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The Watts Labor Community Action Committee (WLCAC) has been a longstanding partner of Food Forward. On October 17, MudTown Farms—a WLCAC partner project—distributed their freshly grown produce alongside food provided by Food Forward to community members, WLCAC staff, and volunteers at the WLCAC site in Watts, Los Angeles. Food Forward no longer is a backyard venture. It has a full-time staff of more than 50, and a cash operating budget of $9.2 million this year. That budget is made possible by individual donors, corporate sponsors and foundations.

Is the Solution to Hunger All Around Us in Fertile California?

by Mark Kreidler November 26, 2025November 26, 2025

Sikeston, USA - October 16, 2019: Love's gas station and sign on building exterior entrance in Missouri with convenience store closeup for food stamps

SNAP Funding at Risk: Food Stamps Are Still on the Chopping Block

by Jennifer Porter Gore November 18, 2025November 18, 2025

What Happens When Every Child Gets to Eat at School?

by Alvin Buyinza November 6, 2025November 6, 2025

Judges Rule SNAP Payments Must Continue

by Jennifer Porter Gore October 31, 2025November 1, 2025

Chicago - Circa April 2022: SNAP and EBT Accepted here sign. SNAP and Food Stamps provide nutrition benefits to supplement the budgets of disadvantaged families.

For the First Time in History SNAP Will Be Interrupted

by Jennifer Porter Gore October 27, 2025October 28, 2025

This aerial photo shows a volunteer loading a food crate into a trunk as cars line up to pick up food boxes distributed through USDA's Farmers to Families initiative food box program at the Athens County Fairgrounds in Athens, Ohio on December 19, 2020.

Make America Hungry Again? RFK Jr.’s Iffy Food Box Scheme

by Jennifer Porter Gore September 2, 2025September 2, 2025

students

The Fight for Free School Meals: What’s at Stake for Black Students

by Quintessa Williams February 4, 2025February 5, 2025

Are You Addicted to Junk Food?

by Alexa Spencer October 27, 2023October 27, 2023

Summer Meals Program to Combat Childhood Hunger

by The Seattle Medium July 12, 2023July 12, 2023