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In 1983, representatives from a group of local churches and synagogues expressed concern that a number of senior citizens in the Whittier La Mirada and Norwalk area were suffering from malnutrition because inflation was consuming more of their social security dollars than planned. That group organized and started the Interfaith Food Center as a community based food distribution center and began serving thirty (30) low-income families.
The Interfaith Food Center is a non-faith based, non-profit 501(c)(3) charity distributing food the needy families and homeless of Whittier and La Mirada.
More than 700 households are served on a weekly basis from a 2520 sq. foot warehouse/distribution facility.
Today, Interfaith Food Center is one of the largest food pantrys in the state of California.
Yearly, more than a million pounds of food are placed in the hands of individuals. Food is obtained from the Los Angeles Regional Foodbank, local markets, churches, community organizations,and individual donors.
IFC is equipped with a walk in cooler unit, commercial refrigerators & commercial freezers to properly handle & store food donations.