Senator Scott Wiener (San Francisco) has introduced Senate Bill 900 — the California Fruit and Vegetable EBT Pilot Project bill. CFPA is proud to be co-sponsoring SB 900 with the San Francisco Bay Area Planning and Urban Research Association (SPUR). This legislation would enable the CalFresh EBT system to integrate supplemental nutrition benefits that incentivize California-grown produce purchases, and would pilot community-based initiatives to earn and redeem supplemental nutrition benefits via EBT at grocery stores and farmers’ markets.
Fight Hunger & Support California Agriculture: CalFresh helps over 4 million people put food on the table. Despite the reach of CalFresh, the federal benefit levels limit the ability to purchase healthy foods. Supplemental nutrition incentive programs provide matching dollars tied to the purchase of California-grown vegetables and fruit. These programs operate locally across the state to make purchasing California-grown fruits and vegetables more affordable for low-income Californians.
For these efforts to reach their full potential for people, farms, and the economy, we must integrate California fruit and vegetable benefits into the CalFresh EBT card, which is widely accepted by food retailers statewide. We can advance our state systems to support food security, health and agriculture.
To learn more, visit CFPA’s SB 900 page.
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Questions: Contact Tracey Patterson at 510.433.1122 ext 101, or tracey@cfpa.net
