Hunger Action Day Training April 29!

It’s that time of the year – time to get ready for Hunger Action Day!

Hunger Action Day is an annual advocacy day in Sacramento where we come together to talk to our elected officials about hunger in California and how to address it.  Anyone who is interested in anti-hunger advocacy is welcome to attend.  We hope to have participants from across the St. Anthony’s community: our staff, guests, volunteers, donors, and neighbors.

This year, we’ll be talking to our elected officials about the following anti-hunger issues:

• The need for a state budget that addresses hunger and poverty in California.
• Increasing grants for SSI/SSP recipients (low-income seniors and people with disabilities) so that they can better afford basic necessities like food, housing, clothing, and hygiene items.
• Improving the CalFresh (food stamps) and CalWORKs (welfare to work) programs so that everyone who is eligible can receive assistance.
• Increasing funding for the state emergency food assistance program.
• Addressing local laws in California that make it illegal to share or distribute food in public spaces.

If you’re interested in joining us, please register for our Hunger Action Day training, which will be on Wednesday April 29 at 2:15 pm at 150 Golden Gate Avenue.  If you are unable to make the training but still want to join us for Hunger Action Day on May 13, please email Skyler McNulty, Social ACTion Program Coordinator, or call her at 415-592-2786.