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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.
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Jun 10, 2023 · California food banks, which saw more families seeking help during the pandemic, are now serving more people every month as extra benefits started during the pandemic come to an end. That...
Sep 16, 2024 · 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.
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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. 1. Worrying about running out of food 2. Running out of food and not having enough mone...
Since early in the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Census Bureau has been collecting data on food hardship through a semi-regular Household Pulse Survey, which has enabled us to track changes and trends throughout the pandemic and recovery periods. Colleagues at Northwestern Institute for Policy Research used this data to calculate food insecurity esti...
The expansion of CalFresh benefits to Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients in 2019 was the biggest increase in food program eligibility in decades, ending an inequitable policy of exclusion that had been in place for over forty years. The change impacted nearly 1.2 million SSI recipients. The California Association of Food Banks has been t...
California food banks delivered almost 900 million pounds of food in 2023. Learn more about how we’re responding to California’s ongoing hunger crisis by checking out our recently published reports:
Feb 9, 2023 · The California Department of Social Services says it’s warning households of the upcoming decline in aid and directing CalFresh recipients to food banks, which have received additional funding from both the state and federal governments in recent years.
The food insecurity rate in California was 10.5% in 2021. Explore a map of hunger statistics in California at the state and local level.
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.
Feb 24, 2020 · Across California, 4.7 million adults and 2.0 million children live in low-income households affected by food insecurity. Food insecurity means having limited, uncertain, or inconsistent access to the quality and quantity of food that is necessary to live a healthy life.
