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It s Hunger Action Week, and activists are asking lawmakers to use California s wealth for the people s health - and harness the budget surplus to battle food insecurity. Advocates hope to phone and zoom with all 120 members of the State Assembly and Senate. Their top priority is the Food 4 All bill (SB 464), which would extend CalFresh food assistance to undocumented people of all ages. .
A food pantry serving immigrant families in the Triangle is bracing for an uptick in demand driven by the highest levels of inflation in decades. Pastor and Executive Director Edgar Vergara of Iglesia la Semilla said its "Alacena Comunitaria" or community food pantry is purchasing new refrigerators and freezers, and expanding shelving space to store more culturally appropriate foods for Latino households in need. Vergara explained many immigrant families are unable to find culturally relevant or healthy food items from local food pantries or agencies offering food assistance. .