Chuck Lorre-backed LA charity campus breaks ground on final building after kitchen opening (Image Credit: Project Angel Food)
The new building, known as the Community Outreach Center, is intended to complement the expanded kitchen and operations facility that opened on February 5, 2026. He also announced that approximately $3 million remained to be raised through the campaign to complete the project. The organisation was founded in 1989 during the AIDS crisis and has since delivered more than 20 million meals. With the kitchen already operating and construction now beginning on the Community Outreach Center, the two-building campus is expected to be completed in 2028.
Project Angel Food said the centre will include expanded client and nutrition services, a demonstration kitchen, volunteer facilities, a rooftop herb garden and a Research and Policy Institute. Project Angel Food CEO Richard Ayoub said the new centre would help the organisation become a national leader in the Food Is Medicine movement. storing and distributing meals, the second will provide space for the services and programmes that support clients beyond food delivery While the first building focuses on preparing. The campus is designed to bring meal production, education, research and direct support together in one location. Together, the facilities are intended to expand not only the number of meals Project Angel Food can prepare, but also the nutrition services, education, volunteer support and research available to the people it serves.
A major expansion of a Los Angeles charity backed by The Big Bang Theory creator Chuck Lorre reached another milestone on October 29, 2026, when Project Angel Food broke ground on the final building of its new campus.
The new Community Outreach Center will bring client services, nutrition education, volunteer facilities and research programmes together at its Hollywood site, according to Project Angel Food’s official announcement. The organisation, which prepares and delivers medically tailored meals to people living with serious illnesses, is developing the two-building facility with support from The Chuck Lorre Family Foundation. The development follows the opening of the campus kitchen in February. The building will also include a rooftop herb garden, providing space for community activities and growing fresh ingredients. Its Research and Policy Institute will focus on studying the outcomes of medically tailored meals, sharing findings and building support for wider coverage of such services through programmes including Medi-Cal and Medicare. The organisation’s broader aim is to strengthen the role of nutrition in healthcare, particularly for people whose illnesses make access to appropriate food an important part of their treatment and recovery.