Press Conference, Friday, November 7th 8:00 AM, Ronald Reagan State Office Building, DTLA
Groups also offer links to find free food banks throughout Southern California
LOS ANGELES (November 6, 2025) – As Veterans’ Day approaches, Food for Health – a free, nutritious fresh food distribution program created by AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) and Housing IS A Human Right, the housing advocacy arm of AHF, are hosting a press conference Friday morning (11/7 @ 08:00) in front of the Ronald Reagan State Office Building to call on California Governor Gavin Newsom to backfill funding for SNAP benefits that ceased on November 1st. SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) is known as CalFresh in California. It serves close to 5.5 million people including families, seniors, veterans, and the disabled across the state, including 2 million children.
What: Advocates call on Gov. Gavin Newsom to backfill SNAP food benefits
When: Friday, November 7, 2025, from 8:00 AM – 8:30 AM
Where: In front of the
Ronald Reagan State Office Building
300 S Spring St., Los Angeles, CA 90013
Who: Carlos Marroquin, National Director, AHF’s Food for Health program
Susie Shannon, Policy Director, Housing Is A Human Right
SNAP beneficiaries
B-Roll: A Food for Health food bank van. The van will head to the West Los Angeles Veterans’ Affairs campus for a free, weekly ‘Heroes Pantry’ for Veterans, Active-Duty Service Members & their Families starting at 11:00 AM
An estimated 115,000 California veterans receive SNAP benefits. Nationally, approximately 26% of active-duty service members may be vulnerable to food scarcity or lack reliable access to food, highlighting the need for assistance programs like SNAP.
Food for Health is also vastly scaling up its capacity across the board in response to the SNAP crisis. Click here to find out about Food for Health’s free food banks and food pantries and other food service programs and to register to make the process run more smoothly. To find other Food for Health locations, click here. For information on other Southern California food banks and their hours, please visit the “Find Food, Find a Partner Agency” page on the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank’s website, or visit AHF’s Housing Is A Human Right website.
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