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February 21, 2024
Our Food Bank Network is Here to Help — Find Food and Resources
Last week, Representative Mike Levin (CA-49) and United States Department of Agriculture Deputy Secretary Xotchil Torress Small held a press […]
Yesterday, Governor Newsom released his proposed 2024-25 state budget. At a time when hunger is on the rise and similar to devastating pre-pandemic levels, we are very grateful for proposals to protect progress made to strengthen anti-hunger and anti-poverty programs that are critical for millions of Californians.
As the COVID-19 pandemic took hold, what started as a health crisis quickly became an economic and hunger catastrophe. With […]
This month, we celebrate the successful migration of all California’s 58 counties to the new CalSAWS (California Statewide Automated Welfare […]
Farmers and farmworkers are the foundation of California’s abundant agricultural sector, and have a profound impact on both our state […]
We’re excited to announce the California Association of Food Banks (CAFB) is partnering with L.A. Care Health Plan to identify and […]
We are especially grateful to Senator Skinner, who has made expanding access to school meals a pillar of her work […]
The expansion of CalFresh benefits to Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients in 2019 was the biggest increase in program eligibility […]
Earlier this month, the U.S. Census Bureau released data showing record-high jumps in poverty between 2021 and 2022. Poverty in […]
Celebrating 50 Years of Impact: Approaching Two Billion Pounds Provided to Fight Hunger in Los Angeles County