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Pounds Rescued*

Food Forward staff and volunteers rescue over 500,000 pounds of surplus produce each week from fruit trees, farmers markets and the Los Angeles Wholesale Produce Market. 100% of these fresh fruits and vegetables are donated to over 1,800 hunger relief agencies across 8 counties in Southern California.

* Despite our best efforts, a small percentage of Food Forward’s recovered produce is inedible.

The rising tide brings in all ships

Nikole and her husband, Jake, started volunteering with Food Forward in early 2020. Shortly after the COVID-19 stay-at-home order,...

Nikole and her husband, Jake, started...

Highlighting volunteer heroes in Ventura County

While Food Forward has continued to recover large quantities of fruits and vegetables since the COVID-19 crisis began, our...

While Food Forward has continued to...

Hunger Relief Organizations in Los Angeles

If you are an individual seeking food assistance, here is a resource to help you find organizations near you...

If you are an individual seeking...

We’re B-A-N-A-N-A-S for this fruit!

It’s yellow, long, and sweet. We eat it raw, blend it, and bake it. Commonplace and yet so versatile,...

It’s yellow, long, and sweet. We...

How has COVID-19 impacted food waste?

So many aspects of our economy have changed as a result of the COVID-19 crisis—including our food system. As...

So many aspects of our economy...

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates from Food Forward

COVID-19 Updates from Food Forward Updated: July 22, 2020 This page is updated with all of Food Forward’s...

COVID-19 Updates from Food Forward Updated:...

Santa Barbara - 1 in 8 people struggle with hunger in Santa Barbara County
(Feeding America)

Imperial - 28% of residents and 44% of children in Imperial Valley are food insecure
(Imperial Valley Food Bank)

San Diego - 136,000 children in San Diego County are facing food insecurity
(U.S. Census Bureau)

Riverside - In Riverside County, 24% of children are living in poverty.
(California Food Policy Advocates)

San Bernardino - 1 in 5 people live in poverty in San Bernardino County
(U.S. Census Bureau)

Los Angeles - Los Angeles County has the largest estimated population of food insecure people in the U.S. - 1.5 million
(Feeding America)

Ventura - 16% of children in Ventura County are living in poverty
(U.S. Census Bureau)

Orange - Nearly 400,000 residents struggle to get their food needs met on a regular basis
(OC Food Access Coalition)

Who Receives Our Produce?

We donate recovered produce to over 1,800 agencies across 8 counties in Southern California.
Read more about the agencies we serve.

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