Food on Foot: 787 Consecutive Weeks of Service and Counting

Food on Foot focuses on giving the Los Angeles poor and homeless meals, clothing, and job assistance in order to transition them from life on the streets to an independent life.

Starting off as a weekly meal program in Hollywood, Food on Foot graduates people from their program as self-sufficient people who do not need government assistance. They are able to support themselves and pay for their own apartment.

Foundation for a Better Life

Neil Patrick Harris won money for Food on Foot at the Jeopardy! Celebrity Invitational.

Food on Foot provides the foundation for a better life. By providing warm meals and a place to stay, people have the confidence to go find a job, and a place to go to and from the interview.

Here is a list of some of the Food on Foot graduates straight from the Food on Foot website:

October 2006 – Sonia joined the maintenance crew at Whole Foods in Beverly Hills.
January 2007 – Kim D. joined the CPA firm Singer Lewak Greenbaum & Goldstein, LLP as a bookkeeper.
March 2007 – Haggit R. was hired at Ralphs as a grocery bagger and now runs the deli.
July 2007 – Ken D. began work as a Property Manager at an apartment complex in Glendale.
February 2008 – Danny G. joined the maintenance crew at an aircraft parts company in Inglewood.
March 2008 – Deborah S. began work as a cashier at Food 4 Less in Hollywood.
July 2008 – Paul M. was hired at Martin Motors in Los Angeles washing cars.
November 2008 – Paul D. was hired at the Law Offices of Jeffrey Sax in Downtown LA as a clerk.
December 2008 – Walter P., after 10 years of homelessness, was promoted to Head of Client Relations for Food on Foot.
April 2009 – Gina L. was hired as a caregiver for an elderly man in Hollywood.
May 2009 – Peter R. was hired at a Jamba Juice in Hollywood.
June 2009 – Robin L. was hired at Martin Motors as a security guard.
February 2010 – Rebel S. was hired at Tender Greens in Hollywood as a food prep.
October 2010 – Jennifer M. was hired at IHop in Hollywood as a hostess.
December 2010 – Joliff S. was hired at Martin Motors as a lot attendant.

Give Back to Food on Foot

You can volunteer with Food on Foot by signing up at one of their locations. Volunteers distribute food and clothing – you sign up and you show up. You can show up just for an hour on Sunday.

You can donate to Food on Foot as well. If you don’t want to donate online, you can donate to Food on Foot at 9663 Santa Monica Blvd #743, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

You can also donate clothing at 1625 N. Shrader Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90068 between 10:30 am and 2:30 pm every Sunday.