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Regional food bank: 14.8% of Cathedral City residents are food insecure; program served tens of thousands
Summary
Find Food Bank told the City Council a study finds 14.8% of Cathedral City residents are food insecure; the organization distributed about 1.2 million pounds of food to the city over the last 12 months and outlined outreach and workforce programs.
Find Food Bank representatives told the Cathedral City City Council Thursday that 14.8% of the city’s residents are food insecure and that the regional nonprofit distributed about 1.2 million pounds of food in Cathedral City over the past 12 months.
The presentation summarized recent Feeding America and Census-based data used to calculate food insecurity, described the scope of local distribution and outreach, and outlined workforce development and CalFresh/Medi-Cal outreach programs run in partnership with local colleges and county agencies.
Find Food Bank’s representative said the 14.8% figure is an estimate of residents likely to experience insufficient access to food, noting that many people who are food insecure are not homeless but include fixed-income seniors, working adults whose wages do not cover…
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