Emergency CSA

Access to fresh, healthy, and culturally relevant food is an essential and basic human right.

The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated food insecurity throughout LA County making it more difficult for many families to put food on the table.

What We Do

APIFM is working with our network of farmers to source fresh, local, and culturally relevant produce and eggs for seniors, low-income families, and immune compromised community members across LA County including Downtown LA, West San Gabriel Valley, and the South Bay.

These emergency CSA bags remain a vital source of nutrition for individuals and families to complement the non-perishables some are receiving from local food banks/pantries.

Community Centered Approach

APIFM partners with community and faith based organizations to distribute emergency CSA bags and other important resources such as nutrition fact sheets, healthy recipes, and information about CalFresh.

Since March of 2020, APIFM has partnered with 25 organizations to distribute over 30,000 CSA bags. This translates to roughly 180,000 lbs of produce and 337,000 eggs.

Food Justice

Food has been an important entry point for APIFM staff to engage and build relationships in the community. We hope to continue to foster these relationships in order to address systemic barriers and build a more just and equitable local food ecosystem.
Viet Bui Stefanie Lau Lisa Thong
Lily C Carol Lee Alisa Tiong
Sofia Chang Christine Lee Megan Tomino
Lisa Changadveja Connie Lee Jacqueline Tran
Elizabeth Cheung Grace Lee Doreena Wong
Jinny Choi Connie Lo Thomas Wong
Janice Chou Mayta Lor Chiawen Wu
Gerald Corporal Andrew Murphy Marianna Yamamoto
Rocele Estanislao Steve & Patty Nagano Melanie Yamamoto
Hope Fang Ayumi Nagata Jenny Yang
Ranko Fukuda Magnolia Nomachi Nancy Yap
Vanessa Hilario Coleen Oinuma Alis Yoo
Aubre Hill Glenn Omatsu Mark Yoshida
Calvin Ho Kathy Pham Sandy Yu
Parag Khandhar Sophat Phea Sabrina Yunus
Jeffery Kho Juily Phun Sisi Zhang
Neil Komai Emily Skehan Weiyu Zhang
Brian Kim Amy She
Helen Kim
Produce and Food
Yasutomi FarmsRockview Farmssweetgreen
porridge + puffs  
Grocery Tote Bags
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U.S. Census Bureau  

Community Based Organizations:

  • API Equality-LA: 15 CSA bags with fresh produce and eggs for low-income, immune compromised LGBTQIA individuals.
  • API Mental Health Alliance (Alliance): APIFM is working to provide fresh fruits and veggies to Alliance’s four housing sites. These housing sites provide comprehensive, community-based, culturally and linguistically appropriate therapeutic interventions for over 60 Asian and Pacific Islander adults with severe and persistent mental illness. They are incorporating the produce into meals and healthy snacks.
  • Chinatown HEAL: APIFM is providing 52 CSA bags per week at no cost to low-income seniors from our HEAL program at 2 housing sites in Chinatown and also making individual deliveries to people’s homes from Elysian Valley to San Gabriel Valley.
  • Hawai’i’s Daughter Guild of California: APIFM made a one time donation of 30 CSA bags with fresh produce and eggs, canned/shelf stable goods, and cleaning supplies for Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander families in need.
  • Koreatown HEAL: 30 CSA bags with fresh produce and eggs for seniors, low-income families, and immune compromised individuals in Koreatown and Historic Filipinotown.
  • LA-Más: APIFM is delivering 75 CSA bags to LA-Más so that they can provide them at no cost to low-income families living in Elysian Valley and other parts of Northeast L.A.
  • Little Tokyo Service Center (LTSC): 76 CSA bags with fresh produce and eggs for seniors and low-income families served by LTSC.
  • South Asian Network (SAN): 20 CSA bags with fresh produce for local South Asian families in need.
  • Southeast Asian Community Alliance (SEACA)/Chinatown Community for Equitable Development (CCED): 55 CSA bags with fresh produce and eggs for low-income families in Chinatown.
  • Sustaining Independent Lives with Vital Empowering Resources (SILVER): APIFM is working to provide fresh eggs and fruits so that SILVER can supplement groceries bags of shelf stable foods and distribute them to home bound API seniors.

Schools:

  • Garvey Head-start Program: 45 CSA bags of fresh produce and eggs for Asian and Latinx families in need.
  • Hillcrest Elementary: 20 CSA bags of fresh produce and eggs for low-income families in need

Faith Institutions:

  • Dominguez Samoan Congregational Christian Church: 15 CSA bags with fresh produce and eggs for local Samoan families in need.
  • First Baptist Church of Alhambra: 30 CSA bags with fresh produce and eggs for local families in need.
  • First United Methodist Church of Bellflower: 30 CSA bags with fresh produce and eggs for local Tongan families in need.
  • Malamalama Ole Lalolagi Congregational Christian Church: 60 CSA bags with fresh produce and eggs for local Pacific Islander families in need.
  • Marshallese Ministry of Orange County: 30 30 CSA bags with fresh produce and eggs for low-income Marshallese and Pacific Islander families in need.
  • St. Ignatius of Loyola Catholic Church: 30 CSA bags with fresh produce and eggs for low-income Latinx, Vietnamese, and Filipinx families in need.

Small Businesses:

  • JOY Restaurant: You can support by ordering take-out. Please be sure to check their website for updates.
  • Pine and Crane: You can support by ordering take-out. Please be sure to check their website for updates.
  • porridge + puffs: You can support by ordering take-out. Please be sure to check their website for updates.
  • Yang’s Kitchen: They have started a community market where you can purchase fresh and local raw meats, eggs, bread, prepared foods, canned goods, desserts, and produce from our Food Roots program.

#FeedtheFam

Help us sustain these critical food services for low-income families across LA County.