Federal Policy

Sixty years ago on August 31, 1964, the Food Stamp Program became permanent when the Food Stamp Act was signed into […]

CAFB and GRACE / End Child Poverty Urge California Members to reject cuts and Instead Strengthen SNAP This week, House […]

Today, the Fiscal Year 2024 Agriculture Appropriations package was passed, which thankfully ensures full funding for the Special Supplemental Nutrition […]

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

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

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

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% […]