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Nourish Newsletter | I’ve Been Thinking About Juneteenth, Food with Care (SB 1481) Passes Assembly Human Services! & Much More
Published on Jun 24, 2022
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 substantively dismantle structural racism."
Listen to the full audio message on our website.
Food with Care (SB 1481) Heads to Assembly Education, Show Your Support Today!
After passing Assembly Human Services on an unanimous, 7-0 vote, SB 1481 (Becker) is headed to its next hearing in the Assembly Education Committee.
Food with Care (SB 1481) Passes Assembly Human Services!
Thanks to your advocacy, we are one step closer to free meals for all kids in preschool and child care.
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.
Tweets of the Week
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We're excited to partner with @childrenatrisk, @TxFLC & @KidsPartnership in this year’s National Immigration Summit taking place today! Our Senior Advocate, Betzabel Estudillo, will be discussing the impact of food insecurity in CA and the importance of the #Food4All campaign. Engage
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NEW! Check out the infographic about our research brief on Food Insecurity Among Undocumented Immigrants in CA with @UCLAchpr & @CALimmigrant. #Food4All means all have access to the food they need - today, 45% of undocumented immigrants don't. Read more: https://nourishca.org/food4all-briefs/. Engage
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@SenJoshBecker: Big TYs to Laura Diaz of Diaz Family Child Care, Kameron Mims Jones of @Nourish_CA for testifying about kids who are in care all day & into the dinner hour as parents work & care givers who buy food with their own $ so kids don’t go hungry. @CACFPRoundtable #SB1481 #FoodWithCare. Engage
Instagram Post of the Week
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We are excited to share our final #Food4All Mini-grant Partner ➡️ Visión y Compromiso (VyC)! 🌞 Engage
Nourish in the News
California’s plan to provide food assistance to undocumented residents leaves some out, CalMatters.
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