State Policy

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 […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, June 27, 2018 Media Contact: Daniela Ogden, (510) 350-9919 Sacramento – Governor Jerry Brown signed the […]

Today, the CA4SSI coalition sent a letter to the Governor urging the state to fund a state nutrition supplement to […]

A new Issue Brief from Budget Center Policy Analyst Amy Rose looks at a major barrier to college attainment: the struggle […]