Política estatal

Sixty years ago on August 31, 1964, the Food Stamp Program became permanent when the Food Stamp Act was signed into […]

Throughout this challenging budget year, we have been fortunate to work alongside our member food banks, anti-hunger partners, and advocates across California to uplift many of the priorities included in the final State budget.

Yesterday, the Assembly and Senate released their Joint Legislative Budget Plan, an important milestone in the state budget process, and an […]

In October 2023, the last wave of counties migrated to the new statewide public benefits eligibility system – called CalSAWS […]

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. 

We are especially grateful to Senator Skinner, who has made expanding access to school meals a pillar of her work […]

La expansión de los beneficios de CalFresh a los beneficiarios del Ingreso de Seguridad Suplementario (SSI) en 2019 fue el mayor aumento en la elegibilidad del programa […]

Students out of school for the summer may lack access to period supplies. When the last school bell rang in […]

Yesterday, Governor Newsom signed the Budget Act of 2023 (AB/SB 102), which protects critical programs and makes investments to support […]