Alameda County Community Food Bank

Take Action

The Alameda County Community Food Bank works with statewide and national anti-hunger organizations to support legislation addressing low-income people's food needs.

Tell your elected officials that you care about hunger in your community and support legislation to alleviate hunger. Join us in the fight against hunger and become an anti-hunger advocate. Together we can make a difference!

2009-2010 Legislative Season offers hope to low-income Californians. This year there are many exciting bills that will help Californians access federal nutrition programs.

Read about these bills

STEP 1: Sign up

Read the quarterly advocacy newsletter, Hunger Advocacy News (224k .pdf* file), and join the mailing list by emailing us.
Receive weekly legislative updates from California Food Policy Advocates
Check out the Food Research and Action Center’s Child Nutrition Reauthorization Center
Check out both the California Association of Food Banks and the California Food Policy Advocates Child Nutrition Reauthorization pages.

STEP 2: Take action

Call or email Governor Arnold Shwarzenegger toady
Speak out to support anti-hunger legislation

STEP 3: Get involved

Take part in Hunger Action Day in Sacramento
Join our advocacy committee

STEP 4: Be informed

Read the 2006 Hunger Study, The Faces & Facts
Learn who your state and federal legislators are and how to contact them
Register to vote
CFPA County Profiles

* These documents are .pdf (Portable Document Format) files and require Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you need to download the reader please use the link below.