5.25.2017 Thanks to your support, we are one step closer to hunger free schools in California! SB 138 (McGuire) passed out of Senate Appropriations Committee with a unanimous, bipartisan 7-0 vote today! SB 138 would more effectively identify low-income students and increase access to school meals by ensuring that the Department of Education and school districts identify students eligible for free and reduced-price school meals with verified Medi-Cal income data and by calling for very high poverty schools to serve breakfast and lunch free of charge to all students.
We are grateful for Senator McGuire’s leadership on SB 138, and thankful that the Senate Appropriations Committee recognized SB 138’s ability to fight the devastating effects of child hunger while increasing the fiscal viability of school nutrition programs.
Perhaps most of all, we are thankful for all of YOU and your tireless advocacy to ensure that California children have the nutrition they need to thrive. SB 138 will need your continued support as it moves to the Senate Floor, and hopefully all the way to the Governor’s desk!
ACT NOW TO LET YOUR SENATORS KNOW YOU SUPPORT SB 138!
1. Email or fax a customized floor alert to your Senators doc
2. Send in an updated letter of support doc
3. Call, email or tweet your support link
To learn more, visit CFPA’s SB 138 page.
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Questions: Contact Elyse Homel Vitale at 510.433.1122 ext 206, or elyse@cfpa.net
