Volunteers from Food for Health and SAG-AFTRA organize a food supply for striking union members

Food for Health, an AIDS Healthcare Foundation program, and volunteers from SAG-AFTRA organized a food bank on Saturday morning to support notable members of the actors’ union.

The pantry, open to any SAG-AFTRA member, provides produce, eggs, bread and other essential foodstuffs for 200 families. Event organizers say this is the first of a weekly effort to support striking workers and their families.

Many of the volunteers at the food campaign are themselves on strike

“I’m an actor, so obviously there’s a lot less projects, not a lot of work coming in and when you have a job you’re usually delayed before you get your check, and then leftovers and so on,” he said. Faye Viviana, actress

The Saturday event runs from 9 a.m. to noon at 6137 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles.