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(KABC) &#8212; <\/span>While life in Antelope Valley is getting harder, we see angels among us.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/orangecountymoversreport.com\/?p=515\">Students evacuated from elementary school in El Sereno after brush fire erupts on nearby hillside<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rising prices for food and gas is forcing people to make some difficult choices, like Kimberly, who told us there are days she doesn\u2019t eat at all.<\/p>\n<p>When she does eat, however, it\u2019s often thanks to <strong>Grace Resources<\/strong> in Lancaster.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re a blessing,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click here to donate<\/strong><strong>or text &#8220;FEEDSOCAL&#8221; to 41444<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe do this for the love of our community,\u201d Chris Wilson responded.<\/p>\n<p>Wilson serves as executive director of the center, a faith-based organization focused on helping the helpless in the High Desert, like Kimberly.<\/p>\n<p>Data shows more than 50% of households straddling Los Angeles County\u2019s northern edge experiences \u201clow\u201d or \u201cvery low\u201d food security.<\/p>\n<p>Antelope Valley is among several major food deserts in Southern California.<\/p>\n<p>Other areas of major concern include significant portions of Commerce, Calif.; the areas east of LA County Medical Center and west of California State University, Los Angeles; the western portion of Compton, along the 110 Freeway; and the southern portion of Hyde Park.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Wilson left a coveted job in the aerospace industry and took a massive pay cut to serve his community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d rather go to my grave knowing that God gave me the opportunity to serve in this way and by faith, I stepped into it,\u201d Wilson said.<\/p>\n<p>By faith, Mikaela Johnson is also stepping into her life of giving, despite a terrible car accident that left her with serious injuries, affecting her ability to walk.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/orangecountymoversreport.com\/?p=513\">Amber Alert for missing girl tied to LA death investigation; suspect ID\u2019d as person of interest<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Johnson often picks up food from Grace Resources before making trips to homeless camps, in addition to door-to-door deliveries to people, including single mothers, who consider the help a lifeline.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson said hunger is worse here because of the area\u2019s rural layout and limited transportation, leaving many without access to nutritious food.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cDuring COVID, I experienced homelessness,\u201d Johnson said.<\/p>\n<p>She said there were times she starved while homeless, and now that she\u2019s off the street, she vows to always help those still suffering through her organization, <strong>Power House Outreach<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Two organizations, each benefitting from the partnership shared with <strong>Los Angeles Regional Food Bank<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Our 15th annual<!-- -->\u00a0<strong>ABC7 Feed SoCal Food Drive<\/strong>\u00a0<!-- -->is underway now.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to help our neighbors in need,<!-- -->\u00a0<strong>click here to donate<\/strong>\u00a0<!-- -->or text &#8220;FEEDSOCAL&#8221; to 41444.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Your gift of $25 today will unlock 100 meals for people in need in your neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/orangecountymoversreport.com\/?p=512\">Motorcyclist killed in Sherman Oaks car crash; sedan\u2019s passenger hospitalized<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can help through our 15th ABC7 Feed SoCal Food Drive<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":516,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[100,258],"class_list":["post-517","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-los-angeles","tag-feed-socal","tag-society-lancaster-los-angeles-county-feed-socal-community-charity-charities-food-bank-donations-homeless-in-southern-california-homeless"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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