State Policy

“We’re serving lots of people. We’re seeing a different, dynamic demographic of people who are being served. We’re serving more […]

Our conference is BACK.
Its annual.
And it has a name.

We call on all California Members of the House Education & Labor Committee to support the bill, and urge the House and Senate to quickly pass the Build Back Better Act into law.

Much More Needed to Address Record Food Insecurity Driven by COVID-19 Crisis Today, Governor Gavin Newsom released his May Revision […]

Today, California’s Governor Newsom and legislative leaders announced a plan for immediate action to support Californians during the ongoing COVID-19 […]

Legislation would recognize that nutritious food is fundamental to learning, increase access to freshly prepared school meals for six million […]

Today, Governor Newsom signed landmark legislation that will help to alleviate the drastic increase in hunger for 600,000 Californians, including […]

Yesterday, the State announced another substantial investment in the social safety net committing up to $75 million for emergency food […]

Statment by Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA), California Association of Food Banks and Western Center on Law & Poverty The […]

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to pose serious health and economic threats across our entire state, Governor Newsom and the […]