NOLP Food Pantries & Nutrition

Vance North Necessities of Life Program (NOLP)

Begun as a $35-a-week food voucher program in 1986, APLA’s Vance North Necessities of Life Program (NOLP) has since become the nation’s largest network of food pantries for people with HIV/AIDS, currently operating out of eight locations throughout Los Angeles County.

Clients at our NOLP food pantries receive pre-bagged groceries that include fresh dairy, frozen meats, fresh produce, and an assortment of canned and dry goods, as well as hygiene items and cleaning supplies.

NOLP 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.

For more information, please contact us via nolp@apla.org.

NOLP Events, Recipes, and Fact Sheets

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

For the schedule of monthly nutrition classes, nutrition screening dates, Lunch & Learns, and yoga classes, view our current nutrition calendar.

HEALTHY RECIPES

Asparagus recipes (pdf)
Broccoli recipes (pdf)
Chicken recipes (pdf)

RECETAS SALUDABLES

Recetas de brócoli (pdf)
Recetas de espárragos (pdf)
Recetas de pollo (pdf)

NUTRITION FACT SHEETS

Bloating and Gas (pdf)
Bone Health (pdf)
Diarrhea (pdf)
Heartburn (pdf)
Loss of Appetite (pdf)
Nausea (pdf)
Oral Health (pdf)

TRATAMIENTOS NUTRICIÓN

Las Agruras (pdf)
Diarrea (pdf)
El Gas y la Hinchazón (pdf)
Hablemos de Pavo (pdf)
Huesos Sanos (pdf)
Náuseas (pdf)
Pérdida de Apetito (pdf)
Salud Oral (pdf)

NOLP Food Pantry Locations

Clients need to submit a photo ID in addition to their other paperwork for enrollment or re-enrollment. For more information on qualifications, enrollment, and how the program operates, please download the NOLP Fact Sheet.

Before visiting your food pantry site, check below to confirm hours of operation or please call 213.201.1600.

Locations

LOS ANGELES, MID-CITY

The David Geffen Center
611 S. Kingsley Dr.
Los Angeles, CA 90005 (map)

Wednesday / Friday: 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. & 1:30-5:30 p.m.
(Closed the first Friday of the month.)

 

LONG BEACH

AIDS Food Store in Long Beach
3935 E. 10th St.
Long Beach, CA 90804 (map)

Tuesday: 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. & 1:30-3 p.m.

 

SOUTH LOS ANGELES

S. Mark Taper Foundation Center
1741 E. 120th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90059 (map)

Thursday: 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. & 1:30-5:30 p.m.

 

NORTH HOLLYWOOD

7336 Bellaire Ave.
North Hollywood, CA 91605 (map)

Thursday: 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

CLAREMONT

Foothill AIDS Project
233 W. Harrison Ave.
Claremont, CA 91711 (map)

2nd Wednesday of the month: 2-4 p.m.

 

LANCASTER

Bartz-Altadonna Community Health Center
43322 Gingham Ave. Ste. 105
Lancaster, CA 93535 (map)

Thursday: 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

 

PASADENA

JWCH (Wesley Health Center)
1845 N. Fair Oaks Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91103 (map)

Friday: 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m.

 

VENICE

Common Ground, a program of Venice Family Clinic
622 Rose Ave.
Venice, CA 90291 (map)

3rd Thursday of the month: 1-3 p.m.

How to Help NOLP and Your Community

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

We also accept book donations for our clients.
If you have books to donate to NOLP, call 213.201.1495.

Volunteers

For information on volunteering at NOLP, please send an email to volunteer@apla.org or visit our Volunteer page.