July 27, 2022

Campaign pushing for anyone, regardless of immigration status, to have access to food benefit

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CALIFORNIA, USA — Advocates are making a big push for the Food4All Campaign, with the goal of making food available to anyone regardless of their immigration status.

“We know that just in living wage employment opportunities, which are necessary to combat poverty are even more limited for undocumented Latinx in California. In a 2021 statewide survey, respondents cited high food prices and inconsistent or not enough income as the biggest barriers to not getting enough food,” said Mar Velez, who is the State Policy Senior Manager for the Latino Coalition for a Healthy California.

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