Food Recovery

Nearly 4 million pounds of food distributed to date!

The A Call 2Peace Foundation through our Food Recovery Program has distributed close to 4 million pounds of food since the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic up to present days, to women and children shelters, Ukrainian refugees, entire school communities on the Los Angeles westside, single parents and their children, people hurting from the aftermaths of the pandemic, the elderly, the sick, homeless individuals and families, armed forces veterans, students and a vast artist community.

Our operation includes a group of volunteer organizers and drivers who collect food donated by markets, catering services, private individuals and organizations and bring them to a distribution hub network around town, where people can get the food they need free of charge.

Healthy Food

Martina Gallagher, FoodCycleLA’s Outreach and Westside Operations Manager, runs the distributions in partnership with the non-profit A Call 2Peace Foundation. AC2P spoke with her to learn more about how she came to join the FoodCycle team. Martina is a health coach and has two young sons, and when she noticed that her sons were consistently bringing back unhealthy foods from school, she decided something needed to change.

 

Food sorting and distribution taking place in the front yard of a sub-urban Los Angeles home.

AC2P Food Recovery Program distribution centers

20th Church Christ Scientist
132 Brooks Ave
Venice, CA 90291

Church Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
3400 Sawtelle Blvd
LA, CA 90066

Goethe International Charter School
12500 Braddock Dr
LA, CA 90066

Grace Diner
4427 Overland Ave
Culver City CA

Nourish LA
3200 Sawtelle Blvd
LA, CA 90066

Santa Monica Boys & Girls Club
1238 Lincoln Blvd
Santa Monica, CA 90401

Santa Monica College
1900 Pico Blvd
Santa Monica, CA 90405

St Marks Church
940 Coeur D’Alene
Venice, CA 90291

UASRA Students
Mentone Ave (KMC)
Palms, CA 90232

UASRA Students
3200 Sawtelle Blvd
LA, CA 90066

UASRA Students
3233 Sepulveda Blvd
LA, CA 90034

Vintage Faith Church
12668 W Washington Blvd
LA, CA 90066

Westminster School
415 Brooks Ave
Venice, CA 90291

Wise and Healthy Aging
1527 4th street
Santa Monica CA 90401

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Martina Gallagher, FoodCycleLA’s Outreach and Westside Operations Manager, runs the distributions at the apartment complex in partnership with the non-profit A Call 2Peace Foundation. I spoke with her to learn more about how she came to join the FoodCycle team and why she distributes to a residential community. Martina is a health coach and has two young sons, and when she noticed that her sons were consistently bringing back unhealthy foods from school, she decided something needed to change.