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A new CapRadio/Valley Vision poll suggests one out of four residents are using food aid, but only 12% rely on food pantries. Look up a pantry near you in Sacramento.
August 12, 2021 — Thirty-one people – 29 residents of Cambria, Indiana, Allegheny, Philadelphia and Montgomery Counties in Pennsylvania, one resident of Long Beach, California, and one resident of Middletown, Delaware – have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Johnstown on a charge of violating federal narcotics laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.
With 20% of Californians Experiencing Hunger, Food Banks Call for Continued Support in Governor Newsom's State Budget News provided by Share this article Share this article SACRAMENTO, Calif., May 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- California food banks call for key investments in the California State Budget. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, food banks have served on the frontlines, responding to at least double the demand for emergency food. In April 2020 alone, food banks distributed food to more than 1.5 million households — about 4.54 million people — more than half (62%) the number ...
Leftovers From Backyard Gardens and Small Farms Feed Californians Lauren Katims © (Photo by Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images) Volunteers help load a vehicle with boxes of food at a food bank in the Los Angeles County city of Duarte, California on July 8, 2020 as the record for most coronavirus cases in a single day is set in California. - Oxfam, the confederation of 19 charitable independent organizations focusing on the alleviation of global poverty, is due to release an embargoed report on July 9 suggesting that COVID-19 may kill more people worldwide due to hunger ...
Reading of Velina Houston’s ‘Setting the Table’ Posted On A play reading of “Setting the Table” by Velina Hasu Houston will be presented free online on Friday, Jan. 22, at 7 p.m. PST. This is the first reading in The Road Theatre’s Playwright Unit’s Under Construction Series. A young Japanese immigrant becomes responsible for two Black teenagers in the Midwest when her new husband dies. Eschewed by her stepchildren and haunted by her past, she strives to come to grips with life in the United States. Cast: Shuko Akune, Merrick McCartha, Geoff Rivas, Nicole Royster, Zine Tseng, ...