Hunger Action Los Angeles (HALA) is an organization dedicated to ensuring food security for vulnerable populations in the Los Angeles community. We are dedicated to end hunger and promote healthy eating through advocacy and our programs: Market Match, CalFresh Enrollment and Food Delivery.
Save Market Match!
In the 2024 budget proposal, Governor Newsom proposed cutting $33.2 million from the three-year $35 million California Nutrition Incentive Program (CNIP) budget under the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA). The massive scale of this cut will destroy Market Match, a program funded by CNIP that draws down federal matching funds to California, supports California farmers, and has helped tens of thousands of Californians afford healthy food, especially during the pandemic and the period of inflation we have endured.
Market Match
is a program conducted at more than 120 farmer's markets in Los Angeles county. We supplement the community by incentivizing purchase of local produce and thereinby help the local farmer communities.
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is a remote service our organization provides to make food stamps more accessible to the community. We also provide different language assistance, including Spanish, Mandarin, and Korean.
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is a service performed in which bags of food are both packed and delivered to families near the Koreatown area.
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