Ask Senate Budget Leaders to Invest in Food4All

Published on May 10, 2021 in CalFresh, Immigrants, State Legislation

Food4All will be discussed in the Senate Budget Subcommittee 3 on Tuesday, May 11th at 1:30pm.

The Food4All Budget Request asks California to modernize the California Food Assistance Program (CFAP) to provide state-funded nutrition benefits to all Californians ineligible for CalFresh solely due to their immigration status. Learn more on the Food4All Campaign Page.

HOW TO MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD

Email your public comment

You can email a public comment in support directly to the Senate Budget Subcommittee #3, Health and Human Services. See sample email below.

To: SBUD.Committee@senate.ca.gov
Subject: Please Include Food4All in the Senate Budget Package

Sample Message: Dear Chairperson Eggman, My name is _____ from _____(either location or organization) and I am writing the Committee to express my support for Food4All in the budget, which would make any person eligible for food assistance if they have the need, regardless of immigration status. [[SHARE YOUR STORY in one or two sentences.]] California needs to end the unjust exclusion of immigrants from our most effective anti-hunger program. Please include Food4All in the Senate budget package. Thank you for hearing this important issue.

Amplify on Social Media

Use our Food4All Social Media toolkit to spread the word! It has everything you need to raise the need for Food4All with your networks and key decision makers: sample tweets and Facebook/Instagram posts, graphics, and target handles.

Social Media Toolkit