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As the COVID-19 pandemic took hold, what started as a health crisis quickly became an economic and hunger catastrophe. With […]

We’re excited to announce the California Association of Food Banks (CAFB) is partnering with L.A. Care Health Plan to identify and […]

The expansion of CalFresh benefits to Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients in 2019 was the biggest increase in program eligibility […]

Earlier this month, the U.S. Census Bureau released data showing record-high jumps in poverty between 2021 and 2022. Poverty in […]

On Saturday, a proposed agreement was announced on the federal debt ceiling. While we appreciate the effort to improve the […]

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

On Wednesday, the House of Representatives narrowly passed a debt ceiling bill (Speaker McCarthy) which aims to impose strict limitations […]

Last week, at the World Ag Expo in Tulare, Calif., Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture, Glenn “GT” Thompson […]

California Association of Food Banks applauds Rep. Levin for leading the national fight against child hunger. Thanks to his hard […]

Last week, the Public Policy Institute of California released a report showing California’s Poverty Measure (CPM) fell dramatically from 16.4% […]