2025-11-17T16:15:03-06:00 2024-12-31 320530003 QUIGLEY & MIRON 3580 WILSHIRE BLVD 1755 LOS ANGELES CA 90010 990 2024-01-01 205142259 HUNGER ACTION LOS ANGELES INC HUNG 2133888228 961 S MARIPOSA AVE 205 LOS ANGELES CA 90006 FRANK TAMBORELLO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2133888228 2025-11-17 1 JONI FUJIHARA P01370973 2136393550 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z FRANK TAMBORELLO 961 S MARIPOSA AVE 205 LOS ANGELES CA 90006 3047229 0 X WWW.HUNGERACTIONLA.ORG X 2006 CA HUNGER ACTION LOS ANGELES ENDS HUNGER AND PROMOTES HEALTHY EATING THROUGH THE MARKET MATCH PROGRAM AT 22 FARMERS MARKETS, PUBLICATION OF PEOPLES GUIDE TO WELFARE, HEALTH AND OTHER SERVICES, AND INVOLVEMENT WITH LOW INCOME RESIDENTS IN EDUCATION ON FOOD AND INCOME POLICY. 11 9 19 90 0 0 1889147 3012679 36 0 0 0 20917 34550 1910100 3047229 1167879 1996857 0 0 380937 439018 0 0 17789 429527 529330 1978343 2965205 -68243 82024 260233 394524 71308 123575 188925 270949 X HUNGER ACTION LOS ANGELES ENDS HUNGER AND PROMOTES HEALTHY EATING THROUGH ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, AND APPROPRIATE DIRECT SERVICE. THE CHIEF PROGRAM AREA CURRENTLY IS THE MARKET MATCH PRGRAM OPERATED BY HALA AT 22 FARMERS MARKETS IN LA COUNTY PROVIDING BONUS DOLLARS TO PURCHASE FARM FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES FOR LOW INCOME PERSONS. OTHER MAJOR PROGRAMS INCLUDE PUBLICATION OF THE PEOPLES GUIDE TO WELFARE, HEALTH AND OTHER SERVICES AND EDUCATION OF LOW INCOME PERSONS AND GENERAL COMMUNITY ON HUNGER AND PUBLIC POLICY. 0 0 2257892 1770307 34550 MARKET MATCH: HUNGER ACTION LA'S CHIEF PROGRAM IN TERMS OF SIZE AND REACH IS MARKET MATCH, WHICH PROVIDES BONUS DOLLARS IN THE FORM OF COUPONS (REIMBURSABLE BY US TO THE FARMERS WHO ACCEPT THEM) FOR CALIFORNIA GROWN FRUITS AND VEGETABLES AT PARTICIPATING FARMERS MARKETS. DURING 2024, THERE WERE 39 FARMERS MARKETS PARTICIPATING IN MARKET MATCH WITH HUNGER ACTION LA. THE MARKETS TRACK THE NUMBER OF COUPONS DISTRIBUTED AND SPENT, AND THE AMOUNT IS REIMBURSED BY HUNGER ACTION LA TO THE FARMERS MARKET OPERATORS WHO IN TURN REIMBURSE THE FARMERS. THE FUNDING FOR THE PROGRAM IS LARGELY FROM THE FEDERAL GUSNIP AND STATE CNIP GRANTS, WHICH ARE PROVIDED TO THE PRINCIPAL CONTRACTOR THE ECOLOGY CENTER IN BERKELEY. HALA SUBCONTRACTS TO THE ECOLOGY CENTER AND RECEIVES MONTHLY REIMBURSEMENTS FROM THEM, AND PAYS MONTHLY CHECKS TO THE FARMERS MARKET OPERATORS (ADAMS VERMONT: THAI CDC: EASTMONT COMMUNITY CENTER: CALIFORNIA FARM DIRECT: SOUTHLAND FARMERS MARKET ASSOCIATION: FM & LCE: PASADENA FARMERS MARKET: HEALTHY COMMUNITY PROJECT; PROVIDENCE HEALTH: VEN A VER; AND OTHERS.) IN LATE 2023 AND CONTINUING INTO 2024, THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES BEGAN TO ALSO PROVIDE CONSIDERABLE FUNDING TO MARKET MATCH. THIS FUNDING SUPPLEMENTS THAT WHICH WE RECEIVE FROM THE FEDERAL AND STATE FUNDS THAT PASS THROUGH THE ECOLOGY CENTER, AND DOES NOT DUPLICATE ANY EXPENSE INCURRED THAT IS PAID FOR BY THAT OTHER FUNDING. THIS FUNDING IS ADMINISTERED THROUGH ANOTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, SEE LA WHICH DURING 2024 AND EARLY 2025 CHANGED IT'S NAME TO FOOD ACCESS LA. MARKET MATCH CONTINUED TO BE POPULAR AS FOOD PRICE INFLATION CONTINUED TO AFFECT PEOPLE IN 2024. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WE WERE ABLE TO OFFER $20 PER CUSTOMER TRANSACTION FOR MARKET MATCH. HALA FUNDED $1,224,579 IN MARKET MATCH TRANSACTIONS IN 2024 COMPARED TO $761,762 IN 2023. IT IS THE FIRST YEAR WE HAVE EXCEEDED A MILLION DOLLARS OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES PROVIDED TO LOW INCOME FAMILIES. OF THAT AMOUNT $805,512 WAS THROUGH THE ECOLOGY CENTER INVOICES, FUNDED ULTIMATELY BY THE STATE AND FEDERAL SOURCES, AND $419,067 WAS THROUGH THE COUNTY ARPA FUNDING. THERE WERE 2,978 NEW CUSTOMERS TO THE PROGRAM AND A TOTAL OF 67,183 TRANSACTIONS ALTOGETHER. THE CUSTOMERS SPENT $1,631,637 OF THEIR CALFRESH BENEFITS TO OBTAIN THE BONUS COUPONS MEANING A TOTAL OF $2,856,216 WAS SPENT BY THEM ON FRUITS AND VEGETABLES BENEFITTING 285 LOCAL FARMERS AS WELL AS THEIR HOUSEHOLDS WITH NUTRITIOUS FOOD. THERE WERE 39 PARTICIPATING MARKETS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PILOT: THE MARKET MATCH HAS PROVEN SUCCESSFUL OVER THE YEARS, RESULTING IN LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY TO CREATE A SYSTEM THAT SIMPLIFIES MARKET MATCH, AND ALLOWS IT TO BE OPERATED AT GROCERY STORES AS WELL AS FARMERS MARKETS, BY TRANSFERRING THE BONUS BENEFITS DIRECTLY ONTO PARTICIPANTS' EBT CARDS (CALFRESH) RATHER THAN THE MARKET MATCH SYSTEM OF PROVIDING PAPER BONUS COUPONS. AS A RESULT OF THIS, THE STATE CONTRACTED WITH THE ECOLOGY CENTER TO PILOT THIS VERSION OF THE PROGRAM AT FARMERS MARKETS IN A FEW AREAS OF CALIFORNIA. HUNGER ACTION LA SUBCONTRACTED TO OPERATE THE PILOT AT THE ADAMS VERMONT FARMERS MARKET. BECAUSE THE BENEFITS ARE PUT DIRECTLY ONTO THE PARTICIPANT'S CARDS, THE ONLY EXPENSES BILLED TO THE STATE BY HUNGER ACTION LA, VIA THE MAIN CONTRACTOR THE ECOLOGY CENTER, WERE FOR PERSONNEL EXPENSES. THE POPULARITY OF THE PROGRAM EXPLODED THROUGH EFFORTS OF HUNGER ACTION LA'S ALLIES IN THE KOREAN COMMUNITY, LEADING SOMETIMES TO OVER 500 PARTICIPANTS AT THE MARKET IN ONE DAY. THIS IS ABOUT 5 TIMES THE USUAL PARTICIPANTS UNDER THE TRADITIONAL MARKET MATCH PROGRAM. THE NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS DID REQUIRE HUNGER ACTION LA TO HIRE ULTIMATELY 10 PEOPLE, NEARLY ALL OF THEM PART-TIME CONTRACTORS, TO MANAGE THE MARKET AND THE PARTICIPANTS, AND PROVIDE CONSTANT INTERPRETATION INTO KOREAN AS THE CLIENTELE AT THE MARKET BECAME 90% KOREAN SENIORS. IN APRIL 2024 THE CONTRACT WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES EXPIRED AND HUNGER ACTION LA ELECTED NOT TO RENEW ITS PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM. WIC PLUS AND SENIOR PLUS: 12,834 WIC PARTICIPANTS AND 1,083 SENIOR PARTICIPANTS AT FARMERS MARKETS WERE PROVIDED A TOTAL OF $356,132 IN ADDITIONAL BONUS COUPONS WE CALLED "WIC PLUS AND "SENIOR PLUS" THROUGH A GRANT PROGRAM FUNDED BY THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE. THESE BENEFITS, LIKE MARKET MATCH, WERE DISTRIBUTED BY HUNGER ACTION LA STAFF AT 9 PARTICIPATING FARMERS MARKETS, NOT THE FULL NUMBER OF MARKETS PARTICIPATING IN MARKET MATCH. WHILE MARKET MATCH BONUS COUPONS "MATCH" CALFRESH BENEFITS, THE WIC PLUS AND SENIOR PLUS COUPONS "MATCH" FARMERS MARKET NUTRITION PROGRAM BENEFITS. THIS PROGRAM OPERATES UNDER A 2-YEAR CONTRACT WITH CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE FOR 2023 AND 2024. HALA ADMINISTERS TWO SUBCONTRACTORS: SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC ENTERPRISES OF LOS ANGELES (SEE-LA) (NOW KNOWN AS FOOD ACCESS LA) AND MODEL NEIGHBORHOOD PROGRAM . SEE-LA WAS ISSUED $88,150 FOR BONUS COPONS IN THE SUBAWARD BY HALA, AND MODEL NEIGHBORHOOD PROGRAM RECEIVED $36,787. 395808 226550 FOOD DELIVERY: HUNGER ACTION LA CREATED A WEEKLY FOOD DELIVERY PROGRAM IN MARCH 2020 AS AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO THE COVID PANDEMIC TO SERVE 100 TO 200 HOMEBOUND PEOPLE WHO NEEDED FOOD. THIS PROGRAM HAS CONTINUED SINCE AND IN 2024 EXPERIENCED GROWTH. HALA RECEIVED A GRANT FROM THE KICKSTARTER FUNDING OFFERED BY LOS ANGELES COUNTY. THE FIRST TRANCHE OF $100,000 WAS RECEIVED IN NOVEMBER OF 2023, AND WE BEGAN SPENDING THE FUNDS IN 2024. NEARLY ALL OF THE WORK WAS PERFORMED BY VOLUNTEERS WHO PACKED THE FOOD AND DELIVERED TO HOUSEHOLDS. HOWEVER, THE KICKSTARTER FUNDING ALLOWED THE PROGRAM TO EXPAND BY 20% AND TO OFFER EGGS THROUGH AN INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH A FARMER, NANCY RAMOS. FUNDING FOR THE FOOD DELIVERY PROGRAM WAS SPENT ON THESE THINGS: - CONTRACTORS DAULETTE KIMBLE, JOSE MARTINEZ, AND SARAH DONIS SORTED FOOD, BAGGED AND DELIVERED FOOD;- ALL N ONE AND DOORDASH WERE TWO DELIVERY SERVICES USED TO DELIVER MEALS- HALA PAID BILLS FOR CHICKEN FEED SUBMITTED BY NANCY RAMOS OF BELLACIENDA FARMS, WHO DONATED 60 DOZEN EGGS PER WEEK BEGINNING IN MAY AND CONTINUING ALL THROUGH THE YEAR- BAGS AND OTHER SUPPLIES WERE PURCHASED HALA AT THE END OF 2024 WAS SERVING 200 HOUSEHOLDS REGULARLY. EACH WEEK ABOUT 8 VOLUNTEERS AND ABOUT 10 DOORDASH DRIVERS TAKE THE FOOD TO THE PARTICIPANTS, WHILE OTHER PARTICIPANTS PICK UP THE FOOD THEMSELVES. THE PARTICIPANTS WERE MOSTLY REFERRED TO HALA AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC, CONSISTING FIRST OF THE BLIND/LOW VISION CONTINGENT OF HUNGER ACTION LA PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS, AND THEN EXPANDING TO REFERRALS FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES INCLUDING MANY WHO USED GOOGLE TO LOCATE HALA RESOURCES. OTHER REFERRALS COME FROM KAISER PERMANENTE , UNITE US ONLINE PLATFORM, AND OTHER CLINICS, PLUS WORD OF MOUTH. THE PARTICIPANTS CONSISTED IN A TYPICAL WEEK OF 40 LARGE FAMILIES REQUIRING LARGER AMOUNTS OF UNCOOKED GROCERIES; 100 HOUSEHOLDS COMPRISED OF SINGLE INDIVIDUALS OR COUPLES, MOSTLY SENIORS WHO RECEIVED SMALLER ALLOTMENTS THAN THE FAMILIES; AND ABOUT A DOZEN PERSONS RECEIVING PREPARED MEALS INSTEAD OF GROCERIES. IN 2024 WE OPERATED THE PROGRAM FOR 48 WEEKS OUT OF THE YEAR. ABOUT 66,270 POUNDS OF FOOD WAS DONATED (AN ESTIMATE BASED ON 141 BAGS OR MEAL BOXES PER WEEK X 10 LBS OF FOOD X 47 WEEKS.) THE VALUE OF THE FOOD IS AROUND $226,550 BASED ON AVERAGE OF ABOUT $1.97 PER LB. VOLUNTEERS LOGGED IN ABOUT 2,256 HOURS. 157633 CALFRESH OUTREACH (BAILA): HUNGER ACTION LA'S CALFRESH TEAM COMPLETED GRANT ACTIVITIES FROM A SUBCONTRACT TO THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF FOOD BANKS IN JANUARY 2024 AND BEGAN ACTIVITIES ON ANOTHER SUBCONTRACT WITH THEM THE FOLLOWING MONTH. HALA ALSO RECEIVED FUNDING FROM THE COUNTY FOOD EQUITY GRANT, WHICH WAS USED TO HIRE TWO STAFF TO WORK IN THE ANTELOPE VALLEY. THE ANTELOPE VALLEY HAD BEEN SPECIFICALLY DESIGNATED AS A GEOGRAPHIC AREA IN WHICH THERE NEEDED TO BE MORE OUTREACH TO POPULATIONS ESPECIALLY SENIORS, TO ENROLL IN CALFRESH. BERTA SUAREZ AND NATALIA SPARROW WERE HIRED. ACTIVITES INCLUDED: - OUTREACH TO OVER 3,000 PERSONS WITH ASSISTANCE OFFERED TO HELP ENROLL IN CALFRESH IF INTERESTED- OVER 2,300 SCREENINGS OF PERSONS FOR ELIGIBILITY - COMPLETED ENROLLMENTS FOR 171 HOUSEHOLDS- CREATION OF FLYERS IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES INCLUDING TARGETED FLYERS FOR OUTREACH TO UNHOUSED INDIVIDUALS, PERSONS WITH FELONY BACKGROUNDS, SENIORS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, AND PERSONS IN HOUSEHOLDS OF MIXED IMMIGRATION STATUS- REGULAR PRESENCE AT FARMERS MARKETS IN ADAMS/VERMONT, SAN PEDRO, AND NORWALK TO INFORM AND ASSIST CUSTOMERS INTERESTED IN APPLYING FOR CALFRESH- INFORMATION SHARING WITH THE BAILA COALITION OF OVER 25 ORGANIZATIONS AND CROSS-REFERRAL TO AGENCIES THAT ASSIST WITH HEALTH CARE PROGRAM ENROLLMENT- DAILY MONITORING OF THE UNITE US WEB PORTAL FOR REFERRALS FROM OTHER AGENCIES. 42237 POLICY ADVOCACY: STATE POLICY: HALA WAS VERY INVOLVED IN STATE POLICY IN 2024 DUE TO THE GOVERNOR'S DECISION TO EXCLUDE CALIFORNIA NUTRITION INCENTIVES PROGRAM FUNDING IN THE STATE BUDGET. IN MARCH, HUNGER ACTION LA SENT ONE STAFF PERSON AND ONE ASSOCIATED FARMER TO SACRAMENTO TO EXPLAIN TO LEGISLATORS HOW NUTRITION INCENTIVES WORK AND HOW THEY BENEFIT BOTH FARMERS AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES. LATER IN THE YEAR THE FUNDING WAS RESTORED. HALA PLAYED THE ROLE OF CO-CHAIR IN THE CALIFORNIA HUNGER ACTION COALITION AND COORDINATED SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ACTIVITIES FOR THE COALITION INCLUDING HUNGER ACTION DAY IN SACRAMENTO IN LATE APRIL. HALA BROUGHT 20 ADVOCATES INCLUDING LOW INCOME RESIDENTS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF ANTI-POVERTY ORGANIZATIONS TO SACRAMENTO FOR THAT EVENT. HALA ALSO PARTICIPATED REGULARLY IN CA4SSI, A COALITION DEDICATED TO INCREASING BENEFITS AND WELL-BEING FOR SENIOR AND DISABLED CALIFORNIANS WHO RECEIVE SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME (SSI.) COUNTY POLICY: HALA CONTINUED TO PARTICIPATE MONTHLY IN THE FOOD EQUITY ROUNDTABLE, AN INVITATION BASED COALITION RUN OUT OF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES WHICH SHARED IDEAS ON ENDING HUNGER AND PROMOTING FOOD SECURITY IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY AT LARGE. 46038 THE FLYING SQUAD IS AN AFFILIATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO DESIRE TO CARRY OUT THE FOLLOWING CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES: HELPS THE HOMELESS BY TALKING TO THEM AS HUMAN BEINGS AND LISTENING TO THEM AND THEN BY TRYING TO FIGURE OUT, IN REAL TIME, HOW TO HELP THEM SURVIVE LIFE IN THE STREET AND ULTIMATELY GET OFF THE STREET, INTO APARTMENTS OF THEIR OWN CHOOSING. THE FLYING SQUAD HANDS OUT CARDS THAT SAY LET'S TALK - SIMPLE AS THAT - AND THEN FOLLOWS UP IN PERSON RIGHT AWAY, ON A SAME-DAY BASIS, WHEN A RESPONDENT CALLS THEIR NUMBER ON GOOGLE VOICE OR EMAILS US TO BEGIN THE CONVERSATION. 0 PEOPLES GUIDE TO WELFARE, HEALTH AND OTHER SERVICES: HALA PUBLISHES THE PEOPLES GUIDE WHICH HAS BECOME THE STANDARD GUIDEBOOK OF PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES FOR PEOPLE IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE. THE BOOKS WERE DISTRIBUTED LARGELY THROUGH LEGAL AID FOUNDATION OF LOS ANGELES AND NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL SERVICES OF LOS ANGELES. THEY ARE USUALLY PROVIDED FREE IN VARYING QUANTITIES, INCLUDING 2 FREE COPIES EACH FOR ANY LOW INCOME PERSON ON REQUEST. 3911 OTHER PROJECTS: PROYECTO JARDIN HAS CREATED AN URBAN GARDEN AND PROVIDES EDUCATION ON ORGANIC AGRICULTURE, SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS, RECYCLING TO REDUCE THE USE OF MATERIALS THAT END UP IN THE WASTE STREAM, AND FOOD RECOVERY AND COMPOSTING. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE EDUCATION IN URBAN AGRO-ECOLOGY, RECLAIMING ANCESTRAL FOODWAYS, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. 92186 2903519 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16 0 19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X FRANK TAMBORELLO 2133888228 961 S MARIPOSA 205 LOS ANGELES CA 90006 JAY PARK DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 IDA TALALLA DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 FRANCESCA DE LA ROSA DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 ERNEST SAVAGE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JERRY HIGGS DIRECTOR 5.00 X 0 0 0 JEN KANTER ACTING BOARD CHAIR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 GEORGE WORTHY DIRECTOR 2.00 X 6240 0 682 ALICIA RHODEN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 STEVEN ECHOR DIRECTOR 2.00 X 8160 0 891 JACQUELYNN MENDEZ DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 SWATI CHANDRA DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 FRANK TAMBORELLO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 52000 0 1814 66400 0 3387 0 0 0 0 0 2453266 559413 226550 3012679 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 34550 34550 34550 3047229 34550 0 0 1996857 1996857 69786 51128 13682 4976 300372 286692 3858 9822 158 158 38305 35833 893 1579 30397 27816 1368 1213 10000 10000 132304 132304 18643 12262 6182 199 16508 13201 3307 3000 1500 1500 10976 10976 350 350 6721 5185 1536 SUBCONTRACTS 192671 192671 PROGRAM EXPENSES 131123 131123 PRINTING 5463 5463 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES 1176 1176 395 395 2965205 2903519 43897 17789 82246 81479 177637 312495 350 550 260233 394524 61308 113575 10000 10000 71308 123575 X 52973 86037 135952 184912 188925 270949 260233 394524 82024 0 X 1 X 0 0 0 X 868492 1244788 1481916 1889147 3012679 8497022 868492 1244788 1481916 1889147 3012679 8497022 8497022 7852 10527 15444 20917 34550 89290 8586312 6341 0.98960 0.98970 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 4600 5412 10012 2955193 2965205 298260 74565 0 0 195857 225590 248917 298260 968624 1452936 11148 17900 6596 10012 45656 48964 56398 62229 74565 242156 363234 4500 11600 4600 4600 25300 PART II-A, LINE 1, LOBBYING ACTIVITIES: PART OF HUNGER ACTION LA'S PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE IS ACCOMPLISHED BY SPECIFIC ATTEMPTS TO INFLUENCE LEGISLATION AT THE LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL LEVEL. HUNGER ACTION LA SPONSORS VARIOUS EVENTS, INCLUDING INTERMITTENT MEETINGS AND PRESS CONFERENCES, AND OTHER OCCASIONS AT WHICH APPEALS ARE SOMETIMES MADE REGARDING SPECIFIC STATE, LOCAL OR NATIONAL LEGISLATION, AND SPECIFIC STATE, LOCAL OR NATIONAL GOVERNMENTAL BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS, WHICH HAVE A DIRECT IMPACT ON ACCESS TO SUFFICIENT HEALTHY FOOD BY VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. THIS INCLUDES POLICIES RELATING TO FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, INCOME SUPPORT PROGRAMS, WAGES, FOOD SAFETY, AND AGRICULTURE. HALA IS UNDER THE 5768 ELECTION AND CAN REPORT EXPENDITURES ON DIRECT AND GRASSROOTS LOBBYING. IN 2024, THESE APPEALS INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING AGENDA: STATE OF CALIFORNIA: HUNGER ACTION LA WAS THE OFFICIAL COSPONSOR ON TWO PIECES OF LEGISLATION: - AB 712 (CARRILLO) HOT AND PREPARED MEALS FOR CALFRESH RECIPIENTS: ALLOWS CALFRESH PARTICIPANTS TO PURCHASE HOT AND PREPARED FOOD WITH THEIR EBT CARD. (NO ACTION IN 2024 ON THIS ITEM) - SB 600 (MENJIVAR) CALFRESH MINIMUM BENEFIT ADEQUACY INCREASE: INCREASE BENEFIT ADEQUACY BY RAISING THE CALFRESH MINIMUM ALLOTMENT FROM $23 A MONTH TO $50 A MONTH. THIS ITEM PASSED IN 2023 AND WE ADVOCATED FOR SWIFT IMPLEMENTATION IN 2024, WHICH HAS NOT OCCURRED YET. HALA ALSO SUPPORTED THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATION AND ENCOURAGED THE PUBLIC TO DO SO AS WELL: - SB 1254 BY SENATOR BECKER. THIS IMPORTANT BILL WILL ALLOW AND ASSIST INCARCERATED PEOPLE IN APPLYING FOR CALFRESH BENEFITS UP TO 90 DAYS BEFORE THEIR RELEASE TO BETTER PREPARE THEM FOR REENTRY. - BUDGET PROPOSAL: INCLUSION OF FUNDING FOR CALIFORNIA NUTRITION INCENTIVES PROGRAM, WHICH WAS DELETED FROM THE GOVERNOR'S JANUARY BUDGET PROPOSAL. - FOOD4ALL/SB 464 (HURTADO) & BUDGET PROPOSAL (SANTIAGO): CREATE AN EQUITABLE NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM BY EXPANDING THE CALIFORNIA FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (CFAP) TO PEOPLE OF ALL AGES WHO ARE INELIGIBLE FOR CALFRESH SOLELY DUE TO IMMIGRATION STATUS. - PREVENT POVERTY AND HUNGER FOR SSI RECIPIENTS: 1) APPROPRIATE A THREE-STEP INCREASE TO BRING THE SSI/SSP GRANTS TO 100% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL OVER THREE YEARS AND ENSURE THAT STATE COLA INCREASES ARE PROVIDED GOING FORWARD 2) REVIVE AND REFUND THE SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES PROGRAM 3)FULFILL THE HOLD HARMLESS GOAL OF SUPPLEMENTAL AND TRANSITIONAL NUTRITION BENEFITS BY ENSURING PARITY WITH THE UPDATED THRIFTY FOOD PLAN FOR CALFRESH. HUNGER ACTION LA MOBILIZED INDIVIDUALS AROUND THESE ISSUES BY INFORMING THEM OF PROPOSED POLICIES VIA ITS WEBSITE, EMAIL ALERTS TO AROUND 1,000 PEOPLE THAT OCCURRED MONTHLY ON AVERAGE, CONTAINING SAMPLE SUPPORT LETTERS AND PHONE CALL SCRIPTS TO SUPPORT OR OPPOSE LEGISLATION. HUNGER ACTION LA CONDUCTS TWO DAYS OF LEGISLATIVE DIRECT LOBBYING VISITS REMOTELY WITH LEGISLATORS VIA ZOOM, SACRAMENTO, ONCE IN JANUARY WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THEN AGAIN IN MAY WITH A COALITION OF 24 INDIVIDUALS. IN JANUARY 2024 THE DIRECTOR CONDUCTED 7 VISITS AND IN MAY HALA LED 19 VISITS WITH LEGISLATORS, INCLUDING IN THOSE VISITS LOW INCOME RESIDENTS SERVED BY HALA. IN PREPARATION FOR THIS LOBBYING HALA CONDUCTED 3 ADVOCACY TRAININGS WITH A TOTAL OF 71 TRAINEES. AN ADDITIONAL DAY OF ADVOCACY OCCURRED IN MARCH. HALA STAFF MEMBER YANNIE YEUNG-SALAZAR AND LOCAL FARMER ELINOR CREZCINSKI TESTIFIED AT A SENATE HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE HEARING REGARDING THE MARKET MATCH PROGRAM. COSTS INCURRED IN ADVOCACY SUMMARY: COSTS ATTRIBUTABLE TO DIRECT LOBBYING (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S TIME): APPROXIMATELY 80 HOURS OF DIRECT LOBBYING @ $25 PER HOUR = $2,000 COSTS ATTRIBUTABLE TO GRASSROOTS LOBBYING, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S TIME: APPROXIMATELY 100 HOURS = $2,500 COMMUNITY ORGANIZER'S TIME GRASSROOTS LOBBYING: APPROXIMATELY 100 HOURS @ $21/HOUR = $2,100 YANNI'S TIME DIRECT LOBBYING: 4 HOURS @ $22 PER HOUR = $88 TRAVEL FUNDS FOR DIRECT LOBBYING: $3,324.26 INCLUDING AIRFARE, HOTEL AND PER DIEM TOTAL DIRECT LOBBYING: $5,412.26 TOTAL GRASSROOTS LOBBYING: $4,600 TOTAL LOBBYING: $10,012.26 0 X PART X, LINE 2: ACCOUNTING STANDARDS REQUIRE AN ORGANIZATION TO EVALUATE ITS TAX POSITIONS AND PROVIDE A LIABILITY FOR ANY POSITIONS THAT WOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED 'MORE LIKELY THAN NOT' TO BE UPHELD UNDER A TAX AUTHORITY EXAMINATION. MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED ITS TAX POSITIONS AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT A PROVISION FOR A TAX LIABILITY IS NOT NECESSARY AT DECEMBER 31, 2024. GENERALLY, THE ORGANIZATION'S INFORMATION RETURNS REMAIN OPEN FOR EXAMINATION FOR A PERIOD OF THREE (FEDERAL) OR FOUR (STATE OF CALIFORNIA) YEARS FROM THE DATE OF FILING. 0 MARKET MATCH VOUCHERS 77335 1770307 FOOD DISTRIBUTION 9400 226550 FOOD DELIVERY WITH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES PART III, LINE 1: MARKET MATCH VOUCHERS ARE CASH EQUIVALENT VOUCHERS DISTRIBUTED TO PARTICIPANTS IN THE MARKET MATCH PROGRAM. PERSONS WHO RECEIVE CALFRESH (SNAP) CAN RECEIVE UP TO $20 IN BONUS COUPONS TO SPEND ON FRUITS AND VEGETABLES AT FARMERS MARKETS WHERE HUNGER ACTION LA OPERATES THE MARKET MATCH PROGRAM. THE PERSON MUST SPEND $1 TO $20 OF THEIR CALFRESH BENEFITS (HENCE "MATCH") TO RECEIVE THE BONUS. VOUCHERS ARE ONLY DISTRIBUTED AT THE PARTICIPATING FARMERS MARKETS AND NOT AT ANY OUTSIDE LOCATION. FRANK TAMBORELLO OFFICER BRIDGE LOAN X 20000 10000 0 0 0 10000 X 150 226550 $1.97 PER LB. 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY OUR OUTSIDE AUDITOR. FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF A DRAFT OF THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND A DRAFT OF FORM 990, THE OUTSIDE AUDITOR MEETS WITH THE FINANCE/AUDIT COMMITTEE TO REVIEW THE FINANICAL STATEMENTS AND FORM 990 TO ASSURE THAT ALL REPRESENTATIONS AND ANSWERS TO ISSUES, COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS ARE ACCURATE. APPROPRIATE REVISIONS ARE MADE TO THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FORM 990 AND THE REVISED DRAFTS ARE GIVEN TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR REVIEW AND COMMENTS PRIOR TO PUBLICATION OF THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FILING OF THE FORM 990. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT. COMPLIANCE IS MONITORED AND ENFORCED BY PRIMARILY NOT ENGAGING BOARD MEMBERS IN ANY SITUATIONS THAT COULD BE CONSTRUED AS CONFLICT OF INTEREST. AT EACH BOARD MEEETING, MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO DECLARE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, AND REFRAIN FROM ENGAGING THOSE MEMBERS IN ANY SUCH ACTIVITIES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION IS BASED ON AVAILABLE FUNDING PER THE ANNUAL BUDGET AND UPON REVIEW AND APPROVAL BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.