MORE THAN 2 MILLION CHILDREN across the state lack access to whole, healthy foods. And of these, Black and Latino youth report “food insecurity twice that of children in white households,” according to California Farm to School.

Jayden McKenzie is a senior at Deer Valley High School in Antioch and a member of Contra Costa Youth Journalism. (Ishita Khanna/Bay City News)

With these findings on food insecurity in mind, Gov. Gavin Newsom in July signed Senate Bill 172, which permanently funds California’s nation-leading Farm to School Program.

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