HUNGER AND
ADVOCACY RESOURCES FOR FOOD BANKS
California Food
Bank and Anti-Hunger Organizations
The
California Association of Food Banks (CAFB)
Kim McCoy Wade, Executive Director
1611 Telegraph Avenue, Suite 830, Sacramento, CA
95819
Phone: 916-456-8214 : 916-456-8214
email:
info@cafoodbanks.org
Web page:
www.cafoodbanks.org
CAFB is a membership association of
California’s food banks and food distribution
organizations. CAFB focus areas include influencing
public policy, increasing the visibility of food
banking, developing food bank capacity, and sharing
resources. CAFB activities include supporting food
stamp and food bank state and federal legislation,
providing food bank trainings and technical
assistance, and educating the general public about the
role of food banks in their community.
California Food Policy Advocates (CFPA)
116 New Montgomery Street, Suite 530, San Francisco, CA
94105
Phone: 415-777-4422 : 415-777-4466
Website:
http://www.cfpa.net
California Food Policy Advocates is a
private nonprofit organization dedicated to improving
the health and well-being of low-income Californians
by increasing their access to nutritious and
affordable food. CFPA conducts research on hunger in
California, and provides weekly updates on food program and advocacy
issues. CFPA also provides technical assistance,
training and support to low-income communities in
their efforts to identify and overcome hunger.
California-Nevada Community Action Association
(Cal-Neva)
225 30th Street, Suite 200, Sacramento, CA
95816
Phone: 916-443-1721 : 916- 325-2549
email:
info@cal-neva.org
Website:
www.cal-neva.org
Cal-Neva’s Community Food and Nutrition
Program provides advocacy and technical assistance on
federal nutrition programs. Cal-Neva provides updates
on legislation and issues affecting food programs, and
the CA Food Bank Directory.
National Food Bank and
Anti-Hunger Organizations
America’s Second Harvest
35 East Wacker Drive, Suite 200, Chicago, IL
60601-2200
Phone: 312-263-2303 : 312-263-5626
Website:
www.secondharvest.org
America's Second Harvest is a national
network of over 200 food banks and food rescue
organizations that distribute donated food through
50,000 charitable agencies to hungry Americans. The
web site includes information on hunger in America,
network members, food bank legislative and public
policy updates and information on America’s Second
Harvest projects and media work.
The
Food Research and Action Center (FRAC)
1875 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 540, Washington, DC
20009
Phone: 202-986-2200 : 202-986-2525
Website:
www.frac.org
FRAC is a national nonprofit and
nonpartisan research and public policy center working
to improve public policies to reduce hunger in the
United States. The web site includes information and
reports on federal nutrition programs and analyzes of
major developments at the national level.
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