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Nourish California Shares 2023 Farm Bill Priorities with CDFA

October 3, 2022 • Jared Call
On September 30, Nourish California submitted our 2023 Farm Bill priorities to the California Department of Food & Agriculture (CDFA). We urge CDFA to support our recommendations and call on our California Congressional Delegation to work to enact them for the benefit of all Californians who need help putting food on the table. You can read our detailed comments and recommendations here. From small [...]
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Nourish California Public Comment: Serving SNAP Applicants and Participants with Limited English Proficiency

September 28, 2022 • Tia Shimada
On September 9, Nourish California submitted public comment to the Federal Register in response to a proposed rule that seeks comment on a proposed information collection for the contract Serving Supplementation Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Applicants and Participants with Limited English Proficiency (LEP). The purpose of the Servicing SNAP LEP study is “to provide FNS with a comprehensive understanding of the language landscapes in [...]
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Nourish California Public Comment: Collection of Race/Ethnicity Data in SNAP/CalFresh

August 31, 2022 • Tia Shimada
On August 28, Nourish California submitted public comment to the Federal Register in response to a proposed rule that would revise  SNAP/CalFresh policy regarding collection of race/ethnicity data of program applicants and participants. According to USDA, “this rule would remove regulatory language that provides an example that state agencies might collect race and ethnicity data by observation (also referred to as ‘visual observation’) when [...]
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New Policy Brief: Bridging Gaps in CalFresh Enrollment Among Newborn Infants

August 17, 2022 • Michelle Lee
Improving Access to Food Assistance at Birth Background CalFresh is a crucial resource for many families that helps to feed their children and reduce poverty. According to the Public Policy Institute of California, 49 percent of California children receive CalFresh at some point in their first five years of life.  Yet despite its importance in safeguarding families’ health and well-being, more than one in [...]
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Food4All is making headlines!

May 3, 2022 • Jackie Mendelson
Food4All is making headlines. The California Legislature and Governor Newsom announced an agreement on the 2022-2023 state budget on June 26 which includes funding to remove exclusions to food assistance for Californians 55 and older, regardless of immigration status. With this historic investment, California will be the first state in the nation to provide food assistance benefits to older undocumented adults. We will continue [...]
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New Brief: Food Insecurity & Poverty Among California’s Undocumented Immigrants

April 29, 2022 • Tia Shimada
On Friday, April 29, 2022, Nourish California and the California Immigrant Policy Center released a brief that pairs a novel analysis of quantitative data with community voices to demonstrate the impact of food insecurity on California’s undocumented immigrants. Read the full brief. ∗NEW∗ View the infographic. Watch the recording and view the slides. Have questions? Please contact Tia Shimada (tia@nourishca.org).
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Food with Care: Fair pay for child care providers. Free meals for all kids.

January 10, 2022 • Melissa Cannon
The version of the Build Back Better Act approved by the House Committee on Education and Labor would...
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California Snapshot: Build Back Better By Investing in Child Nutrition

September 27, 2021 • Tia Shimada
The version of the Build Back Better Act approved by the House Committee on Education and Labor would...
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Webinar: Child Nutrition Updates and Opportunities for Action

September 16, 2021 • Melissa Cannon
California’s child nutrition programs have seen a lot of change in the last couple of years. With the constantly evolving policy landscape, we know it’s been hard to keep up. To help children’s advocates get up to speed, and understand where their advocacy can be most influential, Nourish California teamed up with the Children’s Advocates Roundtable for a virtual event held on September 16th. [...]
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School Enrollment & Access to School Meals

September 7, 2021 • Tia Shimada
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