184. How a Food Pantry Pivoted Mission Delivery to Deepen Impact - LaVal Brewer

Meet LaVal. As CEO of South County Outreach based near L.A., it's his goal to transform the organization’s Food Pantry into a place where people who are in short-term crisis situations can feel like they are shopping for nutritious, healthy food in a normal grocery store environment without having to pay. He's sharing the unique way his org pivoted during COVID as well as insights for nonprofit leaders. It's an uplifting conversation about the power of local community and infusing dignity into our mission delivery.

Episode Highlights

• LaVal’s story and an overview of South County Outreach (2:00)
• How the pandemic led them to innovate (5:00)
• The current state of homelessness around the country (12:00)
• Leading community based and community centered programs (14:00)
• Fundraising for the future (17:00)
• Leadership advice from LaVal after 20+ years in the nonprofit sector (21:00)
• A powerful moment of philanthropy in LaVal’s life (29:00)
• LaVal’s One Good Thing: Make it easy for your team members to do their job. (32:00)

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