2024-11-14T18:31:14-06:00 2023-12-31 320530003 QUIGLEY & MIRON 3550 WILSHIRE BLVD 1660 LOS ANGELES CA 90010 990 2023-01-01 205142259 HUNGER ACTION LOS ANGELES INC HUNG 2133888228 961 S MARIPOSA AVE 205 LOS ANGELES CA 90006 FRANK TAMBORELLO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2133888228 2024-11-14 1 JONI FUJIHARA P01370973 2136393550 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z FRANK TAMBORELLO 961 S MARIPOSA AVE 205 LOS ANGELES CA 90006 1910100 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 1481916 1889147 150 36 0 0 15444 20917 1497510 1910100 938612 1167879 0 0 368882 380937 0 0 12041 204301 429527 1511795 1978343 -14285 -68243 340701 260233 83533 71308 257168 188925 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 1495394 1036330 20917 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. AS OF THE END OF 2023, THERE ARE 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 2022 AND CONTINUING INTO 2023, 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. MARKET MATCH CONTINUED TO BE POPULAR AS THE PANDEMIC CONTINUED AND FOOD PRICE INFLATION BEGAN TO AFFECT PEOPLE IN 2022 THROUGHOUT 2023. IN 2022 FUNDING ISSUES DID FORCE US TO REDUCE THE BENEFIT PER PERSON TO $10 PER MARKET VISIT BUT IN 2023, WE INCREASED THE BENEFIT TO $15 AND BY SEPTEMBER TO $20. HALA FUNDED $761,762 IN MARKET MATCH TRANSACTIONS IN 2023. OF THAT AMOUNT $409,667 WAS THROUGH THE ECOLOGY CENTER INVOICES, FUNDED ULTIMATELY BY THE STATE AND FEDERAL SOURCES, AND $352,095 WAS THROUGH THE COUNTY ARPA FUNDING. THERE WERE 5,442 NEW CUSTOMERS TO THE PROGRAM AND A TOTAL OF 64,774 TRANSACTIONS ALTOGETHER. THE CUSTOMERS SPENT $1,568,491 OF THEIR CALFRESH BENEFITS TO OBTAIN THE MATCHING AMOUNT, MEANING A TOTAL OF $2,330,253 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 BY DECEMBER 2023 . THE STATISTICS ON CALFRESH SPENT AND NUMBER OF TRANSACTIONS DOES NOT INCLUDE THE PILOT AT ADAMS/VERMONT DISCUSSED IN THE NEXT SECTION, WHICH BY ITSELF PROCESSED $399,272 OF CALFRESH AND BONUS BENEFITS FOR 8,871 CUSTOMER TRANSACTIONS. 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 PROCESS OF DISTRIBUTING PAPER COUPONS; HAVING THE MARKETS REIMBURSE THE FARMERS FOR THE COUPONS; HAVING HUNGER ACTION LA REIMBURSE THE MARKETS; HAVING HUNGER ACTION LA INVOICE THE ECOLOGY CENTER; AND HAVING THE ECOLOGY CENTER REIMBURSE HUNGER ACTION LA, IS ELIMINATED. THIS LEADS TO EFFICIENCY AND 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. FROM MAY THROUGH DECEMBER 8,871 CALFRESH PLUS BONUS TRANSACTIONS OF UP TO $60 PER MONTH PER CUSTOMER WERE PROCESSED AT ADAMS VERMONT FOR $399,272 WORTH OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. WIC PLUS AND SENIOR PLUS: 9,806 WIC PARTICIPANTS AND 529 SENIOR PARTICIPANTS AT FARMERS MARKETS WERE PROVIDED A TOTAL OF $164,790 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 (WHOSE PARTICIPATION WILL BEGIN IN 2024.) SEE-LA WAS ISSUED $106,219 IN THE SUBAWARD BY HALA. 228898 131549 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 2023 EXPERIENCED GROWTH. FOR MOST OF 2023 HALA RELIED ON GENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES FUNDING TO PAY FOR THE MAIN COSTS OF THE PROGRAM, WHICH INCLUDE CONTRACTOR DAULETTE KIMBLE WHO MANAGES THE PACKING OF THE FOOD ON WEDNESDAY, AND PURCHASE OF PREPARED MEALS FROM EVERYTABLE, A WELL KNOWN ENTERPRISE PROVIDING NUTRITIOUS PREPARED MEALS THAT EXPANDED DURING THE PANDEMIC AND DEMAND FOR HOME DELIVERED FOOD. NEARLY ALL OF THE WORK WAS PERFORMED BY VOLUNTEERS WHO PACKED THE FOOD AND DELIVERED TO HOUSEHOLDS. IN THE SPRING HALA APPLIED FOR A GRANT OFFERED BY THE COUNTY CALLED KICKSTARTER. WE RECEIVED APPROVAL FOR THE GRANT AND THE FIRST BATCH OF $100,000 IN NOVEMBER. WE WILL BEGIN SPENDING THOSE FUNDS DOWN IN 2024.IN 2023, HALA CONTINUED IT'S PARTNERSHIP WITH DOORDASH FOR THE MEAL DELIVERY AS WELL AS CONTRACTING WITH ALL N ONE. HALA AT THE END OF 2023 WAS SERVING 141 HOUSEHOLDS AND IN TOTAL HAS SERVED OVER 200 UNDUPLICATED HOUSEHOLDS SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE PANDEMIC. 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 35 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 2023 WE OPERATED THE PROGRAM FOR 47 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 $430,755 BASED ON AVERAGE OF ABOUT $6.50 PER LB. VOLUNTEERS LOGGED IN ABOUT 2,256 HOURS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF A GRANT FROM THE LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF SANITATION, HUNGER ACTION LA SERVED AS FISCAL SPONSOR FOR MUTUAL AID ACTION LA, WHICH IS ONE OF HALA'S MAJOR SOURCES OF DONATED FOOD FOR DISTRIBUTION TO HUNGRY PEOPLE. THROUGH THIS SPONSORSHIP, MAALA RECEIVED $25,000 FOR A LARGER AND SAFER TRUCK FOR THEIR FOOD COLLECTION PROGRAM. THIS HAS RESULTED IN THE ABILITY TO TRANSPORT MORE FOOD TO HALA FOR THE WEDNESDAY DELIVERY PROGRAM, AN OUTSTANDING EXAMPLE OF COOPERATIVE ECONOMICS. 122853 CALFRESH OUTREACH (BAILA):HUNGER ACTION LA'S CALFRESH TEAM COMPLETED GRANT ACTIVITIES FROM A SUBCONTRACT TO THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF FOOD BANKS, THE ULTIMATE FUNDING SOURCE BEING LA CARE, IN JANUARY 2023, AND BEGAN GRANT ACTIVITIES ON A SECOND CONTRACT THAT RAN FROM JANUARY TO DECEMBER OF 2023. CHELSEA LEFT HALA IN MID-2023 RESULTING IN A FEW MONTHS OF DECREASED ACTIVITY. CATHY SNUGGS AND OTHER STAFF MEMBERS STEPPED UP TO FILL IN. THERE ARE PLANS TO HIRE ADDITIONAL CALFRESH OUTREACH STAFF IN 2024 IF MORE FUNDING IS ACQUIRED. 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. 38036 POLICY ADVOCACY: STATE POLICY: HALA WAS VERY INVOLVED IN STATE POLICY IN 2023 DUE TO CRISES RESULTING FROM THE PANDEMIC AND THE ECONOMIC DISTORTION CREATED BY THE RECOVERY. IN MARCH, CALFRESH RECIPIENTS - 5 MILLION CALIFORNIANS - RECEIVED THEIR LAST EMERGENCY ALLOTMENT, WHICH HAD PROVIDED A CRITICAL BOOST TO BENEFITS THROUGHOUT THE COVID-19 CRISIS. THIS WAS AN OVERWHELMING $500 MILLION CUT TO CALFRESH STATEWIDE PER MONTH. MANY HOUSEHOLDS EXPERIENCED A DROP IN FOOD BENEFITS FROM $281 A MONTH TO JUST $23. THIS ABRUPT SUNSETTING OF EMERGENCY ALLOTMENTS CAUSED A DRAMATIC AND UNPRECEDENTED "BENEFITS CLIFF", RESULTING IN HUNGER AND HARDSHIP ACROSS OUR ENTIRE STATE. HUNGER ACTION LA WAS A CO-SPONSOR OF TWO PIECES OF STATE LEGISLATION: ONE (SB 600, MENJIVAR) TO INCREASE THE MINIMUM BENEFITS IN THE CALFRESH PROGRAM, AND THE OTHER (AB 712, CARRILLO) TO ALLOW CALFRESH TO BE USED TO PURCHASE HOT FOODS (WHICH WOULD ALSO DEPEND ON A FEDERAL WAIVER TO ALLOW THIS.) BOTH OF THESE BILLS PASSED. FOR THE FIRST ONE, HALA TRAVELED TO SACRAMENTO WITH A LOW INCOME INDIVIDUAL WHO IS DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY THE LOW AMOUNT OF BENEFITS AVAILABLE TO HIM (ONLY $23 PER MONTH.) 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, WHICH FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2019 HAD SOME IN-PERSON ACTIVITIES IN SACRAMENTO ALTHOUGH HALA CHOSE TO REMAIN IN LOS ANGELES AND PARTICIPATE REMOTELY. 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. 29868 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 36 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. 6158 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. 74062 36 1921207 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 8 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 4896 0 0 ALICIA RHODEN DIRECTOR 2.00 X 0 0 0 STEVEN ECHOR DIRECTOR 2.00 X 8160 0 0 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 1625 65056 0 1625 0 0 0 0 0 1655641 233506 131549 1889147 PROGRAM FEES 900099 36 36 36 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 20917 20917 20917 1910100 20953 0 0 1167879 1167879 66549 53059 5428 8062 259727 259727 72 72 27911 26852 427 632 26678 25606 432 640 8500 8500 51998 51998 1440 1440 11586 4439 6948 199 13930 4678 8184 1068 6000 6000 3734 3734 7829 7829 PROGRAM EXPENSES 311882 310735 1147 PRINTING 12428 12428 TAXES, LICENSES AND PER 200 200 1978343 1921207 45095 12041 99544 82246 241157 177637 350 340701 260233 73533 61308 10000 10000 83533 71308 X 61620 52973 195548 135952 257168 188925 340701 260233 -68243 0 X 1 X 0 0 0 X 488749 868492 1244788 1481916 1889148 5973093 488749 868492 1244788 1481916 1889148 5973093 5973093 7525 7852 10527 15444 20917 62265 6035358 6341 0.98970 0.98120 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 4600 1996 6596 1971747 1978343 248917 62229 0 0 136160 195857 225590 248917 806524 1209786 2365 11148 17900 6596 38009 34040 48964 56398 62229 201631 302447 1923 4500 11600 4600 22623 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 2023, 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. ? 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. HALA ALSO SUPPORTED THE FOLLOWING LEGISLATION AND ENCOURAGED THE PUBLIC TO DO SO AS WELL: AB 605 (ARAMBULA) CALFRESH FRUIT & VEGETABLE SUPPLEMENTAL BENEFITS EXPANSION: EXPAND FRUIT AND VEGETABLE EBT SUPPLEMENT BENEFITS TO BOOST CALFRESH BENEFITS FOR A GREATER NUMBER OF CALFRESH HOUSEHOLDS IN MORE DIVERSE REGIONS OF THE STATE. ? AB 870 (ARAMBULA) PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS: CONTINUE CALIFORNIA'S LEADERSHIP TO IMPROVE ACCESS FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS BY CREATING AN ONGOING WORKGROUP WITH STAKEHOLDERS TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF SAFETY NET PROGRAMS. ? BUDGET PROPOSAL (WIENER AND WICKS): PROTECT UNDER- AND UNEMPLOYED CALIFORNIANS FROM THE HARSH FEDERAL WORK FOR FOOD ABAWD TIME LIMIT FOR CALFRESH. ? BUDGET PROPOSAL (ARAMBULA): EXTEND AND EXPAND THE CALFRESH SAFE DRINKING WATER PILOT TO BOOST BENEFITS FOR A GREATER NUMBER OF CALFRESH HOUSEHOLDS HARMED BY THE LACK OF SAFE DRINKING WATER. O 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, THREE CONFERENCE CALLS WITH SENIORS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES WHO RECEIVE SSI, AND MENTIONS ON FACEBOOK. HUNGER ACTION LA USUALLY 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 70 INDIVIDUALS. IN JANUARY 2023 THE DIRECTOR CONDUCTED 7 VISITS AND IN MAY HALA LED 15 VISITS WITH LEGISLATORS, INCLUDING IN THOSE VISITS LOW INCOME RESIDENTS SERVED BY HALA. IN PREPARATION FOR THIS LOBBYING HALA CONDUCTED 4 ADVOCACY TRAININGS WITH A TOTAL OF 63 TRAINEES. IN ADDITION TO THE TWO LOBBY DAYS, IN APRIL 2023 HALA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SPONSORED TRAVEL TO SACRAMENTO AND ACCOMPANIED PARAPLEGIC RESIDENT TRINIDAD LUNA TO TESTIFY AT THE CALIFORNIA SENATE HUMAN SERVICES BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE NEED FOR CALIFORNIA TO INCREASE THE MINIMUM CALFRESH (SNAP) BENEFIT FOR RESIDENTS (THROUGH SENATE BILL 600) , WHICH IS CURRENTLY AT THE FEDERAL MINIMUM RATE OF $23 PER MONTH. TRINIDAD SPOKE OF HIS INABILITY TO ACQUIRE SUFFICIENT FOOD GIVEN THE LOW BENEFIT AMOUNT. THE MEASURE, SPONSORED BY SENATOR CAROLINE MENJIVAR, PASSED THE COMMITTEE WITH VOTES FROM ALL DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ALIKE. COSTS INCURRED IN ADVOCACY SUMMARY: COSTS ATTRIBUTABLE TO DIRECT LOBBYING (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S TIME): APPROXIMATELY 40 HOURS OF DIRECT LOBBYING @ $25PER HOUR=$1,000 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 TRAVEL FUNDS FOR DIRECT LOBBYING: $995.92 TOTAL DIRECT LOBBYING: $1,995.92 TOTAL GRASSROOTS LOBBYING: $4,600 TOTAL LOBBYING: $6,595.92 TOTAL NONPROFIT PURPOSE PROGRAM EXPENSES: $ PERCENTAGE OF LOBBYING TIME OF NONPROFIT PURPOSE PROGRAM EXPENSES: % 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, 2023. 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 65378 1036330 FOOD DISTRIBUTION 9400 131549 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 $10 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 $10 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 141 131549 $1.93 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.