Each year, the Food Bank of Southern California provides an average of 40 million pounds of food to over 850,000 children, adults and seniors throughout Los Angeles County.
But in the coming months, the organization will be able to reach even more people facing food insecurity, with the opening of its new North Long Beach location. Officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the site on Tuesday, and CEO Jeanne Cooper said she hopes that the new 26,000-square-foot space at 5580 Cherry Ave. will officially open in the next nine months to a year.
The food bank, which has served LA County for about 47 years, was given the opportunity to expand after receiving a capacity grant, Cooper told the Business Journal.