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- Hunger is hitting hard across the state, with food insecurity rates similar to those we saw during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. But California’s food banks aren’t backing down—they’re uniting in the fight to end hunger, and they need your help.
www.cafoodbanks.org/blog/californias-hunger-crisis/California’s Hunger Crisis - California Association of Food Banks
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Jun 10, 2023 · “Often when people receive less CalFresh benefits or are kicked off the program more permanently, they turn to food banks to make up the difference. So we’re concerned about what the debt...
Every day, we work to make that right a reality for all Californians. California produces nearly half of the nation’s fruits and vegetables — enough to feed us all — yet more than 20% of Californians face food insecurity on a daily basis — and this number doesn’t even tell the full story.
Oct 12, 2021 · At the Central California Food Bank in Fresno, the numbers have “leveled off” in recent months but remain 25% higher than in 2019, said the food bank’s co-chief executive, Kym Dildine.
- Associated Press
Dec 13, 2023 · Food insecurity in California ticked upward over the past year, bringing the share of hardship back up to levels early in the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data released by the California Association of Food Banks on Tuesday.
Dec 7, 2020 · From Anaheim, California to San Antonio, Texas to Toledo, Ohio and Orlando, Florida and points in-between, thousands of vehicles carrying hungry people queued up for miles across the horizon. In...
What are Food Insecurity & Hunger? California produces nearly half of the nation’s fruits and vegetables, yet more than 1 in 5 Californians — about 8.8 million — currently struggle with food insecurity. “Food insecurity” is limited or uncertain access to enough food to lead a healthy, active life.
