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Food for the Soul · Host application

Bring a meal drive to your community.

We provide chef-made meals. You bring the place and the people who know your neighborhood. Drives are free, open to everyone, and served first come, first served.

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Open to everyone.

Food for the Soul meals are for anyone who comes. No one is turned away or treated differently because of race, color, religion or creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship or immigration status, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital or family status, military or veteran status, income, housing status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Meals are served first come, first served, while supplies last.

What we look for

The same four criteria for every applicant.

We focus on communities where households are at risk of going without enough food. We don’t ask for, or consider, demographic information about your organization or the people you serve.

Community need

The drive serves households nearby who are at risk of going without enough food.

Open to all

Meals go to anyone who comes, first come, first served, with no eligibility checks or conditions.

A safe, reachable site

Permission to use the site, handwashing for volunteers, and a place people can reach.

Workable logistics

In Los Angeles or Orange County, at least 21 days out, with enough volunteers.

How it works

From application to drive day.

  1. 1

    Apply

    Tell us about your organization, the community, and a site. It takes about ten minutes.

  2. 2

    We review in order

    Complete applications are reviewed in the order received, using the same published criteria for everyone.

  3. 3

    Plan together

    We confirm the date, the number of meals, food-safety steps, and how the line will run.

  4. 4

    Drive day

    We bring the meals. Your volunteers serve them to everyone who comes, first come, first served.

The application

Apply to host.

For organizations in Los Angeles and Orange County. Choose a date at least 21 days away. Every host agrees to:

  • Meals will be offered to everyone who comes, first come, first served, while supplies last.
  • No one will be asked for ID, proof of income, immigration status, residency, or membership to receive a meal.
  • Receiving a meal will never depend on joining, attending, or taking part in any program, service, sale, or religious activity.
  • We won’t collect names, photos, or other personal information from people receiving meals without their clear permission.
  • We agree to the Food for the Soul non-discrimination commitment.
  • Our volunteers will follow Soul Good’s food-safety and handling guidance on drive day.

Prefer email? Write to contact@soulgood.com.

Step 1 of 4: About your organization

Every kind of organization is reviewed the same way. We ask about your group only so we can plan the drive with you.

Questions

Good to know.

No. Meals are free and open to anyone who comes. Hosts may not ask for ID, proof of income, immigration status, residency, or membership, and no one has to join or attend anything to receive a meal.
First come, first served, one line for everyone, while supplies last. If we run out, we run out for everyone equally; hosts don’t hold meals back for particular groups.
Yes. Faith-based and secular organizations are welcome on equal terms and reviewed the same way. Drives must be open to all, and receiving a meal can’t depend on taking part in any service or activity.
Organizations serving communities in Los Angeles or Orange County, such as nonprofits, schools, tenant associations, mutual-aid groups, clinics, libraries, and faith or community groups. Individuals who’d like to help can volunteer instead through the Food for the Soul page.
We look for community need, open access, a safe site, and workable logistics: at least 21 days’ notice and enough volunteers. We never consider the race, religion, or other protected characteristics of an organization or the people it serves, and we don’t ask for demographic information. Our capacity is limited, so an application isn’t a guarantee.
We use it only to review and plan the drive, as described in our Privacy Policy. Please don’t include personal details about the people you serve; we never need them.