Why is the Food Bank involved in advocacy?
The Food Bank is committed to promoting public policies that address hunger and its root causes. Working with policymakers and elected officials to improve access to government food programs such as the Food Stamp Program and the Summer Food Program for children and teens helps ensure that all Alameda County residents have safe, nutritious, and adequate food at all times. Such programs also alleviate demand at the Food Bank. Every four years, the Alameda County Community Food Banks Advocacy & Policy Team published one of the most comprehensive local studies of hunger in the entire Feeding America network. Read Hunger: The Facts & The Figures 2010. To learn more about joining our advocacy efforts, click here.
