{"id":33033,"date":"2026-08-04T11:26:40","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T18:26:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.capk.org\/?page_id=33033"},"modified":"2026-08-17T08:26:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T15:26:39","slug":"ham26","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.capk.org\/staging\/ham26\/","title":{"rendered":"Hunger Action Month 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"33033\" class=\"elementor elementor-33033\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-bc62c14 e-flex e-con-boxed ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bc62c14\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88649d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"88649d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"505\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capk.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hunger-action-month-2026-hero-1024x575.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-33076\" alt=\"A photo of an orange empty plate with the text Empty Plate Challenge overlaid on top of it. The image is watermarked by the Kern County Food Policy Council logo and the capk Food Bank logo.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capk.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hunger-action-month-2026-hero-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.capk.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hunger-action-month-2026-hero-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.capk.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hunger-action-month-2026-hero-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/www.capk.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hunger-action-month-2026-hero-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/www.capk.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hunger-action-month-2026-hero-960x539.png 960w, https:\/\/www.capk.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hunger-action-month-2026-hero-567x319.png 567w, https:\/\/www.capk.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hunger-action-month-2026-hero-529x297.png 529w, https:\/\/www.capk.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hunger-action-month-2026-hero-160x90.png 160w, https:\/\/www.capk.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hunger-action-month-2026-hero-177x99.png 177w, https:\/\/www.capk.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hunger-action-month-2026-hero-225x126.png 225w, https:\/\/www.capk.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hunger-action-month-2026-hero-106x60.png 106w, https:\/\/www.capk.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hunger-action-month-2026-hero-212x119.png 212w, https:\/\/www.capk.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hunger-action-month-2026-hero-141x79.png 141w, https:\/\/www.capk.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hunger-action-month-2026-hero-71x40.png 71w, https:\/\/www.capk.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hunger-action-month-2026-hero.png 1148w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c45cb6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c45cb6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Skip one meal. <br \/> <span style=\"color: #be4b04\">Take one action.<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81672e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"81672e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><span style=\"color:#be4b04\">Food Insecurity<\/span><\/strong> affects children, seniors, veterans, students, and working families in communities throughout Kern County. It often means facing impossible choices between groceries, rent, medicine, transportation, and utilities. The Empty Plate Challenge is a symbolic act of solidarity. Participants voluntarily skip one meal during Hunger Action Month, then turn that moment into action by giving, serving, learning, advocating, or sharing. <strong><em style=\"color:#be4b04\">Three Simple Steps, One County-wide Movement<\/em><\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-9a0c8f3 e-flex e-con-boxed ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9a0c8f3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-d409edb e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d409edb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-696d80c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"696d80c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"371\" height=\"265\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capk.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1-skip-one-meal.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-33077\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capk.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1-skip-one-meal.png 371w, https:\/\/www.capk.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1-skip-one-meal-300x214.png 300w, https:\/\/www.capk.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1-skip-one-meal-314x225.png 314w, https:\/\/www.capk.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1-skip-one-meal-160x114.png 160w, https:\/\/www.capk.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1-skip-one-meal-177x126.png 177w, https:\/\/www.capk.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1-skip-one-meal-225x161.png 225w, https:\/\/www.capk.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1-skip-one-meal-106x76.png 106w, https:\/\/www.capk.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1-skip-one-meal-212x151.png 212w, https:\/\/www.capk.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1-skip-one-meal-141x101.png 141w, https:\/\/www.capk.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1-skip-one-meal-71x51.png 71w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 371px) 100vw, 371px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f1cbb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f1cbb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Skip <span style=\"color: #be4b04;\">one<\/span> meal.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-9a03089 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9a03089\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfa8dd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cfa8dd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"366\" height=\"268\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capk.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2-take-one-action.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-33078\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capk.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2-take-one-action.png 366w, https:\/\/www.capk.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2-take-one-action-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/www.capk.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2-take-one-action-160x117.png 160w, https:\/\/www.capk.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2-take-one-action-177x130.png 177w, https:\/\/www.capk.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2-take-one-action-225x165.png 225w, https:\/\/www.capk.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2-take-one-action-106x78.png 106w, https:\/\/www.capk.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2-take-one-action-212x155.png 212w, https:\/\/www.capk.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2-take-one-action-141x103.png 141w, https:\/\/www.capk.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2-take-one-action-71x52.png 71w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 366px) 100vw, 366px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98b3778 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98b3778\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Take <span style=\"color: #be4b04;\">one<\/span> action.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-1234a66 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1234a66\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-661a7ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"661a7ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"365\" height=\"268\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capk.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3-challenge-three-others.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-33079\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capk.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3-challenge-three-others.png 365w, https:\/\/www.capk.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3-challenge-three-others-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/www.capk.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3-challenge-three-others-160x117.png 160w, https:\/\/www.capk.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3-challenge-three-others-177x130.png 177w, https:\/\/www.capk.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3-challenge-three-others-225x165.png 225w, https:\/\/www.capk.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3-challenge-three-others-106x78.png 106w, https:\/\/www.capk.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3-challenge-three-others-212x156.png 212w, https:\/\/www.capk.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3-challenge-three-others-141x104.png 141w, https:\/\/www.capk.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3-challenge-three-others-71x52.png 71w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 365px) 100vw, 365px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e257a92 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e257a92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Challenge <span style=\"color: #be4b04;\">one<\/span> others.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-563525a e-flex e-con-boxed ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"563525a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eae3b60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eae3b60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Take the pledge, then take <span style=\"color: #be4b04\">at least<\/span> one action.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-312a2b5 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"312a2b5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-41252c2 e-flex e-con-boxed ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"41252c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-b428283 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b428283\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ac9a83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4ac9a83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"295\" height=\"328\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capk.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/take-the-pledge-graphic-v2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-33213\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capk.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/take-the-pledge-graphic-v2.png 295w, https:\/\/www.capk.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/take-the-pledge-graphic-v2-270x300.png 270w, https:\/\/www.capk.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/take-the-pledge-graphic-v2-160x178.png 160w, https:\/\/www.capk.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/take-the-pledge-graphic-v2-159x177.png 159w, https:\/\/www.capk.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/take-the-pledge-graphic-v2-184x205.png 184w, https:\/\/www.capk.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/take-the-pledge-graphic-v2-82x91.png 82w, https:\/\/www.capk.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/take-the-pledge-graphic-v2-164x182.png 164w, https:\/\/www.capk.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/take-the-pledge-graphic-v2-109x121.png 109w, https:\/\/www.capk.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/take-the-pledge-graphic-v2-55x61.png 55w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-ec7c974 e-con-full e-flex ae-bg-gallery-type-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ec7c974\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09d2b6f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"09d2b6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"408\" height=\"345\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capk.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/chevron-graphic.png\" class=\"attachment-full 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ff1880 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ff1880\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul style=\"color: #007039;\"><li><span style=\"color: #be4b04;\">Donate<\/span> the cost of your skipped meal<\/li><li><span style=\"color: #be4b04;\">Volunteer<\/span> at a Hunger Action Month event<\/li><li><span style=\"color: #be4b04;\">Organize<\/span> a food drive at your work or school<\/li><li><span style=\"color: #be4b04;\">Submit<\/span> a letter of support for the Food Bank<\/li><li><span style=\"color: #be4b04;\">Spread the word:<\/span> Follow the Food Bank and Kern County Food Policy Council on social media. 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