Project Angel Food

Project Angel Food Program was founded by Marianne Williamson in 1989 as an outreach program of the Los Angeles Center for Living, which helps people with life-threatening illnesses. The Center for Living provides numerous programs, such as The Clean Team, Project Nightlight and Hospice Care. The program also prepares lunch for drop-in clients, but as fewer and fewer are able to leave their homes, lunch is delivered to them. Louise Hay, Marianne Williamson and David Kessler held the first fundraiser, bringing in $11,000.

The first "Angel Art," chaired by Berry and Tony Perkins, raises over $540,000. The Center for Living opens offices on Robertson Boulevard.

Time-line

* 1989 The Project Angel Food Program is founded by Marianne Williamson as an outreach program of the Los Angeles Center for Living. Daily meals served = 15.
* 1990 The Project Angel Food Program moves into the kitchen of the Crescent Heights United Methodist Church. The first "Angel Art," chaired by Berry and Tony Perkins, raises over $540,000. Daily meals served = 90. Alias Records releases Acoustic Music Project, an album of songs benefitting Project Angel Food, featuring artists such as Penelope Houston, Ed Haynes, Alex Chilton, American Music Club and many others.
* 1991 Daily meals served = 250.
* 1992 Elizabeth Taylor's AIDS Foundation provides Project Angel Food its first grant of $150,000. Daily meals served = 350.
* 1993 The Center for Living formally changes its name to Project Angel Food and moves its offices to an old production office on Sunset Boulevard.
* 1994 Daily meals served = 650.
* 1995 Daily meals served = 700.
* 1996 Meal delivery expands to include Long Beach. Daily meals served = 750.
* 1997 Daily meals served = 850.
* 1998 Kitchen begins frozen meal delivery to allow clients to fit their meal schedule to their medicine regimen. Staff includes 34 full-time and 17 part- time employees. Daily meals served = 900.
* 1999 Two millionth meal served. Elizabeth Taylor agrees to accept Angel Award. Daily meals served = 1,200.
* 2000 Project Angel Food opens a satellite kitchen in the city of Compton.Daily meals served = 1,116
* 2001 Whoopi Goldberg is honored at Angel Awards. Elizabeth Taylor returns to Project Angel Food to present the honor.
* 2002 Total meals served in 2002 = 412,446. Average daily meals served = 1,129.
* 2003 Loreen Joy Arbus donates $100,000. Steve Bing donates funds to create a television public service announcement featuring basketball star Rick Fox encouraging people to get involved in the fight against HIV/AIDS and discrimination, and to support Project Angel Food. Average daily meals served = 1,028.
* 2004 A six-month "Breakfast Program" pilot is implemented to provide a second meal to 35 clients who need it most. Average daily meals served = 1054. Total meals served through 2004 = 3,720,538.