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Tag: food stamps

Families carry boxes full of fresh produce during a food bank event at El Verano elementary on Nov. 1, 2019. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters
Posted inExplainers

How hungry is California? Millions struggle to eat well in an abundant state

Avatar photoAvatar photoAvatar photo by Rya Jetha, Jeanne Kuang and Jeremia Kimelman August 8, 2023August 7, 2023

How bad is California hunger? A lot depends on your access to food aid, which expanded during the COVID-19 pandemic but is being reduced.

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

Does California provide enough food aid for the hungry?

Avatar photo by Lynn La August 8, 2023August 8, 2023
A young child walks past a painting depicting Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during a Juneteenth celebration in Los Angeles on June 19, 2020. Juneteenth marks the day in 1865 when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to take control of the state and ensure all enslaved people were freed, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. AP Photo/Jae C. Hong
Posted inWhatMatters

Why Juneteenth isn’t a full California state holiday

Avatar photo by Lynn La June 20, 2023June 20, 2023
California Gov. Gavin Newsom at a press event on Mare Island in Vallejo on Sept. 16, 2022. Photo by Martin do Nascimento, CalMatters
Posted inWhatMatters

What will Gavin Newsom roll out on his California tour?

Avatar photo by Lynn La March 16, 2023March 16, 2023
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
Posted inCalifornia Divide

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

Avatar photo by Jeanne Kuang February 9, 2023February 8, 2023
Illustration by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters; iStock
Posted inCalifornia Divide

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

Avatar photo by Jeanne Kuang January 30, 2023May 24, 2023
Sacramento State student Madeline Waters prepares a meal, in her Sacramento home with ingredients provided by CalFresh on Tuesday, June 1, 2021. Photo by Rahul Lal for CalMatters College Journalism Network
Posted inCollege Beat

Colleges rush to sign students up for food stamps, as pandemic rules make more eligible

by Alejandra Salgado August 18, 2021August 23, 2021
food assistance
Posted inCapitol, Commentary

The work starts now to improve our approach to hunger, food assistance

by Guest Commentary February 25, 2021February 24, 2021
Posted inCalifornia Divide

Lawmakers pass $600 stimulus checks plus boost for undocumented workers

Avatar photo by Jackie Botts February 17, 2021February 23, 2021
Posted inCalifornia Divide

Will COVID spur California to ease food stamp applications?

Avatar photo by Jackie Botts January 6, 2021January 6, 2021

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