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We can’t achieve our mission of ending hunger in San Francisco and Marin without pushing to change the systems and structures that created the hunger crisis in the first place.
We are committed to advocating for just, equitable public policies that address the root causes of hunger and strengthen the social safety net.
We prioritize policies where hunger prevention intersects with health, poverty, equity, social
justice, and food systems. Read more in our Policy Platform and our 2022 State Policy Agenda
$1.4 billion
Funding for the Pandemic-EBT program to feed kids during Covid-19
600,000
Seniors on SSI connected to CalFresh thanks to advocacy to expand eligibility
$30 million
To fund Basic Needs Centers for college students
Working in coalition with partners locally and nationally, we have already achieved some big
wins in the fight to end hunger.
Our advocacy efforts secured $300M in the CA state budget for emergency food and capacity enhancements to improve infrastructure and disaster resilience
We joined partners statewide to pass a first-in-the-nation Universal School Meals Program to provide free breakfast and lunch to all K-12 public school students
As members of the SF Food Security Task Force, we lobbied for the creation of a citywide report to hold government agencies accountable for ending food insecurity and ensuring health equity
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Food banks alone can’t end hunger. Join us in raising your voice to ensure all
our neighbors are nourished.
Sign up for Policy Action Alerts to stay up to date with timely actions you can
take to support our advocacy in San Francisco, Marin, and across California.
You can influence food policy in your own community. Join us in making sure food security is a top priority for our local elected officials.
Many of the policies and programs that help feed our neighbors start in Washington, DC. Raise your voice to amplify our federal nutrition priorities.
Join the #FoodForAll Coalition on 1/31 at 9AM at the State Capitol! Everybody deserves equal access to the nutrition safety net, regardless of immigration status. @Nourish_CA & @CALimmigrant will be live-tweeting the event! Learn more:https://t.co/r0hVYgh8gl https://t.co/TvrRUNNLpV
Marin County: There will be a cold weather shelter available tonight from 5pm until tomorrow at 6:30am. The shelter is at 3240 Kerner Blvd., San Rafael. Spread the word! https://t.co/CZ3UyT4VLG
Claiming the California Earned Income Tax Credit is just common sense (#CalEITC). If you made under $30,000 this year, learn more about how to claim your credit. Visit https://t.co/NhUbTEPHPR for more information. https://t.co/ExET4bqfPG
Claiming the California Earned Income Tax Credit is just common sense (#CalEITC). If you made under $30,000 this year, learn more about how to claim your credit. Visit https://t.co/NhUbTEPHPR for more information. https://t.co/ExET4bqfPG
#CalEITC Awareness Week is here! A survey concluded that only 17% of all eligible earners knew about the California Earned Income Tax Credit. See graphic for schedule of events. #TaxRefundsForAll! Check your #CalEITC eligibility:https://t.co/GX0CFQFDs1 https://t.co/7d22fb98DJ
In November, the @TiburonChamber and the Tiburon local business community raised enough for 28,000 meals for our neighbors! We are so grateful for the support. #ittakesacommunity https://t.co/kaxlXzDVqZ
Sheng Cheok, a San Franciscan of 40 years and a participant of 1 year, was looking forward to making Lunar New Year dishes with the napa cabbage and tofu he received from his visit to a Pop-Up Pantry when we talked to him last week! https://t.co/O1gQ8pkFBK
Check out that napa cabbage! This is just one of several specialty items we were able to provide to participants for Lunar New Year celebrations. https://t.co/G6Gn4mcj70
Our thoughts are with those impacted by these horrendous tragedies. During a time when we should be celebrating, we are mourning more senseless acts of violence. Our collective hope is that these moments of hate and evil will not rob us of the promise of the future.
Our hearts are again heavy from the news of horrific mass shootings at a Lunar New Year celebration in Monterey Park this past weekend and at two farming businesses in Half Moon Bay Monday afternoon, and fatal gun violence in Oakland Monday evening. https://t.co/2JIUStJ0iC
Our hearts are again heavy from the news of horrific mass shootings at a Lunar New Year celebration in Monterey Park this past weekend and at two farming businesses in Half Moon Bay Monday afternoon, and fatal gun violence in Oakland Monday evening. https://t.co/2JIUStJ0iC
ສຳລັບຜູ້ເຊື່ອຖືຕາມປະຕິທິນລາສີຂອງຈີນແມ່ນເປັນປີກະຕ່າຍ!, ໝູ່ເພື່ອນຂອງພວກເຮົາທີ່ຖືຕາມປະຕິທິນຂອງຊາວຫວຽດນາມ ທີ່ຮູ້ຈັກໃນຊື່ວ່າ ເຕດ ເປັນປີແມວ. ຕຳນານເລົ່າວ່າພວກເຂົາເປັນເພື່ອນທີ່ດີທີ່ສຸດ.
Đối với những người để ý đến lịch hoàng đạo của người Hoa, thì đây là năm con thỏ! Người bạn nào theo lịch hoàng đạo của người Việt, thì gọi là Tết, và đây là năm con mèo. Truyền thuyết kể rằng chúng đều là bạn thân.
中国の旧暦を使う人々にとって、今年はウサギの年です。ベトナムの旧暦（テトといいます）を使う人々にとってはネコの年です。言い伝えによれば、ウサギとネコは親友でした。
按照中國生肖紀年，我們將迎來兔年！而慶祝越南農曆新年（Tet）的朋友們則將喜迎貓年。相傳這兩個年獸可是最好的朋友。
중국 12띠 음력 설날을 쇠는 분들에게, 올해는 계묘년 토끼 해입니다! 테트라고 알려진, 베트남 12띠 음력 설날을 쇠는 친구들에게, 올해는 고양이 해입니다. 내려오는 전설에 따르면 토끼와 고양이는 절친이었다고 합니다.
For those who observe the Chinese zodiac calendar, it is the year of the Rabbit! Our friends who observe the Vietnamese zodiac calendar, known as Tet, it is the year of the Cat. Legend has it that they were best friends.
새해에 행운과 행복이 가득하기를 기원합니다! 皆様にとって幸運な新年となりますように！ພວກເຮົາຂໍອວຍພອນໃຫ້ທ່ານໂຊກດີ ແລະ ຄວາມສຸກຕະຫຼອດປີໃຫມ່ນີ້! Та бүхэн Шинэ ондоо аз жаргал, амжилт ололттой байхыг хүсэн ерөөе!
We wish you luck and happiness in the new year! 祝願您在新的一年裡好運常在、幸福美滿！Chúng tôi chúc mọi người được may mắn và hạnh phúc trong Năm Mới! Sana ay maging masuwerte at masaya kayo sa New Year!
새해 복 많이 받으세요! 旧正月おめでとうございます！ສະບາຍດີປີໃໝ່ຈີນ (Lunar)! Та бүхэнд сар шинийн мэнд дэвшүүлье! https://t.co/w7kKt7C3wz
Our work to end hunger is rooted in partnerships and coalitions. Our collective power can
bring the transformational change we envision.
We are a group of advocates committed to ending hunger in California. We are united in our belief that access to adequate, nutritious and safe food is a fundamental human right.
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Organizations working to advance, protect and defend access to health care, nutrition programs, public services and economic support for immigrants and their families at the local, state and federal level
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Nourish California advocates for smart, progressive policy solutions that promote fundamental human rights, dignity, and justice through increased food access.
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Californians for SSI (CA4SSI) is a statewide coalition of over 200 organizations across the aging, disability rights, housing and homeless, anti-hunger, and anti-poverty sectors working to ensure our most vulnerable neighbors can live their lives in dignity.
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A coalition of 50+ organizations representing education, health, agriculture, and food banks. We work together to ensure that free school food is the best it can be for our students, economy, and planet.
Learn moreIf you represent a community-based organization interested in joining our policy work, please
reach out to our team at advocacy@sfmfoodbank.org
For more on hunger, research, and how to join the movement, check out our Resources
