In The News As COVID-19 lockdown worsens hunger, California must increase access to food benefits The Sacramento Bee • December 24, 2020 Press Release P-EBT extended benefits press release December 10, 2020 Press Release Pandemic-EBT 1.0 Extended Benefits November 24, 2020 Bilen Mesfin Packwood, *protected email*, 510-681-5978 (Oakland, CA) – Just in time for the holidays, the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) is mailing new Pandemic-EBT (P-EBT) benefit cards for the months of August and September to eligible families. The [...] In The News Pandemic response shows hunger is a problem that can be solved San Francisco Examiner • November 24, 2020 In The News State Of Food Insecurity In California CapRadio • November 17, 2020 The number of households that don’t have enough food to eat is growing. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture suggesting that more than 10 percent of American households experienced food insecurity in 2019. In The News Advocates looking at longer term solutions as food insecurity grows during pandemic San Diego Union-Tribune • October 26, 2020 The number of households that don’t have enough food to eat is growing. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture suggesting that more than 10 percent of American households experienced food insecurity in 2019. In The News Hunger rises in Bay Area as pandemic lingers San Francisco Chronicle • September 15, 2020 Navy veteran Andy Cuevas has always prided himself on being self-sufficient. But when the pandemic hit and the Belmont resident was laid off from work as a veterans’ coordinator at Cañada College. In The News Del Paso Neighbors Keep Food Fresh for Families in Hard Times Capital Public Radio • September 3, 2020 Stretching grocery money and rationing meals was already the norm for many families in Del Paso Heights—a tight-knit neighborhood northeast of downtown. In The News USDA extends free school meal program after backlash KTVU • September 1, 2020 In a significant reversal, the USDA announced it will extend its free grab-and-go school meal program, after backlash over its plan to let the program expire at the end of September, in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. In The News Families worried now that coronavirus-inspired federal food assistance is over with school back in session KTVU • August 27, 2020 The window to apply for a federal nutrition program that provides grocery funds for children who qualify for free-and-reduced lunch has closed because it was always intended as a one-time payment when schools were closed for the summer. In The News Food relief is critical to economic recovery SF Chronicle • August 12, 2020 As veterans of the Great Recession, we feel a strong sense of deja vu in the current economic crisis. While we didn’t have to face the challenges of social distancing or rising death tolls in rebuilding the economy during the Great Recession, many other struggles are familiar, including [...] In The News Poverty, Hunger & Homelessness Expected To Rise If Unemployment & SNAP Benefits Aren’t Expanded KALW • August 4, 2020 On this edition of Your Call, we're discussing how the loss of additional unemployment benefits is impacting people who are struggling. Two months ago, House Democrats passed a bill to extend the extra $600 a week in federal benefits. Republicans want to reduce benefits to $200 a week. In The News Congress is working on another stimulus package; it should help all immigrant Californians CalMatters • July 31, 2020 In The News Opinion: One Thing We All Agree On California Health Report • July 30, 2020 If there is one issue most Americans would agree on right now, it’s that we should protect our youngest children from hunger during the Covid-19 crisis. And yet the pandemic-related closure of child care facilities in California and across the country means hundreds of thousands of infants and [...] In The News ‘It’s like a vicious cycle’: How the pandemic leaves the poor not only exposed, but hungry SacBee • July 29, 2020 Rarely does a mother try to stop her child from drinking a glass of milk. But with schools closed and unemployment spiking during the pandemic, Lissete Frausto, a mother of two in Oakland, finds she has little choice. Press Release Food Benefits Available to Children Who Qualify for Free or Reduced-Price School Meals; But Window to Apply Closes on July 15 July 15, 2020 CFPA and our partners released the following statements. P-EBT Press Release In The News Our elected leaders should do more to help feed hungry children during the summer of COVID-19 June 23, 2020 6.22.20 CalMatters, link In The News How a pandemic exposed racial inequality, food insecurity in California’s Central Valley June 19, 2020 6.19.20 Fresno Bee, link In The News Proposed Law Would Streamline Food Assistance Application Process For Seniors June 17, 2020 6.17.20 KPBS, link In The News Online grocery ordering still unavailable for many vulnerable to COVID-19 June 16, 2020 6.16.20 KTVU 2, link In The News OPINION: In the age of COVID-19, California must remove barriers to food assistance with SB 882 June 15, 2020 6.15.20 Op-Ed, Hub LA, link In The News Remove barriers to accessing CalFresh, the state’s food assistance program June 11, 2020 6.10.20 Op-ed, CalMatters, link In The News How Grocery Shopping Online Could Help Close Equity Gaps June 8, 2020 6.8.20 California Health Report, link In The News Op-Ed: SB 882, a bill to make food more available June 7, 2020 6.7.20 Orange County Register, PDF In The News How Grocery Shopping Online Could Help Close Equity Gaps June 4, 2020 6.4.20 Yes Magazine, link In The News Mothers Who Rely on Federal Food Aid Struggle to Get Groceries Safely During the Covid-19 Outbreak June 1, 2020 6.1.20 Time, link 1 2 3 4 … 10 Show These Topics AdultsCalFreshChild NutritionFederal AdvocacyImmigrantsOlder AdultsSchool-Aged ChildrenState AdministrationState LegislationWICYoung Children Show These Types In The NewsPress Release Show This Date Range From to
