Providing Food for Those in Need.
Food Bank & Community Development Services in LA
World Harvest Charities and Family Services is a non-profit organization serving Los Angeles County. We offer a broad spectrum of social services and community development initiatives to foster a supportive and nourishing environment.
Our Programs
Cart With a Heart
For a $50 contribution, families and individuals receive a cart filled with over $500 worth of groceries, including fresh produce, pantry staples, proteins like meat and beans, bread, and other essentials. Each cart can feed a family of five for at least two weeks. Your $50 also counts as a tax-deductible contribution and helps us continue making healthy food accessible to everyone.
Volunteer With Us
Volunteer with us for just 4 hours and receive a Cart with a Heart at no cost. This is our way of giving back to those who give their time to support the community.
Call us to learn about available volunteer shifts and any requirements. We’d love to have you join us!
Community Grocery Distributions
World Harvest's Community Grocery Distributions provide families and individuals with a dignified grocery-style experience that meets their real needs through generous, balanced selections of fresh and frozen proteins, produce, grains, and other essential staples designed to sustain households for one week. Through fee-for-service and grant-driven partnerships with local organizations and City Council Districts, we meet communities where they are via neighborhood distributions, partner pick-ups, and mobile delivery to areas most affected by food insecurity. With trained staff and dedicated volunteers, we bring nourishment directly to communities, ensuring no one is left behind. In 2025, we've conducted distribution events throughout the year, providing more than 3,000 boxes of food to our communities.
Our Mission
The mission of World Harvest Food Bank is to alleviate hunger and provide nutritional support to individuals and families in need. We strive to distribute and deliver nutritious food to those facing food insecurity, while also promoting education and empowerment to create sustainable solutions. Through partnerships and community engagement, we aim to create a world where everyone has access to an adequate and healthy food supply, ensuring no one goes hungry.
In solidarity with our communities
In 2025, when Los Angeles faced overlapping crises with wildfires and immigration enforcement uncertainty, World Harvest responded as a trusted community hub, providing more than 300 pallets of food and essentials to local nonprofits, City Council offices, grassroots leaders, tenant unions, and partner organizations throughout affected neighborhoods. These efforts reflect a simple truth: We take care of each other.
L.A. Zoo
Since December 2017, LA City Zoo has received about 10 tons of surplus food per month, which would have otherwise gone to waste. This food is now donated by World Harvest through a partnership with Republic Services. To date, over 74 tons of food have been redirected from landfills to feed the zoo animals.