Necessities of Life
Program (NOLP)
Food Pantries

Begun as a $35-a-week food voucher program in 1986, APLA’s Necessities of Life Program (NOLP) has since become the nation’s largest network of food pantries for people with HIV/AIDS.

NOLP’s pre-bagged groceries include fresh dairy, frozen meats, fresh vegetables and an assortment of canned and dry goods, as well as hygiene items and cleaning supplies. Clients also receive bilingual, one-on-one nutritional counseling and nutrition classes. Fact sheets about a range of nutrition topics and recipes for use with NOLP products are available in all NOLP locations.

NOLP operates from four main locations and through five collaborations with organizations in the Antelope Valley, Santa Monica and the San Gabriel Valley.

Fact Sheets

Nutrition Fact Sheets - English

Tratamientos Nutrición - Español

NOLP Food Pantry Hours and Locations (alphabetical by city)

Please note: Some of our hours have recently changed. Before visiting your food pantry site, please call 213.201.1600 to confirm hours of operation. Check below for temporary changes.

• Claremont
  Foothill AIDS Project
  233 West Harrison Avenue
  Claremont, CA 91711
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  2nd Wednesday of the month
  11:00 am - 3:00 pm
  
• Lancaster
  Catalyst Foundation
  44758 Elm Avenue
  Lancaster, CA 93534
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  Thursdays
  11:30 am - 5:00 pm
  
  
• Long Beach
  NOLP at C.A.R.E. Program and Clinics
  St. Mary Medical Center
  411 E. 10th Street
  Long Beach, CA 90813
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  Tuesdays
  10:30 am - 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
  Note: We will be closed Tuesday, September 7, in observance of Labor Day.
  
  
• Los Angeles, Koreatown
  The David Geffen Center
  611 South Kingsley Drive
  Los Angeles, CA 90005
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  Our new hours are:
  Wednesdays
  10:00 am - 3:00 pm
  Fridays
  10:00 am - 5:00 pm
  

• Los Angeles, South L.A.
  S. Mark Taper Foundation Center
  1741 East 120th Street
  Los Angeles, CA 90059
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  Thursdays
  10:30 am - 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
  
  
  
• North Hollywood
  San Fernando Valley
  7336 Bellaire Avenue
  North Hollywood, CA 91605
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  Thursdays
  10:30 am - 4:00 pm
  
  
• Pasadena
  AIDS Service Center
  909 S. Fair Oaks Avenue
  Pasadena, CA 91105
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  Fridays
  9:30 am - 2:00 pm
  
  
• Pomona
  East Valley Community Health Center
  680 Fairplex Avenue
  Pomona, CA 91768
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  2nd Wednesday of the month
  11:00 am - 3:00 pm
  
  
• Santa Monica
  Common Ground
  2012 Lincoln Boulevard
  Santa Monica, CA 90405
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  1st Friday of the month
  10:00 am - 12:00 pm
  
  

Host your own food drive! NOLP’s Warehouse Coordinator will drop off and pick up donation tubs to your location.

Donation pickup is available from all NOLP locations. To schedule a food drive or a donation pickup, please call 213. 201.1495.

Book Donations

If you have books to donate to NOLP, call 213.201.1495 or send an e-mail.

Volunteers

For information on volunteering at NOLP, please call 818.255.0080.

If you have questions about APLA, becoming a client or about any of the services we offer, call us at 213.201.1600 during normal business hours or send an e-mail. We are happy to help.

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