The purpose of this report is to evaluate both new and traditional outreach efforts that the CalFresh team at the UCI FRESH Basic Needs Hub has adopted as a result of AB 85 funding from the State of California. Assembly … Read more
[Video] SNAP On Campus: A UC Irvine FRESH Basic Needs Hub Fall 2021 CalFresh Outreach Report
“SNAP On Campus: A UC Irvine FRESH Basic Needs Hub Fall 2021 CalFresh Outreach Report” was presented by Bill Emerson Hunger Fellow Michelle Fausto as part of the briefing “A Snapshot of Hunger in America” on February 17, 2022. Michelle … Read more
UC Irvine Fresh Basic Needs Hub
The University of California, Irvine FRESH Basic Needs Hub is a student-initiated effort that promotes equitable access to basic needs … Read more
The Impact of COVID-19 on California’s Emergency Food System
The COVID-19 pandemic has placed unprecedented demand on California’s emergency food system. As the emergency food system found innovative opportunities to respond to community needs, government programs had varying and, often times, unequal impacts across California’s many counties. This report … Read more
Pandemic-EBT in California: Lessons and Opportunities to End Childhood Hunger
An essential question that leaders have been forced to ask since the pandemic’s onset is: How do we feed children and assist their learning when states are forced to close schools, in order to keep children safe? This project adds … Read more
“Comprehensive Assessment of the LA Food System”
Chloe Green of the 26th Class of Emerson National Hunger Fellows presents “Comprehensive Assessment of the LA Food System” at the Rayburn House Office Building on Friday, 2/28/2020. Chloe completed her field work with L.A. Food Policy Council in Los … Read more
Western Center on Law & Poverty
Western Center on Law & Poverty was formed in 1967 by a passionate group of attorneys and legal scholars from … Read more
L.A. Food Policy Council
The Los Angeles Food Policy Council serves as backbone organization for a network of over 400 organizations and agencies working … Read more
Better Together: Optimizing Summer Meal Programs in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties
Better Together: Optimizing Summer Meal Programs in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties is the product of qualitative interviews with stakeholders in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties who administer summer meal programs. Better Together highlights the importance of summer … Read more
The Hidden Faces of Hunger: A Community Assessment of Senior Nutrition in Los Angeles County
This community assessment aims to understand the barriers and best practices to alleviating food insecurity among the senior population in Los Angeles County, California. Los Angeles County is currently the most populous county in the U.S. and contains the largest … Read more