Category Archives: Food Assistance
News from Metro Compton: Food Forward, Gardening, & Tech Assistance
Residents at The Metro at Compton Senior Apartments are grateful for the monthly Food Forward program. Food Forward staff and volunteers rescue over 375,000 pounds of surplus produce each week from fruit trees, farmers markets and the Los Angeles Wholesale Produce Market. … Continue reading
Posted in Community News, Cooking/Gardening, Food Assistance, Metro Compton, Technology
Tagged changing aging, creative aging, Food Forward
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L.A. Kitchen Closes
L.A. Kitchen had a motto: “Neither Food Nor People Should Ever Go To Waste.” That belief led to their three clearly defined goals: 1. Reclaim healthy, local food that would otherwise go to waste. 2. Provide culinary job training to … Continue reading
Posted in Community News, Cooking/Gardening, Food Assistance
Tagged changing aging, creative aging, LA Kitchen
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News from 808 A Street: Free Food Distribution
EngAGE has partnered with Mercy Brown Bag and Libertad (through East Bay Innovations) to provide free food to our residents at 808 A St. Apartments in Hayward, CA. The first and third Monday of each month, residents receive a grocery bag full … Continue reading
Posted in Community News, Downtown Hayward, Food Assistance
Tagged changing aging, creative aging
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The Orange County Food Program Serves Thousands of Elders
The Orange County Food Program promotes wellness and enriches lives through the power of healthy foods and human connection. Together with our partners at Family Assistance Ministries, Food Finders, L.A. Kitchen, Orange County Food Bank, and Second Harvest Food Bank … Continue reading
News from Buckingham/Metro Chinatown/Metro Compton/Vermont: Food Forward and LA Kitchen
EngAGE has two important partners in the effort to make certain our residents have access to healthy food. FOOD FORWARD The Food Forward Program provides fresh produce on a monthly basis to many EngAGE communities. Food Forward staff and volunteers rescue … Continue reading
News from Metro @ Compton: Food Forward + Gardening
An important component in EngAGE programming focuses on wellness, and eating healthy food is central to staying well. Many older people in our communities don’t have the financial resources to ensure a healthy diet, so EngAGE provides solutions. Two of … Continue reading
