Each year, we bring together advocates and thought leaders from across the state to advance fair access to nutritious, affordable food. Our annual flagship events include the CalFresh Forum, Hunger Action Day, and ENACT Day.

Five Reasons to Apply for CEP in 2021

September 10, 202110:00 am - 11:00 am
Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown – Arena and Whova virtual platform
Five Reasons to Apply for CEP in 2021 The Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) is a powerful tool to reach more students with the health and academic benefits of free school meals.  CEP is a federal option that enables eligible schools to serve a healthy breakfast and lunch free of charge to ALL students, decreases administrative burdens, and streamlines meal program operations. Federal waivers allow [...]

Webinar: Sharing Health Information to Address Food Insecurity

August 31, 20219:30 am - 11:00 am
Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown – Arena and Whova virtual platform
Fees for this event have been waived for Nourish California’s partners. To watch the recording (coming soon) for free, you must use the code 1wn083121 at the time of registration. Overview: Addressing food insecurity often requires coordination between health and social service providers, but complex data privacy laws complicate care coordination. The State of California created the State Health Information Guidance Volume 2 to [...]

Interactive Webinar: The State Health Information Guidance (SHIG) Better Connecting Older Adults to Eligible Nutrition Supports

August 26, 202111:00 am
Virtual

June 15th Child Nutrition Listening Session with the Biden Administration

June 15, 202112:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown – Arena and Whova virtual platform
On June 15th California advocates hosted a listening session with Stacy Dean, Deputy Under Secretary for the United States Department of Agriculture’s Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services. During the listening session Dean shared details about the Biden Administration’s child nutrition and WIC priorities and attendees provided input on the most impactful investments to feed California’s children through school meals, WIC, CACFP, and other child [...]

Virtual Town Hall:The “A” in CACFP

June 3, 202111:00 am - 12:15 pm
Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown – Arena and Whova virtual platform
Please join us June 3rd, at 11am, as Nourish California and the CACFP Roundtable hosts a Virtual Town Hall: The “A” in CACFP.We will discuss ways to leverage the lessor known Adult component of CACFP in the fight to decrease adult food insecurity in California.

California Office of Health Information Integrity (CalOHII) Webinar on the SHIG 2.0.

May 20, 20211:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown – Arena and Whova virtual platform
Please join CalOHII and Nourish California as we share the SHIG 2.0, a helpful tool for navigating the confusing patchwork of privacy rules that govern health information sharing in California. The SHIG 2.0 represents the state of California’s authoritative guidance on when, where, and why patient information can and should be exchanged between healthcare providers and providers of nutrition and food services. 

Tools to Optimize CEP Grouping & Funding

April 27, 202111:00 am - 12:15 pm
Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown – Arena and Whova virtual platform
Since the COVID-19 Crisis started, school districts have distributed millions of free meals to kids and teenagers to fight hunger in California. However, the federal flexibilities that have allowed schools to feed all children might expire soon. The Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) can be a powerful tool to preserve this important benefit for students as they go back to school. CEP is a provision [...]

ENACT Day 2021

April 30, 202110:00 am - 3:00 pm
Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown – Arena and Whova virtual platform
ENACT Day is an annual advocacy event bringing communities together from across the state to learn how policy and grassroots advocacy can help build a healthy, equitable California. No experience needed! ENACT Day helps attendees understand the policy process, what California legislators are considering in 2021, and how to share their stories to drive change. All information will be presenting bilingually in English and Spanish. ENACT Day 2021  –  April 30th Virtual [...]

Food4All Campaign Kick-Off Meeting

January 28, 202110:00 am - 11:30 am
Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown – Arena and Whova virtual platform
Food4All Campaign Kick-Off Meeting Nourish California in partnership with the California Immigrant Policy Center (CIPC) is excited to announce the launch of the Food4All Campaign. The goal of this statewide legislative campaign is to modernize the California Food Assistance Program (CFAP) to provide state-funded food assistance to ALL Californians, regardless of their immigration status. Please join us for our Campaign Kick-Off meeting to learn [...]

California Hunger Action Coalition Week of Advocacy

January 21, 20219:30 am - 4:00 pm
Holiday Inn Sacramento Downtown – Arena and Whova virtual platform
Join the California Hunger Action Coalition for a week of advocacy to dismantle the injustices that perpetuate hunger in our state. The week of advocacy is a FREE event that brings together people from across California to learn about policy strategies to improve food security and speak directly with California legislators and their staff about policy solutions. The event kicks off with a Hunger [...]