s Pantry (PP) - is a collaborative effort to create a more equitable local food system for our dense, urban locale. Our shared resource model leverages each org’s unique assets - from physical to social infrastructure - to source fresh food from independent growers, recover food from local enterprises and distribute culturally relevant food with efficiency and values-driven intention from one central, shared facility.

The Food Equity and Community Resilience Hub will improve the physical, mental and social well-being of unhoused neighbors and those most affected by Social Determinants of Health by improving access to nourishing meals in a welcoming and beautifully designed space. Along with offering access to daily meals, we’ll closely collaborate with other nonprofits to provide critical on-site connections to health and homelessness prevention and rehousing services.

The Community Exchange Program is developing a concierge model designed to provide small- to medium-sized nonprofits throughout LA County with the healthy, fresh food their communities need, when they need it, so they can focus on their missions. Our vision is a city where everyone has food, community, and support.

The Hollywood Food Coalition has been addressing food insecurity for 33 years by providing hot, nutritious meals to the hungry and homeless every night of the year. Our food recovery program now rescues more food then we can serve - up to 6,000 pounds a week - and we share this food with fellow social service agencies that need help with their own food programs. We want to expand by building L.A.’s first “Food Hub”, designed to better connect excess food with hungry Angelenos in need.