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ADVOCATE FOR
CHANGE
Food is foundational and a human right.
Food is at the center of economic health and stability, and everyone deserves access to an adequate and nutrient-rich supply. FARSB prioritizes advocacy efforts towards policies where hunger, health, poverty, equity, and food systems cross. Let your voice be heard, and tell local and state lawmakers to help alleviate food insecurity in the region. Explore ways you can get involved today!
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FIGHT THE STIGMA
When we dispel misconceptions about government nutrition programs, we empower more Californians to seek the food assistance they need. It's important to talk about hunger to minimize the stigma it holds on our society.
Access the latest news on government nutrition programs, and share the knowledge to make a difference in the community.
CONTACT CONGRESS
Urge your elected official to support government nutrition programs and hunger-relief legislation. Call Feeding America’s toll-free number, get connected to your elected official, and listen to the be prompts. You will be asked to provide your name, zip code, and city of residency.
Feeding America's toll-free number: (888) 398-8702
Congress has the ability to help Americans struggling with hunger by supporting hunger-relief programs. Contact your members of Congress to call for public policy change on the federal, state and local levels.
Corona | Ken Calvert
E: calvert@mail.house.gov P: (951) 277-0042
Hesperia | Jay Obernotle
E: jay@electjay.com P: (760) 247-1815
Riverside | Mark Takano
E: info@marktakano.com P: (951) 289-0250
Hemet | Raul Ruiz
E: ruiz@mail.house.gov P: (951) 765-2304
Ontario | Norma Torres E: CA35Meeting@mail.house.gov P: (909) 481-6474
San Bernardino | Pete Aguilar
E: RepPeteAguilar@mailhouse.gov P: (909) 890-4445
Temecula | Darrell Issa
P: (760) 304 - 7575
Latest Legislative Priorities
"Transforming every meal into a promise of a better tomorrow."
SENATE BILL (SB)1383
SB 1383 aims to reduce food waste and help address food insecurity by requiring that by 2025, California will recover 20% of edible food that would otherwise be sent to landfills, to feed people in need. Food generators, or donors, are categorized into two tiers, with implementation timelines from 2022-2024. All donors are required to donate the maximum amount of their edible food to food recovery organizations, like FARSB.
Tier 1 Includes:
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Wholesale food vendors
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Food distributors
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Food Service providers
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Grocery stores or supermarkets
Tier 2 Includes:
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Hotels, Restaurants, Large Venues and Event Centers
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Health Facilities
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Local Education Agencies
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State Agency Cafeterias
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If your organization or business qualifies as a Commercial Edible Food Generator, FARSB can step in to ensure your surplus food donations can go directly to those in need and eliminate food waste.
Budget Reconciliation Bill (HR-1)
HR-1, also known as the One Big Beautiful Bill, was passed by both the House and Senate and signed into law on July 4th, 2025. This included significant changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), or CalFresh in California, which will take place at various times throughout 2027.
SNAP Changes Include:
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Shifting SNAP costs onto states and counties
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Expand harsh, punitive time limits
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Reduce quality control tolerance to $0, artificially increasing error rates
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Worsens SNAP benefits adequacy
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Restricts the Standard Utility Allowance (STU) to Elderly & Disabled Households
How to Help:
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HR-1 implementation is well underway, but delaying the cost shift for states will ensure that there is ample time to prepare state budgets for this major change. Tell Congress: Delay the Cost Shift
AB 1734 (The Count Hunger Act)
Assembly Bill 1734, also known as The Count Hunger Act, was put forward to help replace the now-terminated USDA-funded Household Food Security Reports. This bill would encourage the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) in administering the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), to expand the portion of the survey relating to food insecurity to include household incomes at or below 400% of the federal poverty level. It would further encourage UCLA to make regional, statewide, and county-level data through the AskCHIS reporting tool or a successor public reporting platform, as specified.
AB 1734 aims to:
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Better understand food insecurity within California
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Replace the Household Food Security Reports data with CHIS data
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Include household incomes at or below 400% of the federal poverty level
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Make available statewide, regional, and county-level data
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Show your support for the bill by calling your Senator at their Riverside office at (951) 680-6750, or the capitol office at (916) 651-4031, and voicing your support for the bill using the following template: Comment Template
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