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California food banks warn of sharply reduced buying power without state Cal Food and paused federal commodity shipments
Summary
Food-bank leaders told the Assembly committees that paused federal commodity orders and a reduction in state Cal Food funding would force closures of sites, staffing cuts and reduced food variety for clients.
Becky Silva, executive director of the California Association of Food Banks, told the joint Assembly hearing that food banks across the state are serving millions of people each month and that recent federal and state funding developments are creating a significant shortfall in purchased food.
"There is no plan B," Silva said, describing network responses if state Cal Food funding falls to a planned baseline and if federal commodity shipments remain paused or…
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