ACCFB staff and community organizers on Hunger Action Day While advocacy work requires patience, there are moments when long periods of dedicated advocacy and community organizing finally pay off. June 29 was one of those moments, as Governor Newsom signed a
Community organizing with Lucia Henry Lucia Henry (second from right) with ACCFB Food Justice Organizing Task Force members and Staff at an Alameda County Board of Supervisors Meeting “I feel like I have a purpose. I feel like
It was a challenging year in anti-hunger policy, but there was also so much hope, action, and impact from the advocacy in our community. It was a year that showed us why it is so important to continue our
The largest cut to food assistance ever has just passed, at a time when the demand for food assistance and cost of living are at their highest. With the potential loss of 9 billion meals annually across the country,
Together, we created lasting change. This community came together to advocate for critical anti-hunger state policy by sharing stories and sending messages to lawmakers on Hunger Action Day and the months following, and guess what? It worked! Three of
