{"id":1452,"date":"2018-09-10T17:54:46","date_gmt":"2018-09-10T17:54:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/santaclarav3.wpengine.com\/?page_id=1452"},"modified":"2026-03-25T13:02:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T20:02:09","slug":"advocacy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.shfb.org\/ru\/impact\/our-work\/advocacy\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0430\u0434\u0432\u043e\u043a\u0430\u0442\u0443\u0440\u0430"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-bg-parallax\" data-bg-align=\"center top\" data-direction=\"up\" data-mute=\"false\" data-opacity=\"100\" data-velocity=\"-0.3\" data-mobile-enabled=\"false\" data-break_parents=\"0\" data-bg-image=\"https:\/\/www.shfb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/summer-meals-2-scaled.jpg\" data-bg-repeat=\"false\" ><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-parallax-up hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling header-image underlay\" style=\"--awb-background-position:center top;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-background-image:url(&quot;https:\/\/www.shfb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/summer-meals-2-scaled.jpg&quot;);--awb-background-size:cover;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-column-content-centered\"><div class=\"fusion-column-content\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center\" style=\"margin:0;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>\u0430\u0434\u0432\u043e\u043a\u0430\u0442\u0443\u0440\u0430<\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-equal-height-columns\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:80px;--awb-padding-bottom:80px;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column 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style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-right:4%;--awb-padding-bottom:4%;--awb-padding-left:4%;--awb-background-color:#ffffff;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-flex-column fusion-animated\" 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style=\"--button-border-radius-top-left:15px;--button-border-radius-top-right:15px;--button-border-radius-bottom-right:15px;--button-border-radius-bottom-left:15px;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/registertovote.ca.gov\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">\u0417\u0430\u0440\u0435\u0433\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0438\u0440\u0443\u0439\u0442\u0435\u0441\u044c, \u0447\u0442\u043e\u0431\u044b \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0441\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0442\u044c<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-flex-column fusion-animated\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:0px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:25%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:7.68%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:7.68%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-animationtype=\"fadeInLeft\" data-animationduration=\"0.3\" data-animationoffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div ><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default fusion-button-default button-2 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type orange-inline-button\" 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style=\"--awb-padding-top:0px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:25%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:7.68%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:7.68%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-animationtype=\"fadeInLeft\" data-animationduration=\"0.3\" data-animationoffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div ><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default fusion-button-default button-3 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type orange-inline-button\" style=\"--button-border-radius-top-left:15px;--button-border-radius-top-right:15px;--button-border-radius-bottom-right:15px;--button-border-radius-bottom-left:15px;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">\u041d\u0430\u0439\u0434\u0438\u0442\u0435 \u043c\u043e\u0435\u0433\u043e \u0437\u0430\u043a\u043e\u043d\u043e\u0434\u0430\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044f<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-flex-column fusion-animated\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:0px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:25%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:7.68%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:30px;--awb-spacing-left-large:7.68%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\" data-animationtype=\"fadeInLeft\" data-animationduration=\"0.3\" data-animationoffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div ><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default fusion-button-default button-4 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type orange-inline-button\" style=\"--button-border-radius-top-left:15px;--button-border-radius-top-right:15px;--button-border-radius-bottom-right:15px;--button-border-radius-bottom-left:15px;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shfb.org\/about-us\/contact-us\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">\u041f\u043e\u043b\u0443\u0447\u0430\u0439\u0442\u0435 \u043e\u0431\u043d\u043e\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f Second Harvest<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-4 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-equal-height-columns\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:80px;--awb-padding-bottom:80px;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-background-color:#e5e5e5;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-first fusion-animated\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:0px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.5 ) );margin-right: 4%;\" data-animationtype=\"fadeInLeft\" data-animationduration=\"0.3\" data-animationoffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two headline-block-half\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">\u041f\u0440\u0438\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0442\u0435\u0442\u044b \u043f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0438<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><strong>Defend, Restore and Strengthen SNAP\/CalFresh<\/strong> \u2013 In coalition with state and federal partners, we will advocate for a more inclusive, accessible CalFresh program and oppose any effort to restrict eligibility or reduce benefits<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Increase benefits<\/strong>: Ensure households receive enough support to meet their nutritional needs, taking into account our area\u2019s high cost of living.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Expand eligibility:<\/strong> Include underserved populations such as college students, immigrants and individuals reentering the community after incarceration.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Improve access:<\/strong> Cut red tape and increase access to vulnerable populations by reducing and streamlining eligibility and enrollment barriers.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Protect autonomy:<\/strong> Safeguard recipients\u2019 ability to purchase the food that best meets their household\u2019s needs and preferences.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u041f\u043e\u0434\u0434\u0435\u0440\u0436\u043a\u0430 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0434\u043e\u0432\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0445 \u0431\u0430\u043d\u043a\u043e\u0432<\/strong> Programs that support food banks are vital to maintaining a robust safety net and also benefit<br \/>\nfarmers and our community. We will continue to advocate for support from our regional cities and counties in addition to:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u041a\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043d\u0438\u044f<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Maintain statewide CalFood funding of $60 million annually and add a one-time $50 million allocation to bolster food assistance as people lose CalFresh due to federal cuts.<\/li>\n<li>Extend the Farmer to Food Bank tax credit which incentivizes California food producers to donate to food banks and reduces food waste.<\/li>\n<li>Extend the Emergency Food for Families voluntary tax contribution fund which provides financial support to food banks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Federal<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Protect critical federal funding from The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), which provides staple food items for food banks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-button-wrapper\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default fusion-button-default button-5 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" style=\"--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--button-border-radius-top-left:15px;--button-border-radius-top-right:15px;--button-border-radius-bottom-right:15px;--button-border-radius-bottom-left:15px;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shfb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Policy-Agenda.pdf\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">\u0417\u0430\u0433\u0440\u0443\u0437\u0438\u0442\u0435 \u043d\u0430\u0448\u0443 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c\u0443 \u043f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u0438\u043a\u0438<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-radius:30px 30px 30px 30px;width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.5 ) );\" data-scroll-devices=\"small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-video fusion-youtube\" style=\"--awb-max-width:600px;--awb-max-height:360px;\"><div class=\"video-shortcode\"><div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top:60%;\" ><iframe title=\"\u0412\u0438\u0434\u0435\u043e\u043f\u0440\u043e\u0438\u0433\u0440\u044b\u0432\u0430\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c YouTube 1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WyLhFQp3_XM?wmode=transparent&autoplay=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture;\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:25px;\"><p><span><strong>Second Harvest of Silicon Valley 2026 Legislative Event<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shfb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-Legislative-Gathering-Presentation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u041f\u0440\u0435\u0437\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0430\u0446\u0438\u043e\u043d\u043d\u0430\u044f \u043f\u0430\u043b\u0443\u0431\u0430<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\" style=\"--awb-margin-top:25px;\"><p><strong>School Meals and Summer Nutrition:\u00a0<\/strong>School meals programs provide critical, reliable nutrition to children, especially for middle-income households who are ineligible for federal benefits.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Local and California<\/strong>: Ensure school bell schedules are written so that students have <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">adequate time to eat<\/span> at school.<\/li>\n<li><strong>California:\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Increase funding to upgrade aging school kitchens so they can prepare freshly made meals.<\/li>\n<li>Ensure equitable access to SUN Bucks (Summer EBT) by establishing a statewide electronic application.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Federal:<\/strong> Expand access to universally free school and summer meals, ensuring all students have a baseline of good nutrition to support heir education.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u0412\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0442\u0430\u043d\u043e\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u043f\u0438\u0442\u0430\u043d\u0438\u044f<\/strong><br \/>\nAs the leader in edible food recovery in our region, we will continue to advocate for adequate funding to support SB1383 implementation and strengthen critical food recovery infrastructure.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-5 fusion-parallax-none nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-equal-height-columns\" style=\"--awb-background-position:right top;--awb-background-blend-mode:darken;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:80px;--awb-padding-bottom:80px;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-background-image:url(&quot;https:\/\/www.shfb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/NatandCody_SHSV_210911_5065_Desktop-v2-1024x693-darken.jpg&quot;);--awb-background-size:cover;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-8 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-first fusion-animated\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:0px;--awb-padding-right:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.5 ) );margin-right: 4%;\" data-animationtype=\"fadeInLeft\" data-animationduration=\"0.3\" data-animationoffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-4 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two headline-block-half\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u0423\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u043a\u043e\u0440\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0445 \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0447\u0438\u043d \u0433\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0434\u0430<\/span><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u0421\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043c\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0440\u0430\u0441\u0438\u0437\u043c \u0438 \u0434\u0440\u0443\u0433\u0438\u0435 \u0432\u0438\u0434\u044b \u043d\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0432\u0435\u043d\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0430 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We will continue to make our distribution sites safe and welcoming locations for anyone who needs food.<\/li>\n<li style=\"color: white;\">We will support governmental and community efforts that ensure that all people, regardless of immigration status, have access to food, education and other basic needs.<\/li>\n<li style=\"color: white;\">We will support policies that protect farmworkers, who are integral to our food system.<\/li>\n<li style=\"color: white;\">We will assist mixed-status families in accessing the benefits to which their citizen members are entitled.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-6 has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-equal-height-columns\" 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