LOS ANGELES — L.A. Care Health Plan, an independent public agency providing health care to low-income residents of L.A. County, is holding a handful of food pantry events in South L.A. and the Antelope Valley this weekend. 


What You Need To Know

  • L.A. Care and Blue Shield of California began this run of pantry events in February 

  • This weekend’s events are part of an efforts to provide free and low-cost healthful food to folks who might need a little extra help

  • Altogether, the events are expected to provide 3,900 meals for families in need of a boost 

  • All events will be held outdoors and require that all participants — staff and recipients alike — wear face coverings and practice social distancing

This weekend’s events are part of the organization’s long-standing efforts to provide free and low-cost healthful food to folks who might need a little extra help.

On Thursday, March 25, L.A. Care’s Inglewood Family Resource Center is partnering with the Crenshaw Family YMCA for a drive-thru and walk-up food pantry event, from 11 a.m. to noon, at the Crenshaw Family YMCA, 3820 Santa Rosalia Drive, Los Angeles.

The next day, on Friday, March 26, L.A. Care and Blue Shield Promise Community Resource Center will host a drive-thru pantry event in Lynwood, at 3200 E. Imperial Hwy., from 9 a.m. to noon.

L.A. Care has two food pantries lined up for Saturday, March 27: The first, held at the Weingart YMCA Wellness and Aquatic Center at 9900 S. Vermont Ave., is a drive-thru and pick-up event being sponsored in partnership with FEAST, running from 9 a.m. to noon.

Then from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., L.A. Care is partnering with Voices of the Youth to hold a pantry event at Antelope Valley Harley Davidson, at 1759 W Ave J 12. 

Altogether, the events are expected to provide 3,900 meals for families in need of a boost this weekend.

L.A. Care and Blue Shield of California began this run of pantry events in February and are planning to run them until at least August. The events are being held to combat worsening food insecurity throughout Los Angeles County amid the pandemic. The Los Angeles Regional Food Bank estimates that 1 in 4 Los Angeles County residents are living with food insecurity.

“Over the past year, the pandemic’s economic fallout has not only aggravated low-income communities, but it has impacted new segments of the population who find themselves going to a food pantry for the first time ever,” said John Baackes, L.A. Care CEO. “As we start a slow recovery from COVID-19, we will do everything we can to help our fellow neighbors get back on their feet, including help with putting food on the table.”

All events will be held outdoors and require that all participants — staff and recipients alike — wear face coverings and practice social distancing.

For more information, including a schedule of future events, visit lacare.org/events/food-pantry.