• Equality
  • Community
    • Health
    • Youth
    • Seniors
  • Voices
    • From the CEO
    • Take Five
    • Why I Give
  • About the Center
  • Galleries
  • Calendar
Facebook Twitter Instagram
Trending
  • 2nd Annual Sabor de Mi Centro Block Party Boogies in Boyle Heights
  • Senior Prom Celebrates 25th Anniversary
  • “Solidarity Forever”: Montana State Rep. Zooey Zephyr at Trans Town Hall
  • “We Are Immense, and We Are Abundant”: Trans Pride LA Organizer Gina Bigham Looks Back on a Decade-Plus of Highlights and the Biggest Trans Pride Yet
  • Trans Actors, Athletes, and Activists Celebrate Community and Solidarity at First-Ever Trans Town Hall
  • “My Crown Is Paid For”: 12 Center Portraits of Juneteenth
  • House of Avalon, Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence Join Center Staff and Supporters for LA Pride: “F*ck the Margins. We’re the Center.”
  • This Year’s AIDS/LifeCycle Participants on Why They Ride
Twitter Facebook Instagram YouTube
LGBT News Now
Learn about career opportunities at the Center
  • Equality
  • Community
    • Health
    • Youth
    • Seniors
  • Voices
    • From the CEO
    • Take Five
    • Why I Give
  • About the Center
  • Galleries
  • Calendar
LGBT News Now
You are at:Home»Community»Congressman Adam Schiff Visits the Center, Hands Out Free Lunches

Congressman Adam Schiff Visits the Center, Hands Out Free Lunches

0
By on October 8, 2020 Community, Seniors

By Greg Hernandez

When U.S. Congressman Adam Schiff paid a visit to the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Anita May Rosenstein Campus on Thursday, he quickly got to work handing out free boxed lunches in the courtyard.

“Is that Adam Schiff?” asked a surprised Carolina Lynn as she waited in line for her meal. “I’m glad he came!”

So were lunch recipients Vernel Primus and Dolly Boyd who, after receiving their food, excitedly asked the low-key Schiff to pose for some socially-distanced selfies.

Schiff helped to distribute boxed meals consisting of chicken and rice salad with roasted collard greens, Brussel sprouts, and squash. The meals also came with pieces of fresh fruit, and a carton of milk or bottled water. Thursday’s meals—as well as the 400 meals each day—were prepared by students of the Center’s Culinary Arts program in a commercial kitchen located just yards away from where Schiff was volunteering. The meals also feed the Center’s youth clients and residents of the Center’s Triangle Square senior housing complex.

“I come here to get lunch on the days that I can, and it’s been very helpful,” Lynn said. “We really appreciate the Senior Services here. They do a lot for the LGBTQ senior community.”

Representing California’s 28th district that includes the Center and now in his 10th term, Schiff said he is grateful for all the Center is doing during the COVID-19 pandemic including the creation of its Pride Pantry to help people experiencing food insecurity.

“The need right now is greater than ever for the community when people are isolated, when people are going hungry,” the congressman said. “Not surprisingly, the Center has really stepped up in a big way preparing meals, delivering them to people who can’t safely leave their homes, making meals available here at the Center.”


After handing out lunches, Schiff took a tour of Pride Pantry with Center CEO Lorri L. Jean and Kiera Pollock, director of Senior Services.

“We’re not having meetings in here anymore so we thought we’d put it to good use,” Jean said as she led Schiff into Pride Hall, the main meeting space now filled with boxes of fresh produce and pallets of boxed and canned food.

Pride Pantry also prepares boxes of food to be given at two additional Center Locations: Mi Centro in Boyle Heights and Center South in South Los Angeles.

“It’s just a tremendous effort and, of course, the volume tells the story how much need there is out there,” Schiff remarked. “It’s just such an impressive effort and not at all surprising because this is what the Center does best: They help the people in the community in times of need. One of the most uplifting things of this otherwise difficult, dark time is seeing how people are coming together to help one another and that’s how we get through this—we get through this together.”

A longtime staunch Center supporter, Schiff spoke at the organization’s 50th anniversary gala in 2019 and at the grand opening of the Anita May Rosenstein Campus earlier that year. He has also been a participant in AIDS/LifeCycle riding the seven-day, 545-mile bike ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles benefiting both the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and the HIV/AIDS-related services of the Center.

“I see a tremendous sense of community at the Center and the wonderful people who are helping out, lending a hand, looking after each other,” Schiff said. “It’s just such a positive, affirming environment, and I am delighted to be a part of it and delighted to represent the community in Congress.”

Share this:

  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)

Related Posts

2nd Annual Sabor de Mi Centro Block Party Boogies in Boyle Heights

“Solidarity Forever”: Montana State Rep. Zooey Zephyr at Trans Town Hall

“We Are Immense, and We Are Abundant”: Trans Pride LA Organizer Gina Bigham Looks Back on a Decade-Plus of Highlights and the Biggest Trans Pride Yet

Comments are closed.

Upcoming Events

  • There are no upcoming events.
About Us

LGBT News Now

LGBT News Now is a publication of the Los Angeles LGBT Center. Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2019, the Center is the largest LGBT organization in the world, dedicated to building a world where LGBT thrive as healthy, equal, and complete members of society. Learn more at lalgbtcenter.org.

Follow Us on Instagram

lalgbtcenter

The Los Angeles LGBT Center is building a world where LGBT people thrive as healthy, equal, and complete members of society.

Los Angeles LGBT Center
It’s Giving Tuesday Live with @gwynethpaltrow, @ It’s Giving Tuesday Live with @gwynethpaltrow, @camerondiaz and @katya_zamo 💜 visit lalgbtcenter.org to pledge your support today! Proceeds lift housing services for LGBTQ+ youth and seniors, and are MATCHED by our partner @usbank 🌈
Everyone deserves a place to stay. This #GivingTue Everyone deserves a place to stay. This #GivingTuesday, your dollars go to support the Center’s housing services for LGBTQ+ people. Tap that donate button to give today.
This Giving Tuesday, tune in to see Gwyneth in con This Giving Tuesday, tune in to see Gwyneth in conversation with the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Phillip Picardi, and learn more about how the Center creates a safe, welcoming space for the LGBTQ+ community.
 
Watch the event live on our Instagram on November 28th at 11 a.m. PT. #GivingTuesday
 
Find more information about the Center and donate below.
[lalgbtcenter.org/donate]
Moments of #QueerJoy that made me cackle this Than Moments of #QueerJoy that made me cackle this Thanksgiving weekend 🤦🏾‍♂️🤣💜
#OnThisDay in 1991, Freddie Mercury tragically pas #OnThisDay in 1991, Freddie Mercury tragically passed due to complications related to HIV/AIDS. His death came just 24 hours after his diagnosis was announced to the public. At the time, Mercury’s memory was tarnished in the press—in no small part due to the stigma attached to the virus. Now, decades later, he is more appropriately remembered for being a musical and cultural legend, as well as a queer icon. Next week, we will be honoring those we’ve lost at a vigil for World AIDS Day, presided over by the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. Join us by RSVPing at the link in bio. (h/t @nycaidsmemorial; photos via @freddiemercury)
#HappyThanksgiving from our chosen family to yours #HappyThanksgiving from our chosen family to yours. This week, we threw our annual dinner for our youth and senior clients—bringing our community together for one of our favorite occasions of the year. We hope that you’re in equally loving, fabulous company this week. 💜
On December 1, join us in community as we commemor On December 1, join us in community as we commemorate 35 years of #WorldAIDSDay with a rooftop reception in partnership with AIDS/LifeCycle and the Los Angeles Chapter of the Sister of Perpetual Indulgence. This year’s event theme is Remember and Commit, a reminder of the ongoing struggle to end stigma and a rallying cry toward a world where HIV is no longer a public health threat. RSVP with the link in bio
Yesterday, the Center held a commemoration vigil f Yesterday, the Center held a commemoration vigil for Transgender Day of Remembrance, an occasion dedicated to honoring the transgender and gender-nonconforming individuals we've lost to senseless acts of violence. You can swipe to see some moments from the vigil and find more resources by visiting the link in our bio. #TDoR
On this Transgender Day of Remembrance, we honor t On this Transgender Day of Remembrance, we honor the transgender and gender-nonconforming individuals from our community who have been taken from us by senseless acts of violence. Our dream is a world where the solemnity of these memorials is no longer necessary. #TDOR
Load More... Follow on Instagram
Stay Connected
Subscribe
Copyright © 2022 Los Angeles LGBT Center
  • Terms of Service
  • Privacy
  • Contact Us

Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.