Food for Health and SAG-AFTRA volunteers host a food pantry for striking union members
Food for Health, an AIDS Healthcare Foundation program, and SAG-AFTRA volunteers hosted a Saturday morning food pantry to support striking members of the actors union.
The pantry, open to any SAG-AFTRA member, offers produce, eggs, bread, and other food essentials for 200 families. Event organizers say it's the first of a weekly commitment to support striking workers and their families.
Many of the volunteers at the food giveaway are on strike themselves
"I'm an actor, so obviously there are a lot fewer projects, there's not a lot of work coming in and usually when you work a job you already have delays before you get your check, and then residuals and so on," said Faye Viviana, actress
Saturday's event runs from 9 a.m. to noon at 6137 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles.
