FILE — Kendra Taylor, a food service assistant for Ukiah Unified School District, serves lunch to students at Grace Hudson Elementary School in Ukiah, Calif., on Thursday, July 3, 2025. (Sydney Fishman/Bay City News)

This was written by staff at the nonprofit newsroom EdSource. It was republished by The Mendocino Voice in partnership with EdSource to bring relevant education news to Mendocino County readers. Learn more about EdSource here.

Nearly half of parents of young children in California — 47% — say they struggle with food insecurity. That’s higher than anything that’s been recorded since Stanford’s RAPID Survey Project began surveying parents of children under 6 in July 2024 about food insecurity.

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Emma Gallegos covers equity in education and is based in the Central Valley. Emma has spent more than a decade in journalism, having worked at the Pasadena Star-News, LAist and Gothamist before returning...