PACOIMA, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — More people, less food. That’s what officials with Mend, or Meet Each Need with Dignity, say is happening.
The nonprofit offers programs and resources to those living in poverty.
Every Tuesday and Friday, Mend hosts a food distribution in Pacoima. Although they’re getting donations, they say they need more.
“We’re providing to the community veggies as well as fruits and dry good boxes provided to us by the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank,” said Mend Program Manager David Hernandez. “And we are looking for way more opportunities to purchase food and give it back to our community.”
Hernandez says about 350 people show up to each giveaway. And while he says those numbers are going up, the amount of food donated is going down, with officials pointing to inflation as the main cause.
“We are feeding a lot of people, more people than we usually do most likely because the …