🌟 We hosted 95 CalFresh outreach workers at our annual Peer-to-Peer Meeting! 🌟 It was a fantastic chance to connect, share practices, and solve challenges together. 🤝 We also discussed CalFresh eligibility for immigrant communities to ensure access for all. 🌍❤️ #CalFresh

Thank you Senator Laphonza Butler team for meeting with us, LA Regional Food Bank and Westside Food Bank ! The team got a tour of LARFB’s new facility, learn more about how hunger affects 3 out of 10 neighbors in LA county, strengthening #SNAP & #TEFAP and volunteer packing senior #CSFP boxes.

🚨 Last Chance for SUN Bucks! 🚨 Only 2 days left to sign up for #SUNBucks benefits for those not automatically enrolled! Apply by August 31 to get $120 per child to help cover food expenses. Check out the full article to learn more and apply now! 📅 🔗 nbcbayarea.com/news/local/tim…

#LetsDoThis! Thank you Assemblymember Liz Ortega for your leadership to end unmet #DiaperNeed 🙌🎉 #AB2446 is on to California Governor's Desk, let's see this into law! California Association of Food Banks National Diaper Bank Network

872 MILLION meals were served during the 23-24 school year, per CA Department of Education. That’s the highest total since #SchoolMealsforAll began 🥳 With school back in session, CA schools continue battling child hunger & food insecurity one free meal at a time! #caleg

.California Governor Gavin Newsom you have set the bar nationally supporting children in #poverty 🌟 Please sign Assemblymember Liz Ortega #AB2446 so more families can get diapers through Medi-Cal! 📢 #Diapers mean healthy kids, stop cruel tradeoffs with #food, & help parents access #ChildCare! 🎉

Over 1 in 5 California households are food insecure. That’s unacceptable in a state that has the 5th largest economy in the world. 📢CA needs to develop a statewide master plan to end hunger. California Governor Gavin Newsom lets work together by signing #AB1961 Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks.

September is #HungerActionMonth! Throughout the month, we’ll be celebrating by sharing some important ways you can get involved to help #EndHunger in California. As always, you can find and support your local food bank at cafoodbanks.org/members.

#SchoolMealsfuel student health and learning. As the school year begins & students go#backtoschool, tell your members ofCongress weneed #schoolmeals4all! freeschoolmealsforall.org

⭐️@CAGovernor the time is NOW to SIGN #AB2446 (Assemblymember Liz Ortega) to ensure that diapers are covered under Medi-Cal! 🐣Together we can end the unmet #DiaperNeed & keep children healthy and clean! California Association of Food Banks National Diaper Bank Network

🥕1 in 5 Californians struggle to get enough food. 💪In the 5th largest economy in the world, we can nourish our children. 🍎@CAGovernor, sign #AB1961 (Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks). It's time to develop a plan to #EndHunger. WesternStatesCouncil CA Food & Farming Network @cafoodbanks

New #hunger data reveals that, amidst federal increases in hunger, California is leading the way w/ policies that reduce hunger. California Governor Gavin Newsom & #CaLeg should be proud of significant reduction in hunger! A 🧵 on these policies compiled by me & Andrew Cheyne. 👇

High #MinimumWages 🙌 @SeiuCalifornia Expansive #PFL #PaidFamily Leave Strong CalFresh policies: • Historic SSI Expansion • Service to Job Seekers & under-employed (ABAWD) • Largest CalFresh outreach program in US 🙌 CDSS California Association of Food Banks 1st in US #SchoolMealsForAll

CalEITC & Young Child Tax Credits Maximize Pandemic EBT & Summer EBT/SUN Bucks College students: • Maximizing CalFresh access • Hunger Free Campus • Basic Needs Centers CalFood & emergency food prgms Golden State Stimulus CalWORKs & SSI grant increases #Health4All

Yesterday, LA Regional Food Bank Westside Food Bank Community Action Partnership of Orange County Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County gathered at Central City Neighborhood Partners to talk #FoodInsecurity data, the ongoing #hunger crisis, & called for State support of the #CalFood program & for California Governor Gavin Newsom to sign the master plan to end hunger.

🎉🎉🎉Congratulations CDSS Director Kim Johnson on her appointment as Secretary of CA Health & Human Services! A true champion for #CalFresh, social justice, & equity, she’s strengthened vital programs for #CA families & children. We look forward to continued partnership!

Great news! 🎉 Since 2021, the Farm to School initiative has enabled healthy, locally grown produce for nearly half of all CA students. Combined with #SchoolMealsForAll, #CA continues leading the way on childhood nutrition while fighting #FoodInsecurity.

Looking for ways to support your local #FoodBank during #HungerActionMonth? Here are some ideas for how you can help! Find your local food bank at cafoodbanks.org/members

Many Californians still face #FoodInsecurity. As CAFB CEO Stacia Levenfeld says, “You likely know someone who is food insecure.” See firsthand at Central City Neighborhood Partners and watch her discuss the crisis on KCAL News: cafoodbanks.org/news-action-to… #HungerCrisis #EndHunger #FundCalFood #CA

Today is #HungerActionDay! Over 1 in 5 California households are facing hunger. Together, we can make a difference — by donating, advocating, or volunteering at our local food bank. Check out cafoodbanks.org/members to find a food bank near you!