Food Drives
Shelf-stable items and other essential ingredients that are staples of every kitchen are often hard to obtain.
Food Drives are always appreciated and we encourage companies and other entities (schools, congregations, neighborhood groups, etc.) to become Monthly Food Drive supporters and sponsors.
You can make a difference by becoming a regular sponsor of our canned food and kitchen essentials monthly drives. Your support will ensure the Community Exchange and our recipient organizations never run out of basic needed items.
sponsor a food drive
If interested in organizing a food drive, please fill out the form below.
Of course, if you’d like to speak to one of our team members, feel free to email (theexchange@hofoco.org) or call (323) 347-7907, we’d love to hear from you!
How It works
Please enter your information and indicate the date you would like to organize a food drive, or please email theexchange@hofoco.org. A member of our team will follow up to schedule your drop-off day and time.
For most drives, we ask organizers to deliver all collected items to our warehouse. For larger drives, pick-up may be possible.
You can reference the list to guide what items to collect.
Donations can be delivered to the Community Exchange at 3056 Roswell St, Los Angeles, CA 90065, Monday–Friday, 9am–4:30pm.
our most needed non-perishable items
*Please make sure items are not expired. Cans should be 32 ounces or less. These items should be individual servings. Also, the canned goods should have pop-tops.
1. Olive oil (Extra Virgin or Virgin)
2. Salt
3. Beverages (water, juice, soda, milk)
4. Rice
5. Spices (Oregano, Thyme, Rosemary, Bay Leaves, Cayenne, Red Chili, Coriander, Dill, Fennel Seeds, Paprika, Sage)
6. Condiments
7. Canned tomatoes
8. Canned tomato sauce
9. Broth (Vegetable, Chicken, Beef)
10. Dry Lentils
11. Dry Legumes
12. Power bars
13. Granola bars
14. Salty snacks (individual bags of chips, crackers)
15. Sweet snacks (individual bags of cookies, small-bite desserts)
16. Canned soup
17. Canned cream of mushroom
18. Canned meals