Welcome to Basic Needs Foundation, Inc.
Basic Needs Foundation, Inc. (B.N.F. ) is a nonprofit organization. We provide food relief for homeless people with pets, animal rescue community and feral cats who are facing crisis due to disasters, both natural and economic in Los Angeles County, Southern California.
We find homes for pets, when their homeless owners can no longer take care of them.
Who We Serve
We have two programs to help low-income, homeless people with pets and feral cats in our community.
The first program provides donated canned food and ready-to-eat meals to homeless families who live in their vehicles with their kids and pets.
The second program provides pet food to low income dog & cat owners need immediate pet food assistance. The goal of our program is to keep these animals with their families, and provide assistance to minimize the catastrophic outcome of a family in temporary crisis.
We feed feral cats by supplying cat food to local feral cat feeders. Feral cats are spayed, or neutered and released via mobile clinics, low or no cost TNR (trap/neuter/release) clinics.
Hunger Pain
Hunger pain happens to people and animals who are starving for food due to poverty, homeless.
Current Crisis
Driven by home foreclosures, evictions and loss of jobs, many homeless families are seeking help. Rescue missions and shelters in Los Angeles County are overwhelmed, as they don’t have enough space for homeless
people. These people live in their vehicles with kids and pets since
they have no other alternative.
Middle Class
The Middle Class is struggling with stagnant wages, rising debts, increased expenses and job loss. Low income dog & cat owners require immediate pet food assistance.
