Eligibility Guidelines
Anyone with very low income is eligible to receive assistance at a SOVA Center. Eligibility for SOVA’s free grocery distribution is determined by family size and household income level. Generally the eligibility guideline is yearly income at or below 200% of the federal poverty level. However, when determining eligibility we take into consideration the high cost of living in Los Angeles and individual circumstances that may place a family in crisis. Nobody is ever turned away without food.
|
Number of
Persons in Household |
Maximum Monthly Income | Maximum Annual Income |
| 1 | $1,700 | $20,400 |
| 2 | $2,280 | $27,360 |
| 3 | $2,860 | $34,320 |
| 4 | $3,440 | $41.280 |
| 5 | $4,020 | $48,240 |
| 6 | $4,600 | $55,200 |
| Over 6 persons | Add $580 each | Add $6,960 each |
On your first visit, please arrive at least one hour before we close in order to register as a new participant.
We request photo identification of first-time participants as well as identification for each additional household member showing that all are living at the same address.
You may visit the SOVA pantry once in each calendar month and receive groceries for all eligible household members. Grocery orders are sized according to the number of household members. If you are homeless and do not have refrigeration and/or cooking facilities, you may visit twice each month.
Please inform the SOVA volunteer of special dietary requirements so that your order can be packed appropriately (example: no meat, no pork, low salt, low sugar, Kosher, etc.).