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L.A. County launches free grocery delivery service for elderly

by The AV Times Staff • April 8, 2020

LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles County Wednesday announced a free delivery program for older adults and people with disabilities.

The countywide program, called Critical Delivery Service, will deliver groceries, household items and other vital necessities to those unable to leave their homes due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Items may be delivered 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with no delivery cost to the client. No application process is required; however, items must be pre-paid and ready for pickup.

Deliveries may be scheduled by calling 1- 888-863-7411 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays. Clients may utilize this service up to four times or 40 miles per month, whichever comes first.

“I am thankful that this program will provide food to our most vulnerable older adults as we confront the COVID-19 pandemic,” Supervisor Kathryn Barger said. “I encourage all who are eligible to use this resource to do so, in order to stay safer at home during this time.”

The program is provided by the county’s Department of Workforce Development, Aging and Community Services, with the support of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.

“Thousands of older and dependent adults are now responsibly practicing Safer at Home principles, but in order to protect themselves and their loved ones, they need help bringing groceries and other essentials home,” said Otto Solórzano, Acting Director of WDACS. “LA County’s new Critical Delivery Service program will enable these residents to stay at home and still have food on their table.”

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Filed Under: Health, Home, Los Angeles County

6 comments for "L.A. County launches free grocery delivery service for elderly"

  1. Julie says

    April 9, 2020 at 9:26 pm

    So how do you order or pay online when you are on CalFresh (SNAP/food stamps) or WIC? You can’t. :-(

    • Michelle says

      April 10, 2020 at 12:01 pm

      My husband is 68 with a heart condition and he still has to go out for groceries because we can’t use CalFresh for deliveries. Nobody seems to care about us.

  2. Annette Clarren says

    April 9, 2020 at 10:27 am

    Will they deliver out here to Lake L.A.? I cannot get stores to take my pick up orders

  3. Lancaster Resident says

    April 9, 2020 at 10:01 am

    It says items must be pre-paid and ready for pick-up. Are there other stores besides Walmart that do pick up? Otherwise how would items be ready for pick-up anywhere except maybe a pharmacy?

    • Julie says

      April 9, 2020 at 9:25 pm

      It means the items have to be ordered online, pre-paid, and then you will get a notice when they are ready. Then you can schedule the delivery.

  4. MAG says

    April 8, 2020 at 2:14 pm

    I think I will try this, I’M SOOO DONE using Walmart’s Grocery Pick-Up.. Yesterday, in the RAIN, my ”Pick-Up” was scheduled for 4-5:00 P.M…ONLY 1 GIRL delivering Grocery’s to vehicles, when she went to get MY ORDER, she said she’d be right back. After waiting, waiting & more waiting for her, a young man came out, went to other vehicles & as he was going to enter the Building, I asked him ”Where is the Girl”?? He said, ”She’s on LUNCH”!! I was sitting there ”waiting” for 1 hr. & 10 min,. before I left.. Then, many grocery items were ”OUT OF STOCK” too…

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