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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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Fact Sheet

AB 290 Fact Sheet

November 28, 2012 • Elyse Homel Vitale
Fact Sheet about the bill, prepared by CFPA. PDF
Report

School Meals Analysis 2010-11

November 15, 2012 • Markell Lewis
Participation data for school lunch and school breakfast link
Fact Sheet

Improving the CalFresh Enrollment  Process for Applicants

August 3, 2012 • Yolanda Anguiano
8.3.2012 CFPA has taken significant steps toward developing coalition recruitment tools. In order to establish a clear definition and common vocabulary around the ideal CalFresh client experience, CFPA assembled
Blog•Brief

NEW BRIEF – Fulfilling the Promise of Free Water in K-12 Schools

August 1, 2012 • Ariana Oliva
8.1.2012 UCSF in collaboration with Change Lab Solutions and CFPA released a policy brief titled, Fulfilling the Promise of Free Water in K-12 Schools. 
Report

Just Released- Health Policy Brief on Food Insecurity in CA

July 9, 2012 • Kerry Birnbach
7.9.2012 A new brief by CFPA and the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research analyzes statewide, regional, and county measures of food insecurity from 2007-2009, when nearly 4 million Californians experienced food insecurity.
Brief

Health Policy Brief 2012: Food Insecurity in CA

July 9, 2012 • Kerry Birnbach
Measuring statewide and county rates of food insecurity among low-income Californians in 2007 – 2009. link
Report

School's Out, Who Ate? 2012

June 21, 2012 • Tia Shimada
A Report on Summer Nutrition in California link
Report

Providing Water With Meals is Not a Concern for Young Children

June 18, 2012 • Elyse Homel Vitale
RWJF-HER Commissioned Analysis, 2012 PDF
Report

Lost Dollars, Empty Plates 2012

April 13, 2012 • Tia Shimada
The Impact of CalFresh Participation on California’s State and Local Economies link
Fact Sheet

AB 1872 Fact Sheet

February 24, 2012 • Elyse Homel Vitale
Fact Sheet from CFPA on the bill PDF
Report

Program Access Index (PAI) 2012

February 8, 2012 • Tia Shimada
Measuring County CalFresh Performance in 2010 link
Report

Just Released: PAI and Lost Dollars, Empty Plates

February 8, 2012 • Tia Shimada
2.8.2011 Today CFPA released new editions of the Program Access Index analysis and Lost Dollars, Empty Plates report.These publications provide key county- and state-level data.
Fact Sheet

AB 1781 Fact Sheet

January 4, 2012 • Markell Lewis
Fact Sheet from CFPA on the bill PDF
Fact Sheet

AB 1678

January 4, 2012 • Tia Shimada
CFPA’s fact sheet on curbing mobile vending to kids PDF
Fact Sheet

AB 1594 Fact Sheet

December 15, 2011 • Alexis Fernandez
CFPA prepared fact sheet  PDF
Fact Sheet

Increases in CalFresh Participation 2006-2011

November 15, 2011 • George Manalo-LeClair
County-by County Increases in CalFresh Participation Two-page PDF
Report

An Opportunity to Boost Senior Participation in CalFresh

October 19, 2011 • Kerry Birnbach
The Potential of Targeted Enrollment Among Social Security Recipients Executive Summary PDF  Full Report PDF
Fact Sheet

Statewide School Meal Statistics

June 20, 2011 • Tia Shimada
Participation data for school lunch and school breakfast (2009-10) PDF
Fact Sheet

AB 6 Fact Sheets

June 17, 2011 • Alexis Fernandez
CFPA prepared fact sheets: Semi-Annual Reporting PDFFinger Imaging PDF“Heat and Eat” PDF
Fact Sheet

AB 839 Fact Sheet

June 17, 2011 • Tia Shimada
CFPA’s fact sheet on AB 839 PDF
Report

School's Out, Who Ate? 2011

June 15, 2011 • George Manalo-LeClair
A Report on Summer Nutrition in California link
Fact Sheet

AB 69 Fact Sheet

June 2, 2011 • George Manalo-LeClair
Fact sheet from CFPA on the bill PDF
Report

Program Access Index (PAI) 2011

February 1, 2011 • George Manalo-LeClair
Measuring County Specific CalFresh Performance in 2009 link
Report

A Growing Gap: The Status of CACFP in Los Angeles

January 15, 2011 • George Manalo-LeClair
Full Report, 2010 PDF
Report

Lost Dollars, Empty Plates 2010

November 1, 2010 • George Manalo-LeClair
The Impact of CalFresh Participation on California’s State and Local Economies link
Fact Sheet

AB 290 Fact Sheet

November 28, 2012 • Elyse Homel Vitale
Fact Sheet about the bill, prepared by CFPA. PDF
Report

School Meals Analysis 2010-11

November 15, 2012 • Markell Lewis
Participation data for school lunch and school breakfast link
Fact Sheet

Improving the CalFresh Enrollment  Process for Applicants

August 3, 2012 • Yolanda Anguiano
8.3.2012 CFPA has taken significant steps toward developing coalition recruitment tools. In order to establish a clear definition and common vocabulary around the ideal CalFresh client experience, CFPA assembled
Blog•Brief

NEW BRIEF – Fulfilling the Promise of Free Water in K-12 Schools

August 1, 2012 • Ariana Oliva
8.1.2012 UCSF in collaboration with Change Lab Solutions and CFPA released a policy brief titled, Fulfilling the Promise of Free Water in K-12 Schools. 
Report

Just Released- Health Policy Brief on Food Insecurity in CA

July 9, 2012 • Kerry Birnbach
7.9.2012 A new brief by CFPA and the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research analyzes statewide, regional, and county measures of food insecurity from 2007-2009, when nearly 4 million Californians experienced food insecurity.
Brief

Health Policy Brief 2012: Food Insecurity in CA

July 9, 2012 • Kerry Birnbach
Measuring statewide and county rates of food insecurity among low-income Californians in 2007 – 2009. link
Report

School's Out, Who Ate? 2012

June 21, 2012 • Tia Shimada
A Report on Summer Nutrition in California link
Report

Providing Water With Meals is Not a Concern for Young Children

June 18, 2012 • Elyse Homel Vitale
RWJF-HER Commissioned Analysis, 2012 PDF
Report

Lost Dollars, Empty Plates 2012

April 13, 2012 • Tia Shimada
The Impact of CalFresh Participation on California’s State and Local Economies link
Fact Sheet

AB 1872 Fact Sheet

February 24, 2012 • Elyse Homel Vitale
Fact Sheet from CFPA on the bill PDF
Report

Program Access Index (PAI) 2012

February 8, 2012 • Tia Shimada
Measuring County CalFresh Performance in 2010 link
Report

Just Released: PAI and Lost Dollars, Empty Plates

February 8, 2012 • Tia Shimada
2.8.2011 Today CFPA released new editions of the Program Access Index analysis and Lost Dollars, Empty Plates report.These publications provide key county- and state-level data.
Fact Sheet

AB 1781 Fact Sheet

January 4, 2012 • Markell Lewis
Fact Sheet from CFPA on the bill PDF
Fact Sheet

AB 1678

January 4, 2012 • Tia Shimada
CFPA’s fact sheet on curbing mobile vending to kids PDF
Fact Sheet

AB 1594 Fact Sheet

December 15, 2011 • Alexis Fernandez
CFPA prepared fact sheet  PDF
Fact Sheet

Increases in CalFresh Participation 2006-2011

November 15, 2011 • George Manalo-LeClair
County-by County Increases in CalFresh Participation Two-page PDF
Report

An Opportunity to Boost Senior Participation in CalFresh

October 19, 2011 • Kerry Birnbach
The Potential of Targeted Enrollment Among Social Security Recipients Executive Summary PDF  Full Report PDF
Fact Sheet

Statewide School Meal Statistics

June 20, 2011 • Tia Shimada
Participation data for school lunch and school breakfast (2009-10) PDF
Fact Sheet

AB 6 Fact Sheets

June 17, 2011 • Alexis Fernandez
CFPA prepared fact sheets: Semi-Annual Reporting PDFFinger Imaging PDF“Heat and Eat” PDF
Fact Sheet

AB 839 Fact Sheet

June 17, 2011 • Tia Shimada
CFPA’s fact sheet on AB 839 PDF
Report

School's Out, Who Ate? 2011

June 15, 2011 • George Manalo-LeClair
A Report on Summer Nutrition in California link
Fact Sheet

AB 69 Fact Sheet

June 2, 2011 • George Manalo-LeClair
Fact sheet from CFPA on the bill PDF
Report

Program Access Index (PAI) 2011

February 1, 2011 • George Manalo-LeClair
Measuring County Specific CalFresh Performance in 2009 link
Report

A Growing Gap: The Status of CACFP in Los Angeles

January 15, 2011 • George Manalo-LeClair
Full Report, 2010 PDF
Report

Lost Dollars, Empty Plates 2010

November 1, 2010 • George Manalo-LeClair
The Impact of CalFresh Participation on California’s State and Local Economies link

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