As the government shutdown continues, organizations across California are stepping up to fill the need for food in the Central Valley.
“Under normal circumstances, about 1 in 4 neighbors experience food insecurity in central California,” Co-CEO of the Central California Food Bank (CCFB), Natalie Caples, said.
“In a community that supplies much of the nation’s food supply, it is estimated that 25% of our kids go hungry each and every day,” William Chaltraw with Valley Children’s Healthcare stated…