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- California food banks delivered almost 900 million pounds of food in 2023.
www.cafoodbanks.org/hunger-data-reports/Hunger Data & Research - California Association of Food Banks
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The California Association of Food Banks has been tracking the remarkable progress toward full enrollment of this population over the last four years. More than 706,000 SSI recipients were enrolled in CalFresh* as of February 2023, a 61% enrollment rate.
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.
Inflation, a roll back of SNAP (CalFresh in CA) benefits, and the rising cost of housing and childcare have put a strain on families. To learn more about how these challenges are impacting our community, the Food Bank surveyed more than 9,000 of our participants.
A theme emerged that inflation and food prices have exacerbated hunger in America, a reality echoed by on-the-ground reports from food banks across the country and confirmed by the U.S.
In response, last year alone, CAFB delivered a record 240 million pounds of food to food banks, secured $180 million for food bank purchases, and held our first statewide conference since the pandemic began,
Members recovered and distributed 654 million kilograms of food and grocery products in 2023. This helped avoid 1.8 million metric tons of CO2e – this is equal to the emission reduction of taking over 400,000 passenger vehicles off the road for one year.
The 2023 Food Bank Benchmark Report contains full-file data from 77 RKD food bank clients across the United States from Jan. 1, 2018, to Dec. 31, 2022. The data includes overall program metrics, like total revenue, active donors, new donors, retention rate, average gift size, donor value and gift frequency.
