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COMBATTING The Los Angeles Regional Food is taking necessary precautions to
HUNGER make sure that food and product remain safe, and that distributions
and volunteer activities can continue. For more information Click
Here.
As of 9/17/20, Access Services has completed over 246,793 meal and
grocery deliveries to seniors and people with disabilities across four
current projects.
This week, #LetsFeedLACounty is hosting 3 drive-thru food
distribution events 9/22 Lennox Middle School, 9/23 San Fernando
Outdoor Swap Meet and 9/25 Montebollo Mall.
Total distributed to date at 33 events is 2,067 tons of food which is the
equivalent 3.4 million meals provided to 59,938 households.
Drive-thru food distribution event held last week in Long Beach where
2,376 households, respectively, were provided 80 pounds of food,
including shelf-stable items, dairy product frozen meat, and fresh
produce.
Will be expanding to 3 distributions per week starting this week.
#LetsFeedLACounty has secured 400 20-pound boxes of groceries
from the LA Regional Food Bank for weekly delivery through the end
of December to clients of the DHS Housing for Health program.
Issuing additional CalFresh benefits up to the maximum allowed per
family and allowing CalFresh recipients to purchase groceries online
for delivery from Walmart and Amazon.
Great Plates Delivered has a current service population: 6,167 seniors
(48% increase since from July).Total meals served through this
program since May 12: 1,176,837 (122% increase since end of July).
The Great Plates Delivered Program has contracted with 64 meal
providers that are employing 1,213 people. 61% of meal providers are
minority-owned businesses.
Great Plates Program has been extended until October 9, 2020.
Elder Nutrition Program has a current service current population of
26,919 seniors (37% increase since June 20).
LOS ANGELES Logistics
COUNTY Ongoing support of field operations with Disaster Service Workers,
EMERGENCY and site supplies and services through Department of Human
OPERATIONS Resources and Internal Services Department.
CENTER The CEOC has received approximately 1,500 unique requests that
continue to be prioritized and processed.
Donations Management is receiving and evaluating donation offers.
For more information please visit
https://doingbusiness.lacounty.gov/
Information
L.A. County Launches COVID-19 Safety Compliance Certificate
Program Click Here for more information.
L.A. County and City Leaders Join Forces with Citizen to Launch
Safepass Partnership Click Here for more information.
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