Palisadians Give Generously to Post’s 1st Annual Giving for Thanksgiving

Thank you to the Palisades community and to our partners – Gibson International Realty, Gelson’s, Rodeo Realty and Sotheby’s International Realty – for participating in the Post’s 1st Annual Giving for Thanksgiving food drive benefiting the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank.

At the beginning of November, the Post asked readers to help us reach our “800-Pound Pledge” and you responded – donating canned fruits and vegetables, peanut butter, tuna, pasta, beans, rice, cereal and more.

Thanks to your generous donations, the Food Bank will be better able to achieve its vision that no one goes hungry in Los Angeles County.

“It’s hard to believe, but even in our local schools there are some students who struggle with food insecurity. The Food Bank is working harder than ever to change that,” said Frances Sharpe, the Post’s editor-in-chief. “We are committed to giving back to those in need, especially during the holidays.”

The Food Bank’s mission is to mobilize resources to fight hunger in our community. In addition, it aims to educate and inform children, adults and seniors about the importance of healthy nutrition and lifestyle choices.

The Food Bank also focuses on distributing nutritious food, which is why 20 percent of what it distributes is produce.

The Post and its partners chose The Los Angeles Regional Food Bank for this year’s food drive because of its strong priorities including:

♣ Supporting legislation and policies that reduce hunger.

♣ Adequate funding and good administrative policies for CalFresh/SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, previously called Food Stamps). This program offers nutrition assistance to millions of eligible, low-income individuals and families and provides economic benefits to communities.

♣ Adequate funding and good administrative policies for TEFAP (The Emergency Food Assistance Program). Through this program, the Food Bank distributes USDA commodities to food pantries and other distribution sites provide grocery bags of food to low-income families and individuals based on income guidelines.

♣ Adequate funding and good administrative policies for CSFP (Commodity Supplemental Food Program). This program works to improve the health of low-income elderly people at least 60 years of age by supplementing their diets with nutritious USDA Foods.

♣ Adequate funding and good administrative policies for CACFP (Child and Adult Care Food Program, also called the Kids Café program). This program addresses the needs for both proper nutrition and quality day and after school care in low-income communities. At each Kids Cafe site, healthy meals and snacks are served to needy children in a safe, nurturing environment.

♣ Regulations that allow food pantries to distribute food (within safety standards).

For more information or to donate or volunteer go to www.lafoodbank.org