our mission
Project Angel Food nourishes the health and spirit of vulnerable people facing critical and life-threatening illness by preparing and delivering more than 1.5 million medically tailored meals each year with love, care and dignity. Since its founding in 1989, during the AIDS crisis by Marianne Williamson, Project Angel Food has delivered more than 18 million meals. Project Angel Food is a Four-Star Rated Charity Navigator organization, a Platinum GuideStar/Candid charity, and has twice been named California’s Nonprofit of the Year.
MEAL DELIVERY
Clients receive one to two Medically Tailored entrees for each day of the week, depending on their needs, fruit and, in most cases, breakfasts. Meals are delivered by Project Angel Food drivers or volunteers throughout all 4,700 square miles of Los Angeles County.
NUTRITION
Under the care of Project Angel Food’s registered dieticians, and in consultation with each client’s primary healthcare case manager, clients receive one-on-one nutritional counseling and customized Medically Tailored Meals designed to meet the unique needs of their diagnosis and personal dietary restrictions and preferences.
VOLUNTEERING
Volunteers are the heart of Project Angel Food. Each year thousands of Angelenos as individuals or in corporate "give back" initiatives dedicate more than 40,000 hours helping prep food in the kitchen, pack meals, deliver meals, or help with administration.
COMMUNITY IMPACT
Founded in 1989 in the wake of the AIDS crisis, Project Angel Food has been a beacon of hope for the Los Angeles community. We have served more than 28,000 men, women and children and more than 16 million meals since our founding. Project Angel Food was named an essential service in 2020 as a result of Project Angel Food's frontline response to COVID. Project Angel Food works with over 200 community partners so those living at the intersection of health, food and financial insecurity need not suffer because Project Angel Food is there.
STATS
- 18 million meals served since 1989
- 42,000 volunteer hours invested per year
- 74 routes delivered per week
- 120,000 meals delivered per month
- 2,700 clients served per day
- 13 Medically Tailored menus
CLIENT DEMOGRAPHICS
Ethnic Background
- 39% Latinx
- 24% African American
- 23% White/Caucasian
- 7% Asian/Pacific Islander
- 6% Other
- 1% Native American
Age
- 65% Over 60
- 21% 50-59
- 10% 36-49
- 3% 35 and under
Gender
- 55% Male
- 44% Female
- 1% Transgender ID
Qualifying Illness
- 18% Congestive Heart Failure
- 16% ESRD (kidney failure)
- 15% HIV/AIDS
- 14% Severe Diabetes
- 13% Cancer
- 4% Alzheimer's
- 3% Stroke
- 2% Chronic Kidney Disease
- 9% Other
