Tips for Connecting Immigrant Families to Nutrition Resources

Our friends at No Kid Hungry put together this info-packed webinar to share policy and practice opportunities for connecting children of immigrants to critical nutrition resources during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. Our presentation highlights the collaborative and intentional effort conducted by members of the California Protecting Immigrant Families coalition to create the Immigrant Health Community Packet, as well as the impressive outreach strategies implemented by our partners at San Diego Hunger Coalition and Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice.

 

Resources from our speakers:

  1. Protecting Immigrant Families- Immigrant Eligibility Guide
  2. FRAC & CBPP P-EBT state specific profiles
  3. Urban Institute - Research Brief Immigrant Serving Organizations Perspectives on COVID-19 Crisis
  4. Urban Institute - Three Principles to Ensure COVID-19 Recovery Information Reaches Immigrant Communities
  5. Nourish California - Immigrant Health Packet
  6. Nourish California - California's Coronavirus Food Security Efforts for Immigrant Californians
  7. Nourish California - CPCA Immigration Resources
  8. San Diego Hunger Coalition - P-EBT Outreach Materials

 

Policy & Practice Opportunities to Support Children of Immigrants During COVID-19 and Beyond
Discussion of existing immigrant-inclusive nutrition supports and what policymakers can do to further promote equitable and inclusive policies, such as Pandemic EBT. National, state, and community-based advocates share their strategies for supporting immigrant communities during the pandemic.

Speakers:
Renato Rocha, Center for Law and Social Policy
Hamutal Bernstein (Ph.D.), Urban Institute
Gabby Tilley, Nourish California
Lyzzeth Mendoza, Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice
Moderator: Monica Gonzales, Share Our Strength