Materials and resources from the 2019 CalFresh Forum are now available. CFPA would like to thank all of this year’s presenters for their contributions toward making the Forum such a success.
Morning Plenaries
Dottie Rosenbaum, Senior Policy Fellow, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Slideshow: Morning Plenary: State of SNAP: A National Perspective PDF
Ty Jones Cox, Senior Advisor, Food Security, AARP Foundation
Slideshow: Special Focus: SNAP, Seniors & SSI Recipients PDF
Kim McCoy Wade, Chief, CalFresh Branch, CA Department of Social Services
Slideshow: State of CalFresh 2019 PDF
2019 CalFresh Legislation
Jessica Bartholow, Policy Advocate, The Western Center on Law and Poverty
Slideshow: 2018 CalFresh Legislation PDF
Andrew Cheyne, Director of Government Affairs, CA Association of Food Banks
Slideshow: Fighting Hunger Beyond CalFresh PDF
Tracey Patterson, Director of Legislation, California Food Policy Advocates
Slideshow: 2018 State Legislative Priorities PDF
Implementing the ABAWD Time Limit: Lessons Learned from Counties and Outreach Partners
Alexis Fernandez, Chief, CalFresh Policy Branch, California Department of Social Services
Francesca Costa, San Francisco-MarinFood Bank
Peri Weisberg, San Francisco County Human Services Agency
Tracy Wetherby, Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties
Roseann Berthron-Arechiga, Santa Clara County Social Services Agency
Caitlin Sly, Food Bank of Contra Costa & Solano
Carolyn Foudy, Contra Costa County
Department of Employment and Human Services
Moderator: Becky Gershon, California Association of Food Banks
Session Slideshow: Implementing the ABAWD Time Limit PDF
2019 Freshy Awards
Congratulations to this year’s winners and all of the deserving nominees! PDF
All In, All Together: Ensuring a Successful SSI Eligibility Expansion Through Planning and Partnerships
Kim McCoy Wade, Chief, CalFresh Branch, California Department of Social Services
Mr. Edward Williams, CA4SSI Coalition
Carrie England & April Wick, California Department of Rehabilitation
Margarita Cabral, Ventura County Human Services Agency
Caitlin Docker & Julie Sutherland, Code for America/GetCalFresh.org
Session Slideshow: All In, All Together: Ensuring a Successful SSI Eligibility Expansion Through Planning & Partnerships PDF
Food for All: Protecting and Expanding Food Access for Immigrants
Tracey Patterson, California Food Policy Advocates
Marcela Ruiz, California Department of Social Services
Seciah Aquino, California Immigrant Policy Center
Moderator: Gabby Tilley, California Food Policy Advocates
Session Slideshow: Food for All: Protecting and Expanding Food Access for Immigrants PDF
Have questions, or interested in additional resources and materials from the 2019 CalFresh Forum?
Contact CalFreshForum@cfpa.net
Photo credits: Gabby Tilley, CFPA
Top to bottom: Ty Jones Cox, AARP Foundation / Tracey Patterson, CFPA / Russell Rawlings, Resources for Independent Living & George Manalo-LeClair, CFPA.
