$20M in the #CABudget for #CalFood & #CalFresh to offset HR1 impacts. Thanks to the administration & legislature for backing food banks, farmers & communities!
@asmcoreyjackson.bsky.social @scottwiener.bsky.social @senatorashby.bsky.social @assemblydems.bsky.social @caspeakerrivas.bsky.social
For two years in a row, food banks are serving 6 million Californians each month.
Yet, to address the state's deficit, @governor.ca.gov is seeking to cut nearly 90% for the state program #CalFood — bringing it from $60 million to $8 million a year.
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1 in 5 CA households struggle with hunger .
Over $55m in cuts to #CalFood will be devastating.
Together with #SFMarinFoodBank, we feed 450+ famlies/wk through CalFood.
Tell #CALeg to #FundCalFood at $60M -- and keep vulnerable families from going hungry in California!
#FoodInsecurity #EndHunger
⚠️ CalFood puede perder +$50M como promedio al año, pero el #hambre no se reduce y los #BancosDeAlimentos tienen una demanda récord. ¡#CALeg apoyen la solicitud de $60M permanentes para #CalFood porque es vital para las comunidades que pasan hambre!
#CalFood helps #FoodBanks buy CA-grown foods, including rarely donated items like eggs and meat, meeting diverse needs. Without it, this wouldn’t be possible. #CALeg please #FundCalFood at $60M ongoing to keep food on the table.
Hunger is a solvable problem when we come together. Read how San Diego Food Bank & local farmers are building a stronger, more resilient food system w/ #CalFood funding. This partnership is changing lives yet, this crucial program is at risk. Read more: cafoodbanks.org//membermonday-san-diego
Al trabajar con agricultores y proveedores locales, #CalFood fortalece la economía y garantiza que nuestros vecinos que lo necesitan tengan comida en la mesa. ¡#CALeg, por favor asignen $60M permanentes para CalFood en el #CABudget!
📢 Crisis en CA: más de 1 de cada 5 hogares sufren inseguridad alimentaria. #CalFood ayuda a los bancos de alimentos a alimentar a +6M de vecinos al mes. #CALeg debe #FundCalFood asignando $60M permanentes para que nadie pase hambre. #LechugamosGanas
“If you ask food banks in California, they’re sharing some of the highest demand they’ve ever seen”…USDA cuts hit at the same time Sacramento is scaling back the #CalFood program, which supplies #FoodBanks & is set to drop from $60M to $8M in June.
Read the about the impact @latimes.com
#CalFood helps #FoodBanks buy CA-grown foods, including rarely donated items like eggs and meat, meeting diverse needs. Without it, this wouldn’t be possible. #CALeg please #FundCalFood at $60M ongoing to keep food on the table.
Today, Guillermo from Community FoodBank of San Benito delivered postcards to @caspeakerrivas.bsky.social, urging #CALeg to sustain #CalFood, a vital program for families, farmers, and food banks, at 60M ongoing.
Learn more about the vital role CalFood plays for here: cafoodbanks.org/member-monday
#CalFood funds have a HUGE impact:
💵 $1 = ~5 meals for neighbors in need
🩺 1% drop in hunger = $600M healthcare savings
🧑🏾🌾 Supports farmers, families & futures.
#CABudget
Our latest #MemberMonday: @refb 🌟
For REFB, rising costs has forced cuts like pausing their beloved egg distributions. #CalFood funding may drop by an astonishing ~90%, risking more food bank cuts. CA must act NOW to keep funding at $60M!
Learn more: Cafoodbanks.org/refb-calfood
We’re advocating for CalFood!
This week, over 400 CalFood postcards were delivered to Senator John Laird’s office. As a dedicated champion for CalFood, his support is vital in the fight against hunger.
#wearethefoodbank #CalFood #EndHunger
@CASpeakerRivas @john.laird.184
We support CalFood b/c #CalFood is a lifeline for farmers. #CalFood allows food banks to partner with local farmers to fight hunger while supporting producers critical to California’s food economy. #CALeg we need $60M ongoing for CalFood to ensure this partnership can continue
We support CalFood because #CalFood is a lifeline for food banks. Last year, CA Food Banks served ~6M people per month, but we can’t do it alone. #CALeg we need $60M ongoing for CalFood to keep our communities fed. 🥬 #LettuceFeedOurNeighbors
📢 CA is facing a hunger crisis: More than 1 in 5 households struggle with food insecurity. #CalFood helps food banks provide groceries to 6M+ neighbors each month. #CALeg must #FundCalFood at $60M ongoing to ensure no one goes hungry. #LettuceUnite #LettuceFeedOurNeighbors
#CalFood is a state-funded program critical to ensuring a consistent supply of CA-grown food for #FoodBanks. By partnering with farmers & local food purveyors, it supports CA’s food economy & guarantees neighbors in need have food on the table. #CALeg please support $60M ongoing for CalFood.
Every other Thursday, El Nopal Bakery makes fresh tortillas & delivers them to Community FoodBank of San Benito. #CalFood enables this partnership. We call on the #CALeg & @cagovernornewsom.bsky.social @gavinnewsom.bsky.social to sustain CalFood funding at $60M for #FoodBanks & food producers.
🧑🏽🌾 CalFood is a lifeline for #foodbanks, #farmers, & families. But without adequate #CABudget funding, #FoodBanks will struggle to meet their community’s need.
📢 Read more about why fully funding #CalFood matters! calmatters.org/commentary/2...
#LettuceFeedOurNeighbors
Critical #CalFood funding allows @SBCFoodBank to partner with El Nopal Bakery to provide tortillas to families in need. With this funding at risk, the ability to provide essential food is threatened.
Read more: cafoodbanks.org/member-monday #LettuceFeedOurNeighbors #MemberMonday
CAFB joined California Hunger Action Coalition in Sacramento for their annual January lobby day! 💪 ✨ We had meaningful conversations with key legislators & the governor's office, sharing this year's anti-hunger & anti-poverty priorities. 🍎 🥖
#EndHungerCA #AntiPoverty #CalFood #CHAC
