The math is conclusive, proved by study after study: Food assistance reduces poverty. When cash-strapped workers and families get help with the cost of food, they’re able to move resources to cover other basic needs like rent and medicine.
So it’s no surprise that a coalition dedicated to ending hunger in California was disappointed when Gov. Gavin Newsom’s 2024-25 budget revision delayed expanding such assistance to include undocumented immigrants over age 55. That expansion, originally set for 2025, is now tentatively pushed back to 2027.
