{"id":290,"date":"2025-02-24T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/lasa\/?p=290"},"modified":"2025-06-17T13:03:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T20:03:13","slug":"the-food-bank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/lasa\/2025\/02\/24\/the-food-bank\/","title":{"rendered":"The Food Bank"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-hero \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-hero\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/lasa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2025\/04\/2025-3-17-DSC03521-top-768x432.jpg\"\n          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gathered in February for our first of two sessions on food insecurity in LA. We\u2019ll let the pictures and the numbers share the story of our visit to the LA Food Bank.<\/p>\n<p>27 LASA students, teachers, and our special guest, Bill\u2019s sister, Deb Deverell, worked 81 hours of service.<br \/>\n10,500 pounds of onions sorted by LASA during our shift. 45,400 pounds of fruits and vegetables sorted by the collective volunteer group for the morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n                                                                                                                                        \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--image-gallery \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--image-gallery\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\n      <div class=\"text-container\">\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Volunteering at the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n     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