Food Security Briefing
SNAP and Medicare Cuts
The Local Impact on Food Access, Healthcare, and Community Response
Please join us this Hunger Action Month for a special panel discussion. Our panel of local experts will share how last year’s historic cuts to SNAP/CalFresh and upcoming Medicare cuts have impacted our food and health care systems and the neighbors we serve – and how the Food Bank is responding to support our community.
Event Details
September 14, 2026
Doors open 5:30 p.m. Event 6:00-7:30 p.m.
Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano – Volunteer Center
4010 Nelson Ave., Concord, CA 94520
Presenters
- Devorah Levine, Executive Director at Dean & Margaret Lesher Foundation
- Sharon Jenkins, Director, Government Affairs & External Relations, John Muir Health
- Supervisor Diane Burgis, District 3 Supervisor, Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors
- Yolanda Baltazar, Food Bank Community Advocate
- Caitlin Sly, President & CEO, Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano
- Hailey Solares (moderator), Advocacy and Policy Manager, Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano
September is Hunger Action Month
To raise awareness of food insecurity in our community, the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano honors Hunger Action Month every September in partnership with Feeding America and food banks nationwide.
With food inflation hitting many who can least afford it, it’s critically important that we support those in our community struggling with hunger.
Seating is limited. Please complete the RSVP form to join us.