New Food & Grocery Assistance Guide
Children’s Lifesaving Foundation: Food & Grocery Support in Los Angeles
A Living Resource Guide for Families, Youth & Community Members
This evolving guide brings together local restaurants, delivery services, nonprofits, food banks, and community-led support networks offering free or reduced-cost food assistance across Los Angeles. We will plan to update this post regularly.
How to Use This Guide
This living document is designed to be:
Easy to update as service availability changes
Shareable for CLF families, partners, and volunteers
Flexible for newsletters, Instagram carousels, blog posts, and resource handouts.
Supportive of CLF’s mission to uplift families with real-time, accessible assistance
Restaurants Offering Free or Reduced-Cost Meals
These LA-based restaurants and pop-ups have offered free meals, sliding-scale options, community nights, or reduced-cost dishes. We recommend you call the establishment prior to going to ensure they are still offering reduced or free meals:
Bé Ù Viet Street Food (Virgil Village)
Kreung Cambodian Pop-Up (Culver City)
Bar Becky (Long Beach)
Jeff’s Table (Highland Park)
OyBar (Studio City)
Dulan’s on Crenshaw (South LA)
Rick’s Produce (Farmers' Market Locations)
Mid East Eats (Watts)
Carl’s Jr. (Southern California Locations)
Jon and Vinny's (Multiple Locations)
Delivery Services Supporting EBT/SNAP Customers
Instacart – 50% off grocery orders for active SNAP users; also running donation drives for 300+ food banks.
GoPuff – Donating up to $10 million in free groceries via $50 credit for SNAP recipients.
DoorDash – $0 delivery + $0 service fee on one order from participating SNAP-enabled stores when an EBT card is linked.
Community Food Programs & Food Banks
Free meals served three times daily, seven days a week; outdoor pantry available Monday–Friday.
Weekly grocery drives supporting families facing need, emergency relief, or displacement.
Emergency groceries for low-income households in South Central LA.
Food Not Bombs – Los Angeles Chapter
Free plant-based meals every Sunday evening at Maple Ave & Sixth St.
Other Notable Food Assistance Resources
Propel App (Providers App)
Offers $50 emergency SNAP funds to eligible households; widely used by 5+ million SNAP recipients.
WIC (Women, Infants & Children Program)
All California WIC offices remain fully operational and unaffected by recent changes.
Gelson’s x Flashfood
Discounted produce boxes for $9 at select Gelson’s stores via the Flashfood app.
Everytable – Pay It Forward Wall
Customers purchase meals for community members in need; redeemable via posted notes in-store.
Additional LA-Based Mutual Aid & Community-Led Food Support
FindHelp
Search free or low-cost services including food, housing, healthcare, and financial support.
🔗 findhelp.org
Los Angeles Community Fridges
A decentralized network of community-run fridges providing free food, 24/7, across LA neighborhoods.
🔗 lacommunityfridges.com
Food Oasis LA
A volunteer-driven directory connecting people to free food resources, food pantries, and community kitchens.
🔗 foodoasis.la
Nourish LA
Rescues fresh food that would otherwise be thrown away and distributes it to families every weekend.
🔗 nourish.la
Little Free Pantry
A grassroots network of donation-based mini-pantries. “Give what you can. Take what you need.”
Search “Los Angeles” on their national map.
🔗 littlefreepantry.org
Together We Thrive Food Bank
Weekly free farmer’s markets for food-insecure communities. Schedules posted via Instagram.
🔗 @togetherwethrivefoodbank