2.15.2018. Will you join us in showing support for #FoodWithCare? Next month the State Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Education will meet to discuss funding for early education. Join us in Sacramento as we ask the state to prioritize access to food in child care within the state budget: 9am on March 13, 2018 at the State Capitol, Room 447. Add your name to the list of organizations in support of investing in early childhood nutrition. link
Today, 1 in 8 California households struggle to afford enough food. Disproportionately, they are low-income households of color. Many include young children. Our state invests in low-income children through school meals, but does not provide similar funding to support our youngest learners. In 2012, 85% of child care centers and family child care homes that served healthy meals to children through the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) lost state funding – even though virtually all of the children they serve live in poverty. Following the cut, thousands of children lost access to healthy meals served through the CACFP.
After a decade of budget crises and dire fiscal conditions for the field of early childhood, California has finally turned the page. Policymakers have the opportunity to rebuild our state’s early childhood system to support the future of California’s children. For just $16.7 million the state can support the provision of over 72 million meals annually to low-income children in child care.
Show Your Support for Food with Care.
Learn more about the campaign: Visit www.cfpa.net/foodwithcare
Questions: Contact Melissa Cannon at 510.433.1122 ext 102, or melissa@cfpa.net
