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California Volunteers says state fast-tracked $80 million to food banks, deployed volunteers and National Guard

California Volunteers · October 29, 2025
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A representative for California Volunteers said the state fast-tracked $80,000,000 to 50 food banks, that the network supports about 2,500 pantries statewide, and that hundreds of volunteers plus 35 National Guard personnel were deployed to assist distribution.

A staff member, a representative of California Volunteers, said the state "fast tracked the distribution of $80,000,000" to 50 food banks and the spoke-hub system that supports about 2,500 pantries across California.

The representative said deployments were already under way: "Just last week, we had 397 members of Cal volunteers that were, sent out…

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