Advocacy

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

Hello!  My name is Kelly Lowery. I am the Administrator of the Community Action Partnership of Kern Food Bank in […]

Hi– I am Angela Marie Dominguez, and I am so excited to be part of such a great group of […]

Hi! My name is Malia Cary, and I’m the Government & Public Affairs Manager at Second Harvest Food Bank of […]

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 […]

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

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

Food insecurity affects millions of individuals and families across California, regardless of their race, gender identity, or sexual orientation. Unfortunately, […]

This morning Governor Newsom released his May Revise of the 2023-24 state budget plan, which outlines his priorities and vision […]