Food Banks

Javier Albarran had worked in a hotel kitchen for more than 25 years when he lost his job last March due to the pandemic. Finding himself without insurance or the income he needed to get by, he said, “I didn’t know what to do.” When a friend asked him to take him to a food bank, Albarran overcame his embarrassment...

Feeding America Riverside | San Bernardino (FARSB) will host a free virtual awareness event – Curbing Hunger – on March 26 at 12 p.m. in an effort to bring awareness to the ongoing hunger crisis. The nonprofit organization will share its journey since the onset of the pandemic to what it’s doing now to address the growing demand for food in…

Organizing a meal train, or simply surprising a neighbor with a favorite dish, are just a couple of ways you can help those in need.

Michael Flood is the President and CEO of the LA Regional Food Bank which partnered with LA County and the city of Downey to hand out free groceries to about 24,00 people. Kim Baldonado reports for NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Jan. 22, 2021.

Martha Mae Adams is a retired postal police officer who lives in New York City. After leaving that career for health reasons, she continued to support herself with the help of some income she made working with children. But COVID-19 ended that. She talked to NBCLX about overcoming her shame to accept donations from a food pantry during the pandemic....

For Brian Toppila and his wife, Michelle, scenes of people living on the streets and long lines of cars filled with families waiting to pick up free food motivated them to take action.

World Central Kitchen, the food relief organization founded by celebrity chef José Andrés, has provided about 35 million meals across the country since March as the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a spike in food insecurity. CEO Nate Mook joined LX News to talk about the need for an “all-inclusive approach” to America’s growing hunger crisis.

The pandemic has hit low-income families hard in Southern California. People experiencing financial difficulties can obtain free food through public organizations, like food banks, or private organizations, such as churches and other venues.

Video broadcast on the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Tuesday Nov. 10, 2020

As jobs vanish, incomes drop and food prices rise, more Americans are going to bed hungry — and advocates warn that without intervention from Congress, those numbers could rise to a level unseen in modern times, NBC News reports.

Hundreds of cars lined up at a food drive in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as organizations try to help people through the coronavirus pandemic. In Oklahoma City, the lines of cars even caused traffic delays.