Food On Foot, Inc.
Food On Foot, Inc.
Want to make a donation using Daffy?
Lower your income taxes with a charitable deduction this year when you donate to this non-profit via Daffy.
Do you work for Food On Foot, Inc.? Learn more here.
About this organization
Mission
Food on Foot is a nonprofit dedicated to assisting our unhoused and low-income neighbors in Los Angeles with nutritious meals, clothing, and a fresh start through life-skills training, full-time employment, and permanent housing.
About
SINCE 1996 (OVER 1195 CONSECUTIVE WEEKS OF SERVICE), FOOD ON FOOT'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE THE POOR AND HOMELESS OF LOS ANGELES WITH NUTRITIOUS MEALS, CLOTHING, JOB OPPORTUNITIES, AND ASSISTANCE IN THE TRANSITION TO EMPLOYMENT AND LIFE OFF THE STREETS.FOOD ON FOOT (FOF) OFFERS COMPLETE CHICKEN DINNERS TO OVER 150 HOMELESS AND LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS EVERY SUNDAY IN HOLLYWOOD, RAIN OR SHINE. IN ADDITION TO SERVING NUTRITIOUS MEALS AND HEALTHY SNACKS, FOF COLLECTS AND DISTRIBUTES DONATED SHOES AND CLOTHING, BLANKETS, SLEEPING BAGS, BACKPACKS, AND OTHER ESSENTIALS.THIS WEEKLY MEAL PROGRAM SERVES A GATEWAY TO OUR COMMUNITY CLEAN-UP PROGRAM CALLED WORK FOR FOOD (WFF) WHICH IS A STRUCTURED EMPLOYMENT TRAINING PROGRAM THAT OFFERS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITYFOR HOMELESS MEN AND WOMEN TO DEMONSTRATE WORK READINESS AND GAIN EMPLOYMENT IN JOBS THAT PAYA LIVING WAGE AND HAVE GROWTH POTENTIAL. DRAWING FROM THE HUNDREDS OF UNEMPLOYED INDIVIDUALSWHO SHOW UP FOR THE SUNDAY FOOD PROGRAM, WFF TAKES MOTIVATED PARTICIPANTS THROUGH A PROGRESSIONOF CHALLENGES THAT PREPARE THEM TO RE-ENTER THE WORKFORCE. INITIALLY, THEY ARE OFFERED FOOD GIFT CARDS IN EXCHANGE FOR PICKING UP TRASH FROM THE LOCAL SHOPPING CENTERS AND STREETS. BY DEMONSTRATING A STRONG WORK ETHIC AND THE BASIC QUALITIES OF A GOOD EMPLOYEE PUNCTUALITY, ABILITY TO COMPLETE ASSIGNMENTS, COMMUNICATION SKILLS THE WFF PROGRAM CAN TAKE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS FROM WEEKEND STREET CLEANING ASSIGNMENTS TO FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT AT A VARIETY OF LOCAL BUSINESSES. THE GOAL OF THE WFF PROGRAM IS TO BUILD THE SELF-ESTEEM OF THE PARTICIPANTS, PROMOTE THEM WITHIN THE PROGRAM, AND GRADUATE THEM INTO FULL-TIME JOBS THAT ALLOW THEM TO BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT INDIVIDUALS WHO NO LONGER REQUIRE GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE.FOF'S MEAL DISTRIBUTION RELIES ALMOST ENTIRELY ON VOLUNTEERS AND OUR APPROACH TO VOLUNTEERISM IS UNIQUE. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN LOS ANGELES WHO ARE MOTIVATED TO VOLUNTEER ON HOLIDAYS,BUT FOF NEEDS 15 TO 20 VOLUNTEERS EVERY SUNDAY, 52 WEEKS PER YEAR. TO ENSURE THAT THE SUNDAY MEAL PROGRAM IS FULLY STAFFED, FOF HAS A "PAY-TO-PLAY" POLICY THAT REQUIRES VOLUNTEERS TO DONATE $25 EVERY VISIT AND $125 OR MORE FOR HIGH-DEMAND DAYS SUCH AS THANKSGIVING AND CHRISTMAS. THIS ELIMINATES INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE NOT COMMITTED TO THE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM. IN ADDITION, THERE IS A "ZERO TOLERANCE" POLICY FOR VOLUNTEERS WHO DO NOT SHOW UP WHEN THEY SAY THEY WILL. THIS IS ESSENTIAL FOR DEMONSTRATING RESPONSIBILITY AND PERSONAL ACCOUNTABILITY TO THE INDIVIDUALS FOF IS HELPING TO RISE FROM THE STREETS.THE RESULTS OF THIS UNUSUAL APPROACH ARE REMARKABLE: AN OVER 95% "SHOW-UP" RATE FOR VOLUNTEERS, WHO REPORT EXTRAORDINARILY HIGH LEVELS OF SATISFACTION. THEIR TIME IS NOT WASTED; THEY DO NOT STAND AROUND IDLY; AND, THEY MAKE A DIRECT CONNECTION TO THE PEOPLE THEY SEEK TO HELP. WITH FOF'S VOLUNTEER CORPS GROWING, THIS EXTRAORDINARY APPROACH HAS ALSO RESULTED IN A GROWING SOURCE OF SUSTAINABLE SUPPORT.IN 2018, FOOD ON FOOT SERVED OVER 8,450 MEALS AND DISTRIBUTED OVER 53,000 PERSONAL ITEMS, INCLUDING CLOTHES, SHOES, BACKPACKS, TOILETRIES, AND OTHER GOODS TO HOMELESS AND LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. OVER 18% OF THOSE WE SERVED WERE DISABLED AND APPROXIMATELY 7% WERE CHILDREN. MORE THAN 1,743 VOLUNTEERS ASSISTED IN THE WEEKLY MEAL SERVICE. WE ENROLLED 241 MEN AND WOMEN IN OUR WORK FOR FOOD PROGRAM, WHERE THEY COULD EARN FOOD GIFT CARDS AND DEMONSTRATE THEIR CAPACITY FOR GREATER RESPONSIBILITY BY CLEANING THE STREETS OF HOLLYWOOD. AFTER SPENDING AN AVERAGE OF 7 MONTHS IN THE PROGRAM, 45 OF THESE INDIVIDUALS WERE ABLE TO OBTAIN FULL-TIME JOBS IN THE COMMUNITY, PERMANENT HOUSING AND INDEPENDENCE.
Interesting data from their 2019 990 filing
The filing sets forth the mission of the non-profit as “To provide nutritional meals and assistance to homeless and needy men, women and children”.
When detailing its responsibilities, they were listed as: “To provide nutritional meals and assistance to homeless and needy men, women and children”.
- The state in which the non-profit is legally permitted to operate is CA.
- The address of the non-profit for 2019 according to the filing is 9663 SANTA MONICA BLVD NO 743, BEVERLY HILLS, CA, 90210.
- The number of employees reported by the non-profit on their form as of 2019 is 10.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $41,743.
- The organization has 9 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1997.
- The organization pays $575,123 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $97,452 in fundraising expenses.
Additional Non-Profits in the area
By donating on this page you are making an irrevocable contribution to Daffy Charitable Fund, a 501(c)(3) public charity, and a subsequent donation recommendation to the charity listed above, subject to our Member Agreement. Contributions are generally eligible for a charitable tax-deduction and a yearly consolidated receipt will be provided by Daffy. Processing fees may be applied and will reduce the value available to send to the end charity. The recipient organizations have not provided permission for this listing and have not reviewed the content.
Donations to organizations are distributed as soon as the donation is approved and the funds are available. In the rare event that Daffy is unable to fulfill the donation request to this charity, you will be notified and given the opportunity to choose another charity. This may occur if the charity is unresponsive or if the charity is no longer in good standing with regulatory authorities.