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The San Diego Hunger Coalition stands with the nearly one million San Diegans experiencing nutrition insecurity and the more than 500 nonprofit organizations working to connect people to food.

In partnership with Hunger Free Activists, we elevate the experiences of people struggling to access healthy, affordable food and advocate for stronger hunger relief policies and programs. We act as a resource for county, state, and federal policymakers by providing research summaries, policy analyses, and case studies of what’s happening in San Diego County to inform their policy decisions. We coordinate local advocates through call-to-action to meet with policymakers, make phone calls, and write letters supporting state and federal legislation. 

 

Hunger Coalition 2024 Legislative Priorities

Creating a Hunger Free San Diego requires clearing obstacles and driving government policies to make food assistance programs work better for everyone. Below are the state and federal bills that the Hunger Coalition has identified as moving the needle to end hunger in our region.

CalFresh

School Meals

Additional Hunger Relief Efforts


2024 California State CalFresh Bills & Budget Items

SB 245 (Hurtado) /AB 311 (Santiago) Food4All

AB 2033 (Reyes)—EBT on College Campuses

AB 3229 (Lee)—CalFresh Fruit and Vegetable Supplemental Benefits (Budget and Bill Request)

AB 2150 (Arambula)—Public social services: higher education

AB 274 (Bryan) –CalWORKs: CalFresh: eligibility: income exclusions

SB 1254 (Becker)—The F.R.E.S.H Act

AB 1975 (Bonta)—Medically Supportive Food and Nutrition

AB 2241 (Alvarez)— Simplifying Public Benefits Reporting

AB 1967 (Jackson)—Food Insecurity Officer

AB 1968 (Jackson)—CalFresh : Enrollment for Senior Citizens

2024 Federal CalFresh Bills


H.R.1510 (Lee and Adams)—Improving Access to Nutrition Act of 2023


H.R. 706 (Brown)—SNAP Access for Medically Vulnerable Children Act of 2023


H.R. 309 (Bonamici)—Opportunity to Address College Hunger Act


H.R. 205 (Ruppersberger)—SNAP Theft Protection Act of 2023


H.R. 3183 (Gomez)—EATS Act of 2023


H.R. 3037 (Adams)—Closing the Meal Gap Act of 2023


H.R. 4170 (Jayapal)— Lift the Bar Act of 2023


S.1036 / H.R. 3474 (Casey and Bonamici)— Senior Hunger Prevention Act of 2023


H.R. 3847 (Bonamici)— Support for SNAP Act


H.R. 1230 (Carson)— Food Deserts Act


H.R. 3519 (Meng)— Hot Foods Act of 2023


2024 California State Child Nutrition Bills & Budget Items

AB 2595 (L. Rivas)—Summer Caregiver Meals Pilot 

Help us create a Hunger Free San Diego through policy change. By influencing local, state, and federal legislative and administrative policy, and by increasing awareness among legislators and the public about the solutions to hunger we can create measurable change in San Diego.

That’s why we need you to be a

Hunger Free Activist!

As a Hunger Free Activist you will:

  • Increase your understanding of hunger and promising solutions in San Diego County.

  • Receive insider reports and curated action alerts on key hunger relief policies impacting your community.

  • Get advocacy training to champion hunger relief that works.

  • Advocate for hunger relief in ways that work for you - whether it’s joining a legislative visit, making a media appearance, or participating in an advisory group.

Whether you struggle with food insecurity yourself, or you believe in food justice for all, your voice can make a real difference in the lives of everyday San Diegans struggling to feed their families.