"Withinflation at a 40-year high— over 9% — prices for food items like eggs and meat are up by 19.4%, meaning that food is currently more costly now than other goods," said Joel Sjostrom, president and CEO of Food Bank of Contra Costa & Solano. The California food b...
A Long Beach food bank closed its doors as state investigators looked into allegations that the nonprofit's former CEO misused funds. "The Foodbank of Southern California has fully investigated the allegations involving former CEO, Jeanne Cooper, both through internal a...
The farm-to-food bank effort is a partnership of federal and state governments, along with philanthropists.Some other highlights Newsom announced:Farmworkers will get a 15 percent tax credit. Families, where children would have gotten free or reduced lunch at school, can now get $365 more in ...
As a 501c3 nonprofit, the Imperial Valley Food Bank aims to ensure all Imperial County residents have access to adequate amounts of nutritionally valuable food.
In addition to traditional bank loans, explore options such as crowdfunding, microloans, or equipment leasing. Platforms like Kickstarter or GoFundMe can help secure startup funds from your community. Collaborating with local investors or applying for small business grants specific to California can al...
Weaver also stated that the nonprofit ceased all operations as the California Department of Social Services conducted its investigation. "For nearly 50 years, the Foodbank has played an integral role in our community, providing an average of 40 million pounds of food to over 1.9 ...
"There is a growing divide in what people can earn working here, and what it costs to live here," said Mark Lowry, director of the Orange County Food Bank in California. "Clearly in our economy, having a job doesn't mean you aren't going to be a customer at a food bank," said ...
In 1984,while living on the Mendocino coast of California,Taylor Lockwood developed a fascination with mushrooms.“Outside my cottage were these amazing mushrooms,”he says. “And it was as if these mushrooms looked at me and said,...
Feeding America is a national non-profit network of food banks. You can searchFeedingAmerica.orgby city to reveal all food bank locations in your area. For example, in San Diego California, a 2015 search found distribution locations at Crosspointe Life Church, St. Marks Church Mikey's Feed ...
The Community Food Bank of New Jersey is probably the biggest food bank in the State. It operates out of two main locations: Egg Harbor Township and Hillside. Their website includes different ways to help, from making financial donations to making food donations.Check them out here. ...