Future City Pantry ‘s mission is to shift the narrative within the food system. We aim nurture all people’s relationship to food, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, income, place and history, by creating a space where food, land, farmer, consumer and the pantry; the space that houses the food, coexist. What does our future city look like? Our future city is thriving, flourishing and collaborative and driven by mutual aide, driven by the belief that access to quality, affordable, nutrient rich foods are a human right.

Currently we are running a weekly Free Food Market in the Skid Row neighborhood of Downtown LA to address a need within a community where there are limited resources. At this market we provide fresh produce, prepared foods, pantry staples and dry goods, hygiene products, reusable masks, and water. All of which is primarily donated and 100% volunteer run. Our Free Food Markets are a revolutionary act of breaking through systems that aim to serve few and leave millions behind hungry, while there remains an over abundance of resources left to waste. We rely on food donations as well as local partnerships to provide nourishing ready to eat meals to our neighbors.

The next movement is the development of our Neighborhood Small Business Partnerships Program!

Meet our first partner, SKID ROW COFFEE

Skid Row Coffee is a community based social enterprise cafe. We are a culinary training program with a mission to create good jobs, delicious healthy meals, and a safe space by and with the Skid Row community.

Future City Pantry is partnering with Skid Row Coffee for our FREE FOOD MARKET on Saturday, October 31st. This partnership will support our local neighborhood economy by allowing us to pay for lunches made by Skid Row Coffee. These lunches will be distributed at our FREE FOOD MARKET for Skid Row community members.
This effort also supports Skid Row Coffee and their employees in their survival through these difficult times imposed by the Coronavirus Pandemic. Skid Row Coffee is housed inside of the Los Angeles Public Library Downtown branch and with the library remaining closed, they are currently reliant on catering opportunities.

Help us support our neighborhood partners so that they can support us by providing our community delicious, nourishing meals!

As we delve deeper into community engagement, we begin to better understand that it is relationships with others that signify our growth. We look forward to building partnerships with many other neighborhood small businesses in the future.

Thank you for supporting us and in turn, supporting our community.

Neighborhood Small Business Partnerships

By Future City Pantry

Neighborhood Small Business Partnerships

Help support our neighborhood partnerships program!