Pasadena Senior Center hands out free grocery boxes to low-income adults 60 and older from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Friday in the parking lot at 85 E. Holly St., the monthly distribution it runs with the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank.
The distribution falls on the first Friday of every month, and September’s is Friday, Sept. 4.
The boxes go out in the lot east of the building, between the center and the Memorial Park Metro station at 125 E. Holly St. Recipients must present identification. A single adult receives one box; a couple receives two.
The boxes are heavy, and the center recommends bringing a shopping cart to carry one home. Its rule on site is flat: “You are not permitted to open the boxes on our premises.”
Each box is built around specific nutritional needs and holds cheese, canned fruits and vegetables, dry milk and other dairy products, cereals and grain products.
The center requires preregistration, and first-time recipients must bring proof of income and a California identification card.
October’s distribution falls on the first Friday of the month, Oct. 2.
Event: Pasadena Senior Center Monthly Food Bank Distribution. When: Friday, Sept. 4. Time: 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Cost: Free to eligible recipients — 60 or older, low income, identification required; first-time recipients must preregister with proof of income and a California ID. Where: the parking lot at Pasadena Senior Center, 85 E. Holly St., Pasadena, CA 91103, between the center and the Memorial Park Metro station. Parking: the center offers validated parking in the five-story structure at Arroyo Parkway and Holly Street, and free metered street parking for drivers with a handicap placard. For more, call (626) 685-6732 or visit Food Distribution Programs.
