Take the budget challenge!
Try your hand at balancing the California state budget. This Thursday, June 17th from 6:30-9pm, you can join Assemblymember Buchanan and Senators Loni Hancock and Mark DeSaulnier at a “Facing the...
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Join National Call-In Day to Protect the Nutrition Safety Net!
As hundreds of advocates converge on Washington, DC for the 2011 National Anti-hunger Policy Conference, including representatives form Contra Costa and Solano counties, you can help us amplify our...
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Budget Cuts in Agriculture Appropriations Bill Unacceptable
I had the honor of listening in on a call this morning with Representatives Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) and George Miller (CA-7) and the press where they discussed the cuts included in the Agriculture and FDA...
View ArticleCalifornia Food Banks React to Signing of State Budget
Guest post by Sue Sigler, Executive Director of California Association of Food Banks: Last week Governor Brown signed a state budget package to close California’s $9.6 billion funding shortfall for the...
View ArticleCharity Could Tumble Over Fiscal Cliff
Originally posted in the Vacaville Reporter: The Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano receives nearly half of its funding from individuals. We live in a generous community where people support the...
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Sequestration Update and Call for Immediate Action
This Friday, March 1, unless the Congress acts, automatic federal budget cuts under “sequestration” will go into effect. These cuts will impact a number of vital services critically-important to...
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Sequester Impact
Over 600,000 low-income women and young children will lose WIC benefits that enable them to buy basic grocery items like milk and bread, because of the government sequester on Friday. The sequester...
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An Update from the Capitol
Where can you find nearly 800 passionate anti-hunger fighters all in one place? At the National Anti-Hunger Policy Conference of course! The conference presented by Feeding America and Food Research...
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Hunger Challenge Slashes Budgets
By Food Bank Board Member Jill Steele: I decided to take the Hunger Challenge and see what it is like to eat on $4.50 per day. By taking the Hunger Challenge we are committing to eat all of our meals...
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Old School Savings
By Food Bank Board Member Jill Steele: For today’s breakfast I made Jiffy corn muffins. Jiffy is a basic muffin mix brand dating back to the 1930s that hasn’t changed much and is really inexpensive....
View ArticleBudget Cuts Hurt Low-Income Households
Editorial originally posted in The Vacaville Reporter: Passing the Federal budget takes away one piece of chaos from the “perfect storm” striking low-income people, but it certainly doesn’t end the...
View Article2016 Anti-Hunger Bills in Review
Last Friday, September 30th marked the Governor’s final deadline to sign off on bills approved by the state legislature in 2016. This session was full of satisfying victories and disappointing losses....
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