{"id":49674,"date":"2025-03-07T14:26:56","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T21:26:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cafoodbanks.org\/?page_id=49674"},"modified":"2026-08-27T11:21:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T18:21:37","slug":"speaker-series","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cafoodbanks.org\/es\/speaker-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Serie de conferencias sobre acceso a alimentos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><!-- Google tag (gtag.js) --><br><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=G-1JBLYPE369\"><\/script><br><script><br \/>   window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];<br \/>   function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);}<br \/>   gtag('js', new Date());<\/p> <p>  gtag('config', 'G-1JBLYPE369');<br \/> <\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"342\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cafoodbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/speaker_series_updated.png\" class=\"wp-image-53882\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.6958990536277603;width:541px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cafoodbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/speaker_series_updated.png 540w, https:\/\/www.cafoodbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/speaker_series_updated-300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/www.cafoodbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/speaker_series_updated-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">October 2026<br>Date and Time Coming Soon<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_Hffx40TsQw6Rnr3eFY8_UQ#\/registration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">JOIN THE INTEREST LIST<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Join California Food Banks\u2122 for a free virtual discussion on disaster preparedness and food access. Learn how communities and food banks are strengthening resilience and responding when emergencies disrupt access to food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Event Sponsored by <br><a href=\"https:\/\/projectfoodbox.org\/\">Project Food Box<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"492\" height=\"509\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cafoodbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PFB-logo-transparent-1.png\" class=\"wp-image-54057\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.9666545056548704;width:190px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cafoodbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PFB-logo-transparent-1.png 492w, https:\/\/www.cafoodbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PFB-logo-transparent-1-290x300.png 290w, https:\/\/www.cafoodbanks.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PFB-logo-transparent-1-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 492px) 100vw, 492px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>los <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cafoodbanks.org\/es\/speaker-series\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Serie de conferencias sobre acceso a alimentos<\/em><\/a><em>, presented by PG&amp;E, convenes anti-hunger leaders and advocates to discuss equitable food access and drive solutions for ending hunger in California.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Previously:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-green-color\">CalFresh Outreach and Enrollment<\/mark><\/strong><br>Access to nutrition benefits plays a critical role in preventing hunger and supporting household stability. In a recent Food Access Speaker Series conversation, participants explored strategies to increase CalFresh enrollment, reduce barriers to access, and connect eligible Californians with the food assistance benefits they need to thrive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-green-color\">Exploring the Underlying Causes of Hunger<\/mark><\/strong><br>In this inaugural virtual event, we discussed the challenges for people experiencing food insecurity and how hunger and poverty has been perpetuated. We examined the barriers to accessing food and enabling food security and the work being done to address these issues. This is a one-hour moderated panel discussion followed by a <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/DDNeqORonu8?si=dZ9cLmlxQU4iE1xk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">15-minute Q&amp;A<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-green-color\">Hunger in California\u2014What We Know, What We Need to Know, and What\u2019s Next<br><\/mark><\/strong>The California Food Banks\u2122 team presented recent data on food bank demand, discuss economic factors related to food security, explore what the data tells us (and doesn\u2019t tell us) about the need in our communities, and learn how recent policy decisions at the state and federal levels will impact the need for food assistance in California.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-green-color\">Putting Learning to Practice: Meeting Cultural Relevant Foods <\/mark><\/strong><br>Join the California Food Banks\u2122 team to discuss how innovations in local food sourcing have expanded access and variety for the communities we serve. 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