We wanted to take a moment to relay a few key updates from the Khalsa Food Pantry. A year ago when Covid-19 hit, we realized our call to action and started forming emergency response networks where Khalsa Food Pantry was going to be a key part of.

I wanted to take a moment to express our deepest gratitude to all our volunteers, sponsors and supporters. Thanks to your support, we have fed thousands of families and provided them millions of pounds of food (about 3.8M since the pandemic). We are working hard to continue providing food assistance and resources to our local communities. This requires an exceptional amount of work by extraordinary volunteers every single week. Many will be going back to work and school soon and there will inevitably be changes and hiccups with the food supplies and logistics. Nothing we can’t and won’t be able to handle.

While we serve anywhere from 500 to 900 families on average each week at our drive thru food pantry and provide food to partner pantries to feed another few thousand families, we are a relatively streamlined and small operation. We are a fairly small group of volunteers that is predominantly young, energetic and passionate. We also must ensure that every volunteer stays safe, feels comfortable and wants to continue to come back to do sewa with us.

Our future strategy will all depend on the food supply, donations, and how the food banks distribute and support the flow. We are also in the beggining stages of providing vaccines to the clients that come to recieve food. This is an extremely hard hit and vulnerable community and we will continue to support them however we can. 

The Khalsa Food Pantry has seen a sustained and dramatic increase in demand for food assistance during the Covid-19 pandemic. We are serving 700+ familes at our main location in Pacoima and another 250-500 familes across southern California each week! We've served over 3 million pounds of food this year alone. This is only possible because of our amazing volunteers, donors and partnerships. 

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh,
 
KCF Food Pantry wants to personally thank you. Without your support, we would not be able to provide the food that we do. This year, KCF Pantry has grown in quality and number. We serve an average of 70 families a week. No matter what the weather, rain or shine, families are always here. With your support, we have been able to provide fresh fruits and vegetables every single week. The smiles that form on the families’ faces with they see the variety is beyond words. Once again, we thank you for your continuous support.

Harbinder Kaur

Harbinder, better known as Binde, always makes time out her busy schedule to come to a pantry.Mother of 3 and business owner, Binde come early every Friday to take inventory, sort out the produce, and keep everything flowing smoothly. There is not a moment where she is doing nothing. We are lucky to have her in our Food Pantry!