State Policy

In 2022, California began implementing its first-in-the-nation Short-Lived Climate Pollution Reduction Strategy, otherwise known as Senate Bill (SB) 1383, which […]

Since 1987, the Redwood Empire Food Bank (REFB) has been working to relieve hunger in Sonoma and its surrounding counties. […]

On Friday, Governor Newsom released his proposed 2025-26 State budget. We are grateful that this initial proposal that will guide […]

The expansion of CalFresh benefits to Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients in 2019 marked the most significant increase in program […]

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

Throughout this challenging budget year, we have been fortunate to work alongside our member food banks, anti-hunger partners, and advocates across California to uplift many of the priorities included in the final State budget.

Yesterday, the Assembly and Senate released their Joint Legislative Budget Plan, an important milestone in the state budget process, and an […]

In October 2023, the last wave of counties migrated to the new statewide public benefits eligibility system – called CalSAWS […]

Last week, Representative Mike Levin (CA-49) and United States Department of Agriculture Deputy Secretary Xotchil Torress Small held a press […]

Yesterday, Governor Newsom released his proposed 2024-25 state budget. At a time when hunger is on the rise and similar to devastating pre-pandemic levels, we are very grateful for proposals to protect progress made to strengthen anti-hunger and anti-poverty programs that are critical for millions of Californians.