The Project Angel Food Program is founded by Marianne Williamson 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. We also prepare 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 hold the first fundraiser, bringing in $11,000. Daily meals served = 15.

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. The Center for Living opens offices on Robertson Boulevard.

Due to the needs of the HIV community, the demand for the Project Angel Food Program grows dramatically. Project Angel Food has 2 full-time staff. Daily meals served = 90.

With the dramatic increase in AIDS cases, the Project Angel Food Program focuses its mission on the AIDS affected community. "Divine Design" is held at the Barker Hangar and is the most spectacular event imaginable. It features over 50 designer showrooms, a designer label discount store, fantastic booths and a fantasy auction where you can bid on David Hockney to paint your swimming pool, or hold a birthday party at Michael Jackson's Never Never Land, or have lunch with Barbara Bush at the White House. The evening brings in more than $1,300,000. Demand for meals continues to grow. Daily meals served = 250.

The Center for Living experiences growing pains, but meal delivery continues uninterrupted. "Out of the Closets, Into the Streets" is held on Melrose Place to raise funds and is underwritten with a $50,000 gift from Marianne Williamson. The kitchen continues to operate out of the Church, but the demand for meals pushes its limit. The search begins for a new kitchen to house the Project Angel Food Program. Elizabeth Taylor's AIDS Foundation provides Project Angel Food its first grant of $150,000. Daily meals served = 350.

The Center for Living formally changes its name to Project Angel Food and moves its offices to an old production office on Sunset Boulevard. The second "Angel Art" is held at the Pacific Design Center. John Gile joins as Executive Director. Leonard Nimoy donates the first agency van. Project Angel Food obtains its first-ever government grant. Project Angel Food has 13 people on staff. Meals continue to be prepared at the Church. Daily meals served = 490.

Over 100 people call for meal service each month. Barry Diller, David Geffen, Barbra Streisand and Ron Burkle give lead gifts for a new kitchen. Groundbreaking is held in July and the new kitchen is fully operational by November. Deliveries are expanded through drop-off centers to include Pasadena, Downtown and greater Hollywood. Ron Burkle agrees to underwrite kitchen rent on behalf of the Ralphs/ Food-4-Less Foundation. "Divine Design" is held at the Pacific Design Center. Daily meals served = 650.

Services continue to expand. Kitchen expands its ability to offer meals tailored to special dietary requirements. "Angel Awards" are first held at the kitchen. First agency nutrition program begins. Daily meals served = 700.

Meal delivery expands to include Long Beach. Staff adds second dietitian to oversee nutritional needs of the clients and plan special meals. "Divas: Simply Singing!" benefits Project Angel Food. AIDS death rate drops for the first time in 8 years. With the introduction of powerful new treatments, people are now living longer with a chronic, often debilitating, disease. Daily meals served = 750.

As the face of AIDS changes, Project Angel Food changes with it. The majority of clients are now people of color, and more women and children are now on service. Eight donor-sponsored vans are now in Project Angel Food's fleet. Services expand to further geographic regions of the county. Daily meals served = 850.

Kitchen begins frozen meal delivery to allow clients to fit their meal schedule to their medicine regimen. New equipment in kitchen allows for safety sealing and frozen storage of 5,000 meals per week. Staff includes 34 full-time and 17 part- time employees. Daily meals served = 900.

Two millionth meal served. Elizabeth Taylor agrees to accept Angel Award. Project Angel Food pays tribute to 10 years of volunteers. Records indicate over 20,000 people have volunteered. Over 30,000 known cases of people living with HIV/AIDS in Los Angeles. Daily meals served = 1,200.

Project Angel Food opens a satellite kitchen in the city of Compton and enhances service to South Bay and Long Beach areas. Project Angel Food updates client eligibility to include financial need as well as physical disability associated with HIV/AIDS related illnesses. Project Angel Food chefs, staff and volunteers prepare and deliver 408,555 meals to those in need throughout Los Angeles. Daily meals served = 1,116

Over 2.5 million meals served. Whoopi Goldberg is honored at Angel Awards. Elizabeth Taylor returns to Project Angel Food to present the honor. 665 new clients enroll in our meal delivery program. 48 volunteer orientations train over 724 new Project Angel Food volunteers. Project Angel Food hires two new outreach workers to launch an outreach initiative to reach underserved Latino communities affected by HIV/AIDS. Daily meals served = 1,020.

An increased number of people seek meals from Project Angel Food: 760 new clients are enrolled during the year.  Eric and Janet McCormack are honored at Angel Awards and make a surprise donation on behalf of their family, including new son Finnigan.   Sheryl Lee Ralph presents the 12th annual DIVAS Simply Singing, raising over $40,000.  Total meals served in 2002 = 412,446.  Average daily meals served = 1,129. 

Loreen Joy Arbus donates $100,000 to launch the Project Angel Food's pilot program to explore the feasibility of providing meals to people with other life-threatening illnesses.  The Human Rights Campaign presents Project Angel Food with the Community Service Award.  Angelica Huston and Robert Graham and Lloyd Rigler receive Angel Awards.  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.

The Project Angel Food Program's mission is expanded to include other illnesses such as cancer, diabetes, Parkinson's disease and others. Our new mission is to nourish the body and spirit of men, women and children affected by HIV/AIDS and other serious illnesses.

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.

City of Los Angeles, with the strong support of Councilman Tom LaBonge, provides Project Angel Food with $400,000 federal grant for purchase of new building.  Project Angel Food volunteer board of directors launches $5 million capital campaign.  4 millionth meal is delivered from the Sunset Boulevard facility.  Project Angel Food enrolls the 10,000 person for service.  Pilot breakfast program is expanded to bring meals those most in need, as determined by our dieticians.  Eric and Janet McCormack host Angel Awards honoring Carol and Jerry Coben and Doris Roberts.  kd Lang performs an incredible set for the show.  Derbeh Vance, Don Macaulay, and Stephen Sanford mark 15 years of employment with Project Angel Food.

Project Angel Food purchases building at 922 Vine Street in Hollywood.  Groundbreaking construction party is held with Council President Eric Garcetti, Councilmember Tom LaBonge, Board Chair Merrily Newton, and represenatives from Wells Fargo participating.  Wallis Annenberg makes $500,000 leadership gift to the campaign, with leadership gifts following from Wells Fargo Foundation, Keck Foundation, MAC AIDS Fund, and the Ahmanson Foundation.  Westport Construction is chosen as the general contractor for the project, with plans to build kitchen, dispatch, and volunteer center on the entire lower level of the building.  Final Angel Award at Sunset Boulevard honors Nathan Lane, and Disney Voluntears.