Federal Policy

Prior to the emergence of COVID-19 as a global health crisis, the California Association Food Banks and our anti-hunger partners […]

Joint Statement by California Association of Food Banks, California Food Policy Advocates & Western Center on Law & Poverty. This […]

Yesterday, a bunch of us anti-hunger advocates from throughout California descended on Capitol Hill. We were there to demand that […]

CA Food Banks Stand Opposed to Rule That Would Take Food from Hungry Adults Today, 15 attorneys general, including California’s Xavier […]

If implemented, the third proposed SNAP rule change of 2019 could result in $4.5 billion in cuts to food assistance over […]

Today, the Trump Administration published its final “public charge” rule that will increase hunger and poverty by penalizing California’s immigrant […]

Despite the enormous work by food banks and local partners across the state, California is losing ground in the fight against […]

  Yesterday, Representative Susan Davis (D-San Diego) introduced H.R. 3378–the Stop Child Summer Hunger Act of 2019, which will provide […]

Today is the last day to submit a comment regarding the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) request for comments on […]

Two weeks ago California implemented a historic expansion to its CalFresh program (known as food stamps formerly and SNAP federally), impacting […]