What We Provide

$3.50 - Two-piece chicken meal with corn, rice, and tortillas (El Pollo Loco)
$0.23 - Granola Bar
$0.20 - Peanut Butter Crackers
$0.25 - Fruit Roll-up
$0.15 - Bag of Baby Carrots
$0.13 - Apple
$0.11 - Orange
$0.19 - Banana
$0.00 - Bread (donated by Bailey's Bakery)
$0.00 - Muffin (donated by Mrs. Beasley's)
$0.00 - Bottled water (donated by volunteers)
$0.00 - Milk for children (donated St. Vincent Meals on Wheels)

Clothes
Along with the meals we provide, we also distribute gently used everyday clothing (infant to adult sizes), shoes, blankets, sleeping bags, backpacks, etc. We are also in need of clothing appropriate for jobs and job interviews - suits, dress shirts, ties, dress slacks, dresses, etc. All donations are tax-deductible and can be dropped off any Sunday between 10:30am - 2:30pm at the serving site: 1625 N. Schrader Blvd., Hollywood, CA 90028.

Food on Foot’s Timeline

April 1999 – "Work for Food," our 7-day-a-week trash clean-up program, began providing assistance in the transition to employment and life off the streets for homeless and poor individuals.

March 28, 2002 – Jay Goldinger, Food on Foot's founder, received "The Daily Points of Light Award" from President George W. Bush to honor an individual who has made a commitment to connect Americans through service to help meet critical needs in his community.

December 2005 – Food on Foot debuted on National TV's "Access Hollywood" with Billy Bush and show producers. Food on Foot was awarded $6200 from the show's employees.

March 2006 – Food on Foot celebrated it's 10 Year Anniversary of service to the homeless and poor of Los Angeles.

November 2006 – Neil Patrick Harris, a contestant on Jeopardy!, won $50,000 for Food on Foot.

November 2008 – Jay Goldinger, Food on Foot's founder, was recognized as one of Bank of America's Local Heroes.

December 2008 – Food on Foot's record year to date – raised over $568,950 in donations!

A Few of Work for Food's Recent Graduates

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.

Work for Food

Realizing that it would take a greater commitment to address the needs of the homeless, Food on Foot was founded as a nonprofit organization in 1996 and began serving meals each Sunday in Hollywood. Through word of mouth, Food on Foot rapidly gained volunteers and financial support. As a result, we are proud not to have missed a weekly meal since our founding.

While the meal program was well received among our hungry clients, we also wondered if there was more we could do to increase food security in the area. In 1999, we began recruiting volunteers from among the homeless to engage in trash pickup in Hollywood. Each participant is given two large garbage bags to fill with trash collected in our target areas, and in return, receive $10 in food gift cards and a chicken dinner with healthy snacks.

Today our Work for Food program helps approximately 50 individuals earn meals and food gift cards each week. We also provide them the resources necessary to get the job done - supplies, bus tokens for transportation and phone cards for communication. Most of these individuals are without stable shelter, are actively battling substance abuse or other handicaps, and are not ready for regular employment. But our hope is to gain their trust over time so that we can assist them with their needs, slowly build their confidence so that they can contribute to the community, and prepare them for a transition back into society.

Once individuals participate in Work for Food for approximately two months and demonstrate reliable work habits, these men and women can join a team of workers that clean local shopping centers and other areas in Hollywood during the week in exchange for additional food gift cards. The long-term goal is to find outside job opportunities in the business community for our Work for Food graduates. Work for Food involvement, which can last from a few weeks to a few months depending upon the individual, gives those participating the confidence they so desperately need to become productive members of society again and leave life on the streets.

Food on Foot has served the same meal at the same location at the same time for many, many years. Consistency breeds trust, trust breeds confidence. And that's what Food on Foot is all about! Please consider getting involved in this unique and personal response to hunger in Los Angeles. You too can make a difference.