Local Initiative Utilizes Backyard Food Surplus, Strengthens Communities
IN THE BACKYARD OF OUR FIRST HOME in Los Angeles, an avocado tree produced creamy yields of such bounty we could never keep up no matter how much guacamole we made. It seemed a shame to let all that fruit rot. It’s especially troubling today when 30 percent of the population in LA County lacks sufficient access to affordable, nutritious food.
Food Forward puts your fruit tree surplus to good use by sending volunteers to rescue the excess produce from your backyard. They also recover otherwise wasted produce from weekly farmers markets and the Downtown Los Angeles Wholesale Produce Market. One hundred percent is distributed, free of charge, to community organizations. Through its various partners, Food Forward recovers and donates enough produce each day to meet the USDA's recommended servings of fruits and vegetables for nearly 250,000 people.
Food Forward’s work strengthens communities (and biceps!) as volunteers and neighbors work side-by-side to bring high quality nutrition to people in need. To date, Food Forward has recovered and donated over 385 million pounds of fresh produce to over 250 hunger relief agencies throughout eight California counties, six nearby states and tribal lands.
| PHONE NUMBER | Office line: (818) 764-1022 (Mon-Fri, 10–6) LA Fruit Line (fruit donation line): (818) 530-4125 |
| ADDRESS | 7412 Fulton Ave #3, North Hollywood, CA 91605 |
| info@foodforward.org | |
| WEBSITE | http://foodforward.org |
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| FORMS OF PAYMENT | |
| SERVICES PROVIDED | Food, Community Development, Health, Food Security, Nonprofit, Urban Communities, Hunger, Feeding People, Fruit Trees, Volunteer |
| MISSION STATEMENT | Food Forward fights hunger and prevents food waste by rescuing fresh surplus produce, connecting this abundance with people in need and inspiring others to do the same. |
| SERVICE AREAS |
Central Atwater Village • Baldwin Hills • Bel Air • Beverly Grove • Beverly Hills • Boyle Heights • Century City • Cheviot Hills • Chinatown • Commerce • Culver City • Dockweiler • Dodgertown • Downtown • East Hollywood • East Los Angeles • Echo Park • Edendale • Fairfax • Firestone Park • Gramercy Park • Griffith Park • Hancock Park • Hollywood • Hollywood Hills • Hyde Park • Inglewood • Jefferson Park • Koreatown • Ladera Heights • Larchmont Village • Leimert Park • Los Angeles • Los Feliz • Macarthur Park • Mid-Wilshire • Miracle Mile • Mount Olympus • Oakwood • Outpost Estates • Palms • Park Mesa Heights • Pico Heights • Pico-Robertson • Pico-Union • Rancho Park • Rimpau • Silver Lake • University Park • Vermont • Vermont Square • Vernon • View Park • Watts • West Adams • West Hollywood • Westlake • Westwood • Whitley Heights • Windsor Hills Conejo Valley Agoura Hills • Casa Conejo • Hidden Valley • Lake Sherwood • Newbury Park • Oak Park • Thousand Oaks • Westlake Village San Fernando Valley Arleta • Bell Canyon • Burbank • Calabasas • Canoga Park • Chatsworth • Encino • Granada Hills • Granada Hills North • Hewitt • Hidden Hills • Lake Balboa • Lakeside Park • Mission Hills • North Hills • North Hollywood • Northridge • Pacoima • Panorama City • Porter Ranch • Reseda • San Fernando • Shadow Hills • Sherman Oaks • Sherman Village • Studio City • Sun Valley • Sunland • Sylmar • Tarzana • Toluca Lake • Toluca Terrace • Tujunga • Universal City • Valley Glen • Valley Village • Van Nuys • West Hills • Winnetka • Woodland Hills San Gabriel Valley Alhambra • Altadena • Arcadia • City of Industry • College Hills • Crescenta Highlands • Cypress Park • Duarte • Eagle Rock • East Pasadena • East San Gabriel • El Monte • Flintridge • Glassell Park • Glendale • Happy Valley • Hastings Ranch • Highland Park • La Canada • La Crescenta • Lincoln Heights • Monrovia • Monterey Hills • Monterey Park • Montrose • Mount Washington • Pasadena • Rosemead • Rossmoyne • San Gabriel • San Gabriel Valley • San Marino • San Rafael Hills • Sierra Madre • South Pasadena • Temple City • Verdugo Viejo • Woodbury Santa Clarita Valley & Simi Valley Canyon Country • Castaic • Fillmore • Moorpark • Newhall • Piru • Santa Clarita • Santa Paula • Santa Susana • Simi Valley • Somis • Stevenson Ranch • Valencia South Bay Alondra Park • Carson • Del Aire • Gardena • Harbor City • Harbor Gateway • Hawthorne • Hermosa Beach • Lawndale • Le Fresa • Lomita • Manhattan Beach • Palos Verdes Estates • Rancho Palos Verdes • Redondo Beach • Rolling Hills • Rolling Hills Estates • San Pedro • Seaside • South Bay • Terminal Island • Torrance • Watts • Willowbrook • Wilmington Westside Brentwood • El Segundo • Fox Hills • Lennox • Malibu • Mar Vista • Marina del Rey • Montana • Ocean Park • Pacific Palisades • Playa del Rey • Playa Vista • Santa Monica • Sawtelle • Topanga • Venice • West Los Angeles • Westchester |
How You Can Pitch In
Refer A Business
Let us know about your favorite local business. We’ll donate $10 to Food Forward for each recommendation.
Volunteer
Food Forward engages volunteers in various areas including the SF Valley, the SG Valley, Hollywood, the Westside and Ventura County. To get involved, go to: https://foodforward.org/volunt...
If you want to donate your backyard fruit, please register your tree(s) at https://foodforward.org/donate..., or by calling the Fruitline at (818) 530-4125. 100 percent of all fruit harvested by FF is donated to hunger relief agencies. Food Forward will send you a tax receipt for your in-kind donation.
Donate
Donate funds by visiting https://give.foodforward.org/g... , or mail checks to Food Forward at: 7412 Fulton Ave #3, North Hollywood 91605.
