Nourish Newsletter | Infant Formula Shortage, SB 1481 Assembly Hearings, #Food4All Press Conference & Much More

Published on Jun 9, 2022

Efforts Continue to Navigate the Formula Shortage – More Needs to Be Done

There has been a severe shortage of infant milk formula in California and the entire United States since February 2022. Families are struggling to feed their babies, going from store to store searching for formula while shelves continue to be empty. 

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SB 1481 (Becker) Heads to Assembly Hearings, Show Your Support Today!

SB 1481 (Becker) is headed to its first hearings in the Assembly, the Human Services and Education Committees.

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#Food4All May Revise Press Conference in Community

On Friday, May 20th, the #Food4All Coalition hosted a press conference in partnership with the LA Regional Food Bank to urge Governor Newsom to include full funding for Food4All in the final enacted 2022-23 state budget. 

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Actions

Ask Congress to Support the WIC Act

The bipartisan Wise Investment in our Children (WIC) Act (S.853 / H.R.2011) takes important steps to help close gaps in access to the WIC program.

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Tweets of the Week

  • Always worth your time to listen to the amazing @TyJonesCox on food insecurity and the importance of SNAP. Watch her testimony at today's House Ag hearing here. Engage

  • @UCLAchpr: 45% of noncitizens without legal permanent resident status are affected by food insecurity in California, including 64% of children ages 0–17. Check out this @dailybruin story featuring a @Nourish_CA and @CALimmigrant brief, which uses our California Health Interview Survey data. Engage

Instagram Post of the Week

  • We are thrilled to share our next #Food4All Mini-Grant Partner ➡️ San Diego Hunger Coalition (SDHC)!! 💫 Engage

 

Nourish in the New

UCLA-provided data reveals need to expand food assistance in California, Daily Bruin.

Past Newsletters

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Nourish Newsletter | Food4All Materials, CalFresh Newborn Brief & Much More

September 1, 2022 • Michelle Lee
*New* Food4All Community Document A new community document that provides information about a recent policy change that would expand access to CalFresh for undocumented immigrants 55 and older is available in English and Spanish. Read more [...]
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Nourish Newsletter | Food With Care Assembly Appropriations, Food4All Town Hall Materials, State Eases Burden on CalFresh Households with Newborns, Join our Team & Much More

August 5, 2022 • Michelle Lee
Food with Care (SB 1481) Needs Your Support to Pass Assembly Appropriations
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Nourish Newsletter | Food4All Town Hall, Food With Care Needs Your Help, White House Priorities, Join our Team & Much More

July 22, 2022 • Michelle Lee
Food with Care (SB 1481) Needs Your Support to Pass Assembly Appropriations Now that SB 1481 (Becker): Food with Care has passed its two policy committees in the Assembly, the bill is up for discussion in the Assembly [...]
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Nourish Newsletter | #Food4All Win, Food with Care Passes Assembly Education, Community Priorities Listening Session, Join our Team & Much More

July 1, 2022 • Michelle Lee
Join us for a conversation on the Community Priorities to End Hunger and Inequities Please join Nourish California and the California Association of Food Banks on July 11 at 1:00pm for a conversation about community priorities [...]
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Nourish Newsletter | I’ve Been Thinking About Juneteenth, Food with Care (SB 1481) Passes Assembly Human Services! & Much More

June 24, 2022 • Michelle Lee
I’ve Been Thinking About Juneteenth “So this year, I’m going to call on our decision makers across our state of California, states across the nation, and in the federal government, to do the same… Work to [...]
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Nourish Newsletter | Infant Formula Shortage, SB 1481 Assembly Hearings, #Food4All Press Conference & Much More

June 9, 2022 • Michelle Lee
Efforts Continue to Navigate the Formula Shortage – More Needs to Be Done There has been a severe shortage of infant milk formula in California and the entire United States since February 2022. Families are struggling [...]
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Nourish Newsletter | Welcome Myisha, In solidarity with Buffalo, Food with Care Passes Unanimously & Much More

May 27, 2022 • George Manalo-LeClair
In Grief & Action Days ago, 21 precious lives were ended at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas during yet another mass shooting.  Read more   In Solidarity with Buffalo, NY Earlier this month, ten people [...]
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Nourish Newsletter: “Don’t Keep us in Suspense”, New Brief on Food Insecurity, & Much More

May 4, 2022 • George Manalo-LeClair
New Brief: Food Insecurity & Poverty Among California’s Undocumented Immigrants On Friday, April 29, 2022, Nourish California and the California Immigrant Policy Center released a brief that pairs a novel analysis of quantitative data with community [...]
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Nourish Newsletter | CalFresh Forum Recap Resources, Meet our Mini-grant Partners, & Much More

March 22, 2022 • George Manalo-LeClair
CalFresh Forum Recap Resources Thanks to all who participated in the 2022 CalFresh Forum. If you missed any of the workshops, speakers, or the Freshy Awards, you can watch videos from the event. Speaker presentations and other materials [...]
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Nourish Newsletter | Extend the WIC Bump, Register for the CalFresh Forum, Join our Team, Food4All Grants, & More

February 10, 2022 • George Manalo-LeClair
Registration for the March 9th 2022 CalFresh Forum is now open! Nourish California in collaboration with the California Department of Social Services CalFresh Branch extends a warm invitation to the 2022 CalFresh Forum. This year our [...]