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With 20% of Californians Experiencing Hunger, Food Banks Call for Continued Support in Governor Newsom s State Budget
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SACRAMENTO, Calif., May 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ California food banks call for key investments in the California State Budget. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, food banks have served on the frontlines, responding to at least double the demand for emergency food. In April 2020 alone, food banks distributed food to more than 1.5 million households about 4.54 million people more than half (62%) the number of people they served in the entirety of 2019.
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actually increased by 2.1% bringing the rate to 10.0% approximately 2.5 million adults and 750,000 children. Food insufficiency or very low food security is nested within the traditional food insecurity rates and captures those who experience toxic stress from not knowing where their next meal will come from.
Published May 17, 2021 at 8:16 AM PDT
Courtesy of San Francisco Marin Food Bank
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Henry Randolph, shop floor manager at the S.F.-Marin Food Bank, sorts a pallet of new donations Monday.Photos by Stephen Lam / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Workers in the warehouse at the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank.Stephen Lam / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Pallets of fresh zucchini and bell peppers are seen at the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank in San Francisco.Stephen Lam / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Tanis Crosby, executive director at the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank, points to pallets of goods on the upper storage racks inside the nonprofit’s warehouse in San Francisco.Stephen Lam / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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