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Nourish California estimates there are 2.7 million people eligible for CalFresh who do not receive any benefits. If the state approved the benefits for the 2.7 million, it would receive an extra $3.5 billion in CalFresh money from the federal government yearly.
California has a significant food insecurity problem, with UCLA's Center for Health Policy and Research finding 3.4 million residents went hungry in 2021, and 39 percent of adults could not afford enough food for themselves.
The outcomes and benefits of Los Angeles County’s Parks After Dark Program have been well-documented. According to a recent evaluation by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, 92 percent of people who attended a nighttime events program in L.A. County parks in the summer of 2022 felt safe.