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Check out a few important updates and some cool events and opportunity that we want you to know more about:
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Hello Volunteers and Blind or Low Vision Shoppers!
Join us for the next Blind and Low Vision Shopping Day with our friends at Food Access LA!
When: Saturday, November 8, 2025
Where: Crenshaw Farmers Market @ 5730 Crenshaw Blvd
Time : 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
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Shoppers: Please rsvp to [email protected] or call 213 361 2075. We will have bonus dollars for you to spend at the markets!
Volunteers: Please email us at [email protected] to let us know you are coming.
Donate and Support The Blind Low Vision Program: Click the donate button below.
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Think out the box.
HALA to host virtual think tank to cultivate creative sustainable food solutions.
If we all commit to doing one small thing conisistantly, we could make a big difference. That is the corner stone of collective work and responsibility.
The delays and proposed cuts to SNAP this November have left many of us feeling frustrated, or maybe just plain disappointed; things are happening rapidly and often delivered in ways we are not used to; but worst of all, I believe the delivery has not been kind.
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HALA is hosting a virtual vibrant space for leaders, organizers, and newcomers passionate about food justice! Dive in, connect, and make a real impact. Share resources, sort out ideas, make change.
Nov 18, 2025 12:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/pB6EJaCBTHutrOEwqxfGMQ
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
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“We cannot seek achievement for ourselves and forget about progress and prosperity for our community… Our ambitions must be broad enough to include the aspirations and needs of others, for their sakes and for our own.”
— César Chávez
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Quotes on Hunger to Help Encourage Creative Action
“Hunger is not a natural phenomenon. It is a man made tragedy. People do not go hungry because there is not enough food to eat. They go hungry because the system which delivers food from the fields to our plates is broken. And now in this new age of crisis – with increasingly severe and extreme weather and dwindling natural resources – feeding the world will get harder still.”
-Archbishop Desmond Tutu- 2011
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The disappointment and bewilderment are hard to shake—especially when we remember a time when our lawmakers expressed compassion and urgency in ensuring no family went without food.
In California, Hunger Action Los Angeles, is quite literally surrrounded by food. Please. look at the map to your right (desktop view) or below (cellphone view).
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Grown Only in California 🌿
These crops aren’t just California grown — they’re grown only in California.
If you’ve spent much time in the Golden State, you’ve probably heard about its incredible agricultural power. But just in case you missed the stats, here’s a quick refresher:
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California produces more than 400 specialty crops.
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It supplies over half of the nation’s fresh produce.
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It grows about two-thirds of all U.S. fruits and nuts.
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Even more impressive? There are 19 crops that are almost exclusively grown here. From almonds and artichokes to dates and olives, these are the foods that make California agriculture truly one-of-a-kind.
So next time you enjoy a California-grown treat, remember — you’re tasting something that doesn’t just come fromCalifornia, but belongs to it.
“California grows 99% or more of the available commercially produced crop in the United States.”
— California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA, n.d.)
Reference:
California Department of Food and Agriculture. (n.d.). California agricultural statistics overview. https://www.cdfa.ca.gov
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Stay in the know! Join HALA and end hunger through direct service, organizing and advocacy.
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Farm Bill: What you Need to know
As expected, the bill passed out of the committee - but disappointingly, four Democrats voted in favor of the bill due to the reelection challenges they are facing. The final vote was 33-21.
Our California Agriculture Committee Members of Congress, Costa and Carbajal, spoke strongly in support of SNAP and what the
$30B in Thrifty Food Plan (TFP) cuts would mean. We made sure to lift up their remarks on social media and hope you can amplify them:
Many Democrats from other states also passionately advocated for SNAP and voiced their strong opposition to the cuts to the TFP. Notably, Rep. McGovern
fact-checked members who were saying the TFP was not a cut but merely rhetoric. Also, Rep. Crockett
reminded members that rural America uses more SNAP benefits than urban America
Rep. Hayes introduced an amendment to strike a provision in the farm bill to prevent the review freeze/cuts of benefits under TFP. Rep. Costa noted that 67,000 households in his district rely on SNAP, that he would support the Hayes amendment, and that the committee will have to figure out how to address this issue if a farm bill is going to pass. The amendment was defeated along party lines.
Many thanks to everyone who reached out to their members asking them to weigh in or to vote no on the bill! If your member of Congress is Costa or Carbajal, please take a moment to reach out and thank them for voting no.
Moving forward, Congress will focus on Appropriations bills. On the Senate side, Ranking Member John Boozman (R-Ark.) is expected to release his farm bill framework in the coming weeks as well. As you know, Senate Agriculture Chair Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) released a summary of a farm bill proposal earlier this month. We’ll keep monitoring and share any opportunities for advocacy as needed.
Below the signature line are some talking points to refer to in case you have any further questions.
Talking points on the markup:
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We know what these bad proposals mean for California and we want a bill that will deliver for our state.
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Approximately 3.6 billion, or 12% of the $30B cuts to SNAP food would be taken from the 5 million Californians who spend SNAP benefits at 23,874 authorized EBT retailers across California.
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Additionally, the bill would:
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Transform SNAP from a food assistance program into a nutrition control program, potentially leading to intrusive "food police" measures.
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Privatize the program, which would undermine our public service workforce.
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Negatively affects students entering college who rely on work-study jobs.
