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Healthy Food

Financial, Health, & More Resources

Learn more about financial, housing, and food resources. These resources include information regarding free meals, nutrition such as healthy eating, and foods to avoid during pregnancy.

 

Click on the ​                     buttons below each resource to learn more about it. 

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Cal Fresh

Are you a California resident who needs help paying for food? 

 

Apply for food stamps and if eligible you can receive an EBT card that works like a debit card. Learn more by clicking contact below, which will take you to the CalFresh link.

Healthy Food

Learn more about healthy eating habits during pregnancy. 

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Foods to Avoid
During
Pregnancy

Learn more about a maintaining a healthy balanced diet during pregnancy and foods to avoid when pregnant. 

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Los Angeles Regional
Food Bank

If you are a Los Angeles resident, click on the button below to find free food pantries near you.

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WIC Foods

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) provides federal grants for food and nutrition education for women with children up to age five. Click on the button below to learn more.

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Employment
Development
(EDD)

If you lost your job or had your hours reduced, you may be eligible for unemployment benefits such as Unemployment Insurance, Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, Disability Insurance, or Paid Family Leave. 

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USDA National
Hunger Hotline


USDA provides food to students who rely on free or reduced-price meals at school so they can continue receiving adequate and proper nutrition at home. Click below to find more information on how to apply.

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Mexican American Opportunity
Foundation (MAOF)

The MAOF Food Bank is a free Emergency Food Assistance Program for the residents of Los Angeles. Click on the button below to learn more.

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CORE Children of Restaurant Employees

CORE is a national nonprofit organization that serves food and beverage service employees with children by providing financial and food assistance when either parent suffers from a crisis. Click on the link below to learn more.

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The Latino Resource Organization

The Latino Resource Organization is dedicated to assisting low-income individuals in the West Los Angeles area. It provides immigration, fitness, healthcare, tax assistance, and financial literacy programs. Click below for more information.

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The Hispanic
American Organization

The Hispanic American Organization provides housing and nutrition services for single mothers. Contact Ms. Ivonne Wever, the nutrition counselor, at 610-435-5334 or click below for more information.

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Catholic Charities
of California

Catholic Charities provides housing, food distribution, job training, benefits enrollment, clothing assistance, and rent assistance for residents of California. Click below to learn more information.

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California’s Section 8 Housing Program

The Section 8 housing program assists low-income families find homes. Click below to find out if you meet the California eligibility requirements. 

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L.A. Care Family Resource Centers provide a list of webinars, health education workshops, and other specials events in Los Angeles County.

Three Women

PATH assists community members with food, clothing, employment, and housing resources for those experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles. 

Church

The SOVA Community Food and Resource Program provides access to free healthy groceries, personal care items, and food pantries. Click on the button below to learn more.

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Food Oasis

  Food Oasis provides information on where to find the free food pantries in Los Angeles.

L.A. Care Family Resource Centers
PATH Making It Home
SOVA Community Food and
Resource Program 

This site is managed by UCLA's Supporting Mothers Project and was designed with the participants of the project in mind. Funding for this site made possible by UCLA's Chicano Studies Department, Bedari Kindness Institute and Institute of American Cultures

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