(Expansion of Farm to Family Programs)…..And New Initiatives to combat food insecurity.

They were announced Wednesday by Governor Gavin Newsom. The state is expanding the Farm to Family program to help meet the growing demand at California Food Banks. Newsom said the new initiatives will help Californians put healthy food on the table while also supporting the farm industry, which has been devastated by COVID 19. The Governor unveiled $3.64 million in new funding to expand the state’s Farm to Family program, including $2.86 million from the USDA and $775,000 committed by philanthropy to jumpstart a $15 million campaign to further support the program through the end of the year. The Governor also highlighted critical expansions of CalFresh and EBT programs to combat food insecurity for low income Californians, including a new  pandemic EBT program for children who receive free or reduced lunch and EBT online purchasing.