What We Provide

Our Menu
It only costs us $3.46 to feed a person.

$2.50 - Two-piece chicken meal with corn, rice, and tortillas (El Pollo Loco)
$0.18 - Granola Bar
$0.10 - Peanut Butter Crackers
$0.17 - Fruit Roll-up
$0.15 - Bag of Baby Carrots.
$0.11 - Apple
$0.10 - Orange .10
$0.15 - Banana .15
$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 clothing. Donate your previously worn shoes, clothing (infant to adult sizes), blankets, sleeping bags, backpacks, etc. and we'll arrange for a drop-off.

Food on Foot’s Timeline

March, 1996 - First chicken dinner out of trunk of car given to the homeless on the steps of the Hollywood Post Office.

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 - “The Daily Points of Light Award” given by President George W. Bush honors 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 was a contestant on Jeopardy! and won $50,000 for Food on Foot!

A Few of Work for Food’s Recent Graduates

These are just a few of our Work for Food crew members that have graduated the program, are working a full-time job, are off government assistance, and are living in their own apartment!

March 2008 - Deborah S. joined Food 4 Less as a full-time cashier.

February 2008 - Danny G. joined the maintenance crew at an aircraft parts manufacturer in Inglewood.

September 2007 - Ken D. was hired as a property manager in Glendale.

July 2007 - David J. was hired as a clerk at a downtown law firm.

May 2007 - David W. moved to Hawaii and began working at a health food store.

March 2007 – Haggit R. joined Ralphs as a grocery bagger.

January 2007 – Kim D. joined a West LA accounting firm as a bookkeeper.

October 2006 – Sonia joined the maintenance crew at Whole Foods in Beverly Hills.

Work for Food

Our Work for Food crew spends every Sunday afternoon cleaning the streets of Hollywood and is rewarded with $10 in food coupons from nearby fast food restaurants and markets.

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 1997 and began serving meals each Sunday in Hollywood. Through word of mouth, Food on Foot rapidly gained volunteers and financial support and 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 our serving communities in exchange for extra meals and ten dollars in grocery store or fast food vouchers. Each participant is given two large garbage bags to fill with trash collected in our target areas and returned for $10 in food vouchers in addition to a hot meal.

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 that they can contribute to the community and prepare them for a transition back into society.

Once individuals participate in Work for Food for two months and demonstrate reliable work habits, these men & 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 vouchers. The longer-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 again become productive members of society and leave life on the streets.

Food on Foot has served the same meal for over 400 weeks at the same location and at the same time. Consistency breeds trust, trust breeds confidence. And that's what Food on Food is all about! Please consider getting involved in this unique and personal response to hunger in Los Angeles. You too can make a difference.