{"id":2353,"date":"2024-12-12T17:40:05","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T17:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CDFAInspectionServicesBlog\/?p=2353"},"modified":"2024-12-12T17:40:05","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T17:40:05","slug":"helping-for-the-holidays-cdfa-staff-volunteer-at-sacramento-food-bank-and-family-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CDFAInspectionServicesBlog\/index.php\/2024\/12\/12\/helping-for-the-holidays-cdfa-staff-volunteer-at-sacramento-food-bank-and-family-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Helping for the Holidays \u2014 CDFA staff volunteer at Sacramento Food Bank and Family Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"504\" height=\"504\" data-attachment-id=\"2354\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CDFAInspectionServicesBlog\/index.php\/2024\/12\/12\/helping-for-the-holidays-cdfa-staff-volunteer-at-sacramento-food-bank-and-family-services\/12-10-24-cdfa-food-bank-volunteering\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CDFAInspectionServicesBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12.10.24-CDFA-Food-Bank-Volunteering.png\" data-orig-size=\"504,504\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"12.10.24 CDFA Food Bank Volunteering\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CDFAInspectionServicesBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12.10.24-CDFA-Food-Bank-Volunteering-300x300.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CDFAInspectionServicesBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12.10.24-CDFA-Food-Bank-Volunteering.png\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CDFAInspectionServicesBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12.10.24-CDFA-Food-Bank-Volunteering.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CDFAInspectionServicesBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12.10.24-CDFA-Food-Bank-Volunteering.png 504w, https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CDFAInspectionServicesBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12.10.24-CDFA-Food-Bank-Volunteering-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.cdfa.ca.gov\/CDFAInspectionServicesBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/12.10.24-CDFA-Food-Bank-Volunteering-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 504px) 100vw, 504px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>CDFA staff members recently took part in the 2024&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fooddrive.ca.gov\/\">California State Employees Food Drive<\/a>&nbsp;by volunteering at the Sacramento Food Bank and Family Services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The CDFA team separated bulk elbow macaroni into one-pound bags, vacuum-sealed them, then applied stickers to the packages and boxed them. In total, the team prepared 1,456 bags of macaroni.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Participating CDFA staff members were from the Executive Office and the Inspection Services Division\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdfa.ca.gov\/is\/cac\/\">Center for Analytical Chemistry<\/a>, as well as the division\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdfa.ca.gov\/is\/ffldrs\/\">Feed, Fertilizer and Livestock Drugs Regulatory Services Branch<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdfa.ca.gov\/is\/i_&amp;_c\/\">Inspection and Compliance Branch<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CDFA leads the annual employees food drive, raising food, funds, and awareness about hunger issues in California. Everybody is encouraged to visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fooddrive.ca.gov\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.fooddrive.ca.gov\/donate\/<\/a>\u00a0to find a food bank in your county to donate food or volunteer hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/plantingseedsblog.cdfa.ca.gov\/wordpress\/?p=28474\">Click here<\/a> to view this original CDFA Planting Seeds blog. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CDFA staff members recently took part in the 2024&nbsp;California State Employees Food Drive&nbsp;by volunteering at the Sacramento Food Bank and Family Services. 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