January 11, 2019:

1. Federal Shutdown Impact on Food Programs and People
2. Analysis of Governor Newsom’s Budget---Mostly Good News
3. GAO Study on Food Security

November 20^th, 2018:

Please mark your calendar for a week from today—Giving Tuesday. HALA will be again asking your help with donations to keep the SSI Market Match program going to help vulnerable seniors and people with disabilities access great fresh food until they can get CalFresh beginning next summer! Please consider a 5,10,20 or 40 $ donation at: https://www.give65.org/freshfood

1. Help Fire Victims by Bringing Items to Donate to Mar Vista FM
2. Farmworkers Again Have to Work Through Fires
3. Send Comments to Oppose New Public Charge Rules Proposed for Immigrants—Deadline December 10
4. Change in House Ups Pressure to Pass Farm Bill Before End of Year—Fire Prevention and Food Assistance Both In The Bill
5. Update on New SSI Eligibility for CalFresh
6. Next Blind and Low Vision Shoppers Day December 1^st, Crenshaw Farmers Market
7. How Trade Wars and Surplus Production Have Impacted Farming in Recent Months
8. A Guide to Assist Homeless and Low Income Students