Los Angeles Regional Food Bank: How to Get Food
Los Angeles Regional Food Bank does not publish who qualifies, so the pantry decides — here is what it does say, and who to ask. It is a regional food bank, so it supplies pantries rather than handing out groceries itself: below is how to find the one near you.
- Proof of income
- Pantry decides
- Cost
- Free
- Hands out food
- Through pantries
- use its locator to find one
- Hours
- Published
- see “When is it open”
Do I have to prove my income to get food from Los Angeles Regional Food Bank?
Los Angeles Regional Food Bank does not publish a requirement either way. Each partner pantry sets its own, so ask the pantry before you go, or call 323-234-3030. Do not assume you are turned away: most pantries in the Feeding America network serve anyone who says they need help.
How do I actually get food from Los Angeles Regional Food Bank?
The Food Bank supplies partner agencies rather than distributing at its warehouse. Use the partner-agency locator at lafoodbank.org/find-food/pantry-locator/ - enter your address to get your local food pantry - then contact that agency to confirm times. For CalFresh (SNAP) apply at benefitscal.com, or fill in the eligibility form on lafoodbank.org and the Food Bank team will contact you. Older adults wanting meals from LA County or the City of LA call 1-800-510-2020.
When is Los Angeles Regional Food Bank open?
Distribution dates and times are set by each partner agency and are subject to change; the Food Bank says to contact the agency directly to confirm. Times appear per site in the pantry locator on lafoodbank.org.
Does Los Angeles Regional Food Bank cost anything?
Free.
What do I need to bring?
Not stated on the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank page we read. Bring an ID and something with your address if you have them, and bags or a box for the food — but do not stay home for lack of paperwork; most pantries take you anyway.
Where Los Angeles Regional Food Bank works
Los Angeles County, through a network of partner agencies. Sites in Los Angeles, City of Industry and Long Beach.
Worth knowing before you go
The page also links WIC for pregnant women and families with young children, and a Spanish version (VER EN ESPANOL). A PDF with the same list of resources is downloadable from the Find Food page.
For more than this week
A pantry covers today. SNAP covers the month, and in California the application is the state's own. SNAP in California →
Other food banks in CA
Each one covers different counties, so if Los Angeles Regional Food Bank does not reach where you live, one of these probably does.
- Redwood Empire Food BankSanta Rosa, CA
- Feeding San DiegoSan Diego, CA
- Second Harvest of Silicon ValleySan Jose, CA
- Alameda County Community Food BankOakland, CA
- San Francisco-Marin Food BankSan Francisco, CA
- Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange CountyIrvine, CA
Read on lafoodbank.org on Sep 9, 2026. We do not copy opening hours from other sites, because a wrong hour sends someone on a wasted trip. Last review Sep 9, 2026.
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