State Policy

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

Today, Governor Newsom released his proposed state budget for 2020-21, and we couldn’t be more excited about news of the […]

Thanks to your tireless advocacy, AB 614 (Eggman) and AB 1377 (Wicks) have made it through the legislature, and are […]

The law will help Californians, especially newly eligible SSI recipients, quickly access & maximize CalFresh benefits. On July 12th, Governor […]

This year on Hunger Action Day at California’s State Capitol, CAFB joined hundreds of advocates as part of the California […]

Today, Governor Newsom signed California’s FY19-20 budget into law. The budget includes unprecedented steps toward reducing hunger, celebrated by food […]

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

We had a fantastic time at this year’s Capitol Action Day meeting with legislators to discuss anti-hunger budget and policy […]

CalFresh for SSI recipients starting in June 2019! This year California won a historic victory for the 1.3 million Supplemental Security […]

A warm welcome to Becky Gershon, CAFB’s new Advocacy Manager. Read on to learn about our newest hunger fighter.  Becky […]