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 ...
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...
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 ...
Governor Gavin Newsom called on the California National Guard to complete a short deployment. About 500 guard members are asked to help with the shortage of volunteers at food banks. The deployment started Friday in Sacramento County. Personnel and equipment were sent to a food bank distribution ...
At the Central California Food Bank in Fresno, the numbers have “leveled off” in recent months but remain 25% higher than in 2019, said the food bank’s co-CEO, Kym Dildine. “Many people are still out of work, particularly women, who are the primary caregivers in...
Scott Murray, a spokesman for the California Department of Social Services, said the agency is “conducting an investigation regarding the use of government funds” by the food bank. He said more details would be provided after the investigation was completed. ...
In 2023/24 approximately 3.12 million people used a food bank in the United Kingdom, an increase when compared with the previous year.
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“Our agencies have reported increases that range anywhere between 40 and 100% increase in individuals accessing emergency food service,” said Natalie Caples, chief operations officer at the Central California Food Bank, which serves about 70,000 families a month. ...
Across the country, in Southern California's Orange County, the Second Harvest Food Bank has started a drive-through service on Saturdays. Second Harvest CEO Harald Herrmann said, "The first day was unbelievable. We literally got crushed. The surge of cars coming to the Honda Center, which is...