Student Opinion: Incident of CalFresh Reduction and Food Deserts in Los Angeles County
By Ethan Wang LOS ANGELES — KTLA 5 recently reported on a UCLA study which indicated that…
Yolo County and Yolo Food Bank Reach SB 1383 Edible Food Recovery Milestone Class
Special to the Vanguard Woodland, CA – In October of 2022, Yolo County and its partnering cities…
Letter: Senator Skinner Urges Congressional Leaders to Make Summer EBT Program Permanent
Dear California Congressional Leaders, We write to request that you take urgent action to support programs that…
Dodd’s College Student Hunger Bill Approved by Assembly
Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – Senator Bill Dodd first introduced his bill, SB 20, to…
Yolo Food Bank’s Trajectory Prioritizes Systemic Solutions to Food Equity
Special to the Vanguard After the most successful Big Day of Giving in the history of Yolo…
Governor Newsom Signs Law Targeting Growing Hunger Crisis at California Colleges and Universities
By Vanguard Staff Sacramento, CA – This week, Governor Newsom signed into law AB 396, a bill…
Guest Commentary: Feeding All Residents, Especially Vulnerable Children, Highest Priority
by Jim Durst Food – growing and providing enough to those who work for us and those…
Measure Passes Expanding CalFresh Food Benefits for Thousands of California Students
Measure Would Leverage Federal Resources to Address Growing Student Hunger Crisis at California Colleges and Universities By…
Local Leaders Call for Action on Food Recovery and Distribution Plan for Food Insecure, Climate Change Impacts
Special To the Vanguard Woodland, CA – More than 160 stakeholders in the Yolo County social safety net…
College Student Food Insecurity Bill Signed by Governor
(From Press Release) –Legislation from Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, that addresses the growing problem of college student…
Guest Commentary: Sacramento Region Excels at Fostering Poverty and Economic Disparities
By Michael Bisch As the Executive Director of Yolo Food Bank, I read with interest the Vanguard’s…
Legislature Passes Sen. Dodd’s College Student Food Insecurity Bill
The Legislature has approved a bill from Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, that will address the growing problem…
Dodd’s College Student Food Insecurity Bill Advances
(From Press Release) – Low-income college students would have reliable access to nutritious food through the Cal…
Food and Economic Development in Davis: Yolo Food Bank, Part 3 of 3
“The City of Davis has an opportunity to address food insecurity in an innovative and systemic way….
Dodd Plan to Reduce Student Food Insecurity Clears Committee
(From Press Release) – Legislation from Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, that would ensure low-income college students have…
Food Insecurity Is a Real Issue for College Students – and Not Just at UC Davis
When officials looked at Yolo County’s participation rate in CalFresh – the food assistance program known generically…
Why Does Yolo County Have among the Lowest CalFresh Participation Rates in the State?
Don Saylor: “Many students truly are starving. This is a public university and we have many low income students from families who have put all their resources into the basic educational requirements for their kids.”
Commentary: Getting a Good Measure of Food Security
On Monday, Robb Davis did a good job of analyzing the data on poverty and food security…
Guest Commentary: Food Security and Poverty
Definitions, Measures, and Data for Davis and Yolo County by Robb Davis Michael Bisch, Executive Director of…
Student Food Insecurity a Pervasive Issue at UC Davis, Elsewhere
In his article yesterday on hunger in Davis, Michael Bisch notes: “one of the biggest challenges in…
