{"id":47143,"date":"2024-06-28T13:07:16","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T20:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cafoodbanks.org\/?p=47143"},"modified":"2025-01-08T16:03:35","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T23:03:35","slug":"budget-2024-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cafoodbanks.org\/es\/blog\/budget-2024-2\/","title":{"rendered":"State Budget Safeguards Critical Anti-Hunger and Anti-Poverty Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This week, the Legislature passed and Governor Newsom is expected to sign the Budget Act of 2024 (<\/span>AB 108<\/span><\/a>), and several important trailer bills, including <\/span>AB 161<\/span><\/a> Human Services, which protects our state\u2019s safety net and makes investments to support California\u2019s most vulnerable communities. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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More than 1 in 5 California households, and 1 in 4 households with children<\/a>, face the toxic stress and economic uncertainty of food insecurity with deep disparities for Black and Latine households. Food banks have been responding to this increase by serving up to 20% more people over the last year, with only 4% more food to do so<\/a>. Food banks simply cannot prevent hunger alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We commend Governor Newsom, Speaker Rivas, Pro Tem McGuire, Budget Chairs Senator Wiener and Assemblymember Gabriel, Human Services Budget Subcommittee Chairs Senator Menjivar and Assemblymember Jackson, and the Legislature for their vision and commitment to prioritizing Californians experiencing hunger and poverty today. Despite a challenging budget deficit, the final deal sets a new path by rejecting failed austerity and continuing support for low-income families by preserving California\u2019s core anti-hunger programs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n