Free produce for all who come to LA County’s fresh produce distributions in the Valley
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Every month in San Fernando Valley, the county Department of Public Health, Department of Health Services, and the Los Angeles Food Bank together host two popular free and fresh produce distributions, one in San Fernando and one in Van Nuys.
On November 6, the distribution at the San Fernando Health Center was the first time the health department used what they described as “a client-choice model allowing clients to select items they need and prefer, rather than receiving a pre-selected bag of produce.” The new approach gives residents access to fresh fruits and vegetables while reducing waste, improving nutritional outcomes, and empowering people with a choice of products that best fits their personal, cultural, and dietary needs.
Aqueelah Russell, a health program analyst at Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, hands out pears during the health department’s food distribution at San Fernando Health Center on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Amber Fayton, far right, a nurse at Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, hands out produce during the health department’s food distribution at San Fernando Health Center on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
People come for produce during Los Angeles County Department of Public Health’s food distribution at San Fernando Health Center on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health employees give produce to Antonia Alvarez, 90, of San Fernando, during the health department’s food distribution at San Fernando Health Center on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
People wait for produce during Los Angeles County Department of Public Health’s food distribution at San Fernando Health Center on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
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Aqueelah Russell, a health program analyst at Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, hands out pears during the health department’s food distribution at San Fernando Health Center on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Public Health hosts the free fresh produce distribution on the first Thursday of the month, rotating locations between San Fernando Health Center at 1212 Pico Street, in San Fernando, and Zev Yaroslavsky Family Support Center at 7555 Van Nuys Blvd., in Van Nuys.
The next produce distribution is December 5, 2025 at Zev Yaroslavsky Family Support Center.
