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Feed the Hungry in the Los Angeles District
The population of LA County is about 9.5 million. More than 20% live below the poverty line – 73,000 are homeless. Of those seeking food assistance, 25% are children.
Since the fall of 2008, there has been a tremendous increase in demand for food services. The need has risen by more than 50% while the supplies have grown by less than 35%.
Westwood has joined the Urban Ministries Committee of the Los Angeles District of the United Methodist Church to support the 15 food pantries in our district by collecting food donations weekly. These pantries distribute nearly 7,000 meals per month.
The Mission Team has provided a reusable Food Bag Ministry sack to each household as a reminder to serve others in our community. Purchase a few extra canned food items (especially meat or single serving pull-tab cans) or other nonperishable items such as cereal, juice, crackers or pasta and place the food in the bins in the narthex each week. Bags are available in the office.
Another way to participate in the ministry is to volunteer to deliver the food to the distribution center at Holman UMC in the West Adams District.
United Methodist Urban Ministries
Los Angeles District Food Pantries
| Bowen Memorial UMC 3522 Trinity St. Los Angeles, CA 90011 |
480 bag lunches 250 breakfasts per month |
| A Community Place at USC St. Mark’s Church 3651 S. Vermont Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90007 |
1,400 lunches per month |
| Crenshaw UMC 3740 Don Felipe Dr. Los Angeles, CA 90008 |
30 grocery bags per month |
| Echo Park UMC 1226 N. Alvarado Los Angeles, CA 90026 |
new ministry |
| Faith UMC (Imani Unidos) 1713 W. 108th St. Los Angeles, CA 90047 |
350 grocery bags per month |
| Grace UMC 4122 W. Slauson Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90043 |
25 grocery boxes per month |
| Hollywood UMC 6817 Franklin Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90028 |
382 lunches per month |
| Holman UMC 3320 W. Adams Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90018 |
new ministry |
| Oportunidad 2119 C 8th St. Los Angeles, CA 90057 |
1,000 meals per month |
| St. John’s UMC 1715 Santa Ana Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90002 |
110 grocery bags per month |
| St. Mark UMC 8305 S. Gramercy Place Los Angeles, CA 90047 |
200 grocery bags per month |
| Upward Bound - Santa Monica UMC 1020 12th St. Santa Monica, CA 90403 |
290 grocery bags, 600 sack lunches and 375 meals per month |
| Venice UMC 1020 Victoria Ave. Venice, CA 90291 |
1,200 grocery bags per month |
| Vermont Square UMC 4410 S. Budlong Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90037 |
180 grocery bags per month |
| Westchester UMC 8065 Emerson Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90045 |
45 lunches per month |