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Volunteers and staff with the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano load groceries into cars in Vallejo on June 7, 2023. Photo by Shelby Knowles for CalMatters

California Divide

A catastrophic hunger crisis? California food banks are being flooded by families seeking help

by Rya Jetha June 9, 2023June 8, 2023

As extra pandemic benefits end, food banks say that they’re becoming long-term supermarkets for Californians facing food insecurity. Several bills to boost CalFresh are before the Legislature, but the state budget deficit may get in the way.

In this April 18, 2020, file photo, San Francisco-Marin Food Bank volunteers pack food into bags to be delivered to people in San Francisco. Food banks and anti-hunger advocates are bracing for the end of a pandemic-era boost in food assistance that the federal government has been providing for nearly three years. Photo by Jeff Chiu, AP Photo

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‘No light at the other end’: Impending loss of pandemic CalFresh boosts could trigger hunger spike

by Jeanne Kuang February 9, 2023February 8, 2023

Illustration by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters; iStock

California Divide

Thieves drain millions off CalFresh and CalWORKs recipients’ cards, families wait and taxpayers pay

by Jeanne Kuang January 30, 2023May 24, 2023

California Divide

Food banks say people are still in need, but aid is waning

by Genesis Chavez-Caro June 30, 2021June 30, 2021

Food service manager Nakheu Saephanh hands out boxes of food to family members at La Escuelita in Oakland on June 7, 2021. Oakland Unified has been providing boxes for pick up or delivery containing seven days worth of breakfast, lunch and snacks to all students since spring 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

Will California public schools continue free lunches for all?

by Sameea Kamal June 8, 2021April 19, 2023

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Capitol, Commentary, Health

Let’s make California a state where there is food for all

by Guest Commentary May 10, 2021May 13, 2021

Yadira Michel, far left, Alonso Ceceñas, far right, and their four children with whom they share a one-bedroom apartment in Los Angeles. Photo by Araceli Martínez Ortega

California Divide

Living without a job and under the harassment of the landlord

by Araceli Martinez Ortega April 14, 2021April 14, 2021

California Divide

Will COVID spur California to ease food stamp applications?

by Jackie Botts January 6, 2021January 6, 2021

Commentary, Economy

Change in food bank distribution service sets off alarm bells

by Guest Commentary November 20, 2020November 22, 2020

Capitol, Commentary

State policies must support a vibrant nonprofit community

by Guest Commentary October 26, 2020October 21, 2020