Sowing Seeds for Life

About Us

Sowing Seeds for Life is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization incorporated in 2005 whose mission is to eliminate hunger. SSFL is a part of America’s Second Harvest whose mission is “feeding America’s hungry through a nationwide network of member food banks and engaging our country in the fight to end hunger in our local communities.”

SSFL provides food to those who have been placed in difficult situations due to illness, accident, or misfortune and are in need of basic living essentials. Since food distribution began in December 2007, SSFL has grown from providing food to 100 people a month to over 1,000! In fall 2008, SSFL chartered its first sister food pantry in Sweden, Maine – “Sowing Seeds for Life: Sweden House.”

SSFL strives to not only help with immediate needs, but to begin a relationship encompassed in trust so we may help with other needs such as clothing, education, and housing.

Through the help of gracious donors from the community and beyond and with help from our amazing volunteers, SSFL distributes food regularly on the first and third Wednesdays of every month from 3 – 5 p.m. in La Verne, CA.