Fact Sheet

SB 1417 Fact Sheet: Invest in School Meals for All

April 6, 2020 • Jared Call
School meals are a vital source of nutritious food for our millions of students whose families struggle to make ends meet. In times of crisis, school meals continue to be an essential resource. Across our state, more than 2 million children live in food-insecure households. Without effective action, these numbers will grow in the face of COVID-19 and its aftermath.
Report

Addressing Barriers to Immigrant Food Access in California

March 1, 2020 • Nourish California
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) convened the Food for All Stakeholder Workgroup to identify how the State and local entities can strengthen California’s food assistance safety net for all low-income Californians by removing barriers that exclude immigrants.
Fact Sheet

Struggling to Make Ends Meet: Food Insecurity in CA

February 24, 2020 • Jared Call
Across California, 4.7 million adults and 2.0 million children live in low-income households affected by food insecurity. Food insecurity means having limited, uncertain, or inconsistent access to the quality and quantity of food that is necessary to live a healthy life. Having sustained access to enough food is tied to positive social, physical, and mental health outcomes.
Report

Address Senior Hunger by Maximizing CalFresh

Nourish California, CA Association of Food Banks, Justice in Aging, Western Center on Law & Poverty • January 22, 2020 • Jared Call
California has committed to developing a Master Plan for Aging in order to meet the needs of older adults today and for generations to come. The state has outlined four broad goals that the plan should accomplish.
Fact Sheet

Fund Food With Care 2020

January 13, 2020 • Melissa Cannon
Eight years ago, preschool and child care providers lost access to the funding necessary to put food on the table for our youngest students.
Fact Sheet

AB 842 Fact Sheet

April 23, 2019 • Melissa Cannon
Wherever a child attends school, they need access to the basic resources that support their success, including nutritious meals. Recognizing this, California passed a law in 1975 to protect children from hunger by guaranteeing all eligible, low-income K-12th grade public school students access to at least one free or low-cost meal each school day.
Fact Sheet

AB 842 Fact Sheet (Spanish)

April 23, 2019 • Melissa Cannon
Donde sea que niñas y niños asistan a la escuela, necesitan tener acceso a los recursos básicos que apoyan su éxito, incluidas comidas nutritivas.
Fact Sheet

AB 1508 Fact Sheet

April 19, 2019 • Jared Call
All students deserve to reach their full potential. Unfortunately, too many children don’t have enough food at home—they arrive at school hungry, struggling to pay attention in class.
Fact Sheet

AB 1508 Fact Sheet

April 16, 2019 • Tia Shimada
Across California, 4.7 million adults and 2.0 million children live in low-income households affected by food insecurity. Food insecurity means having limited, uncertain, or inconsistent access to the quality and quantity of food that is necessary to live a healthy life. Having sustained access to enough food is tied to positive social, physical, and mental health outcomes.
Fact Sheet

2019 Food Insecurity Factsheet

April 16, 2019 • Tia Shimada
Across California, 4.7 million adults and 2.0 million children live in low-income households affected by food insecurity. Food insecurity means having limited, uncertain, or inconsistent access to the quality and quantity of food that is necessary to live a healthy life. Having sustained access to enough food is tied to positive social, physical, and mental health outcomes.
Fact Sheet

SB 900 Fact Sheet

January 16, 2018 • Jared Call
Fact sheet prepared by CFPA PDF
Brief

After School Programs and Meals Brief

January 16, 2018 • Anna Colby
Across California, low-income, working families are struggling to meet their basic needs. Most of the 2.1 million California children living in poverty are in working families. After school programs support these families by providing healthy foods and a safe place for children to learn and be active while their parents work.
Report

Program Access Index (PAI) 2017

November 15, 2017 • Jared Call
Measuring County Specific CalFresh Performance in 2015 link
Brief

Back to School, Back to Basics

October 27, 2017 • Tia Shimada
A brief about inequity in public schools and meeting students’ needs in order for them learn, grow, and succeed PDF
Brief

School Breakfast: Reducing Absenteeism & Supporting Success

September 20, 2017 • Anna Colby
Policy brief on school breakfast as a support for student attendance and success link
Report

Increasing CalFresh Participation through Medi-Cal In-Reach

August 25, 2017 • Jared Call
Report by SF-Marin Food Bank and the Alliance to Transform CalFresh PDF
Report

School's Out…Who Ate? 2017

June 30, 2017 • Anna Colby
A Report on Summer Nutrition in California link
Presentation•Report

Summer Hunger & Immigrant Families

June 30, 2017 • Jared Call
California Food Policy Advocates, working with PerryUndem, conducted four focus groups with Latino parents of children who participate in low-cost or free school breakfast and lunch programs. All parents in this study are either in mixed status families or are themselves undocumented.
Report

Just Released: School's Out…Who Ate? 2017

June 13, 2017 • Anna Colby
6.13.2017 For many, summertime brings up picturesque images of sunshine, fun and relaxation. For California’s low-income kids, however, summer may come with a burden.
Report

Early Access to Healthy Foods: Trends in California’s Child and Adult Care Food Program 2010 to 2016

April 25, 2017 • Jared Call
CFPA analysis of data over a six-year span to evaluate CACFP access and participation trends. PDF
Fact Sheet

SB 782 Fact Sheet

April 18, 2017 • Melissa Cannon
Fact sheet prepared by CFPA. PDF
Fact Sheet

Invest in Safe Water Fact Sheet

March 21, 2017 • Hector Gutierrez
Fact sheet prepared by CFPA PDF
Report

Child Care Cuts Hurt Access to Healthy Foods

March 20, 2017 • Elyse Homel Vitale
3.20.2017 Working families with young children in California have diminishing access to a nutrition program, the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), which reimburses child care providers for serving healthy meals
Fact Sheet

AB 164 Fact Sheet

February 2, 2017 • Tracey Patterson
Fact sheet prepared by CFPA PDF
Fact Sheet

SB 138 Fact Sheet

February 1, 2017 • Elyse Homel Vitale
Fact sheet prepared by CFPA. PDF
Fact Sheet

SB 138's Equity Impact

February 1, 2017 • Tracey Patterson
Fact Sheet prepared by CFPA. PDF
Brief

New Policy Brief: Water in California

December 22, 2016 • Hector Gutierrez
12.22.2016 Today, CFPA released a new policy brief that presents policy recommendations to increase water access and improve water quality for low-income Californians.
Report

Southern California Child Care Case Studies and Survey Highlights

December 19, 2016 • Hector Gutierrez
12.19.2016 Today, CFPA is releasing survey findings and child care case studies that highlight ways in which family child care homes in Southern California are supporting child nutrition.
Report

Lost Dollars, Empty Plates 2016

December 14, 2016 • Jared Call
The impact of CalFresh on California’s state and local economies link
Report

Program Access Index (PAI) 2016

December 14, 2016 • Jared Call
Measuring County Specific CalFresh Performance in 2014 link
Brief

Water Access Policy Scan

December 6, 2016 • Hector Gutierrez
12.06.2016 A policy scan documenting policy options for increasing water access and improving water quality in schools and other community settings. XLS
Fact Sheet

Count me in! Paperless Enrollment in School Meals

December 1, 2016 • Elyse Homel Vitale
12.01.2016 CFPA recently guest-blogged on Partnership for Children and Youth’s Community Schools Network blog about the connection between community schools’s comprehensive support for students and Medicaid Direct Certification
Report

Seniors and the CalFresh Medical Expense Deduction

November 21, 2016 • Jared Call
Policy Opportunities to Increase Nutrition Benefits for Low-Income Seniors in California PDF
Report

Screening and Interventions for Food Insecurity in Health Care 2016

September 7, 2016 • Melissa Cannon
A report on food insecurity screening and intervention practices in California PDF
Fact Sheet

High Impact Nutrition Standards, Feasible for Use in Family Child Care 2016

August 18, 2016 • Melissa Cannon
A policy brief introducing nutrition standards for family child care PDF
Fact Sheet

SB 900 Fact Sheet

January 16, 2018 • Jared Call
Fact sheet prepared by CFPA PDF
Brief

After School Programs and Meals Brief

January 16, 2018 • Anna Colby
Across California, low-income, working families are struggling to meet their basic needs. Most of the 2.1 million California children living in poverty are in working families. After school programs support these families by providing healthy foods and a safe place for children to learn and be active while their parents work.
Report

Program Access Index (PAI) 2017

November 15, 2017 • Jared Call
Measuring County Specific CalFresh Performance in 2015 link
Brief

Back to School, Back to Basics

October 27, 2017 • Tia Shimada
A brief about inequity in public schools and meeting students’ needs in order for them learn, grow, and succeed PDF
Brief

School Breakfast: Reducing Absenteeism & Supporting Success

September 20, 2017 • Anna Colby
Policy brief on school breakfast as a support for student attendance and success link
Report

Increasing CalFresh Participation through Medi-Cal In-Reach

August 25, 2017 • Jared Call
Report by SF-Marin Food Bank and the Alliance to Transform CalFresh PDF
Report

School's Out…Who Ate? 2017

June 30, 2017 • Anna Colby
A Report on Summer Nutrition in California link
Presentation•Report

Summer Hunger & Immigrant Families

June 30, 2017 • Jared Call
California Food Policy Advocates, working with PerryUndem, conducted four focus groups with Latino parents of children who participate in low-cost or free school breakfast and lunch programs. All parents in this study are either in mixed status families or are themselves undocumented.
Report

Just Released: School's Out…Who Ate? 2017

June 13, 2017 • Anna Colby
6.13.2017 For many, summertime brings up picturesque images of sunshine, fun and relaxation. For California’s low-income kids, however, summer may come with a burden.
Report

Early Access to Healthy Foods: Trends in California’s Child and Adult Care Food Program 2010 to 2016

April 25, 2017 • Jared Call
CFPA analysis of data over a six-year span to evaluate CACFP access and participation trends. PDF
Fact Sheet

SB 782 Fact Sheet

April 18, 2017 • Melissa Cannon
Fact sheet prepared by CFPA. PDF
Fact Sheet

Invest in Safe Water Fact Sheet

March 21, 2017 • Hector Gutierrez
Fact sheet prepared by CFPA PDF
Report

Child Care Cuts Hurt Access to Healthy Foods

March 20, 2017 • Elyse Homel Vitale
3.20.2017 Working families with young children in California have diminishing access to a nutrition program, the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), which reimburses child care providers for serving healthy meals
Fact Sheet

AB 164 Fact Sheet

February 2, 2017 • Tracey Patterson
Fact sheet prepared by CFPA PDF
Fact Sheet

SB 138 Fact Sheet

February 1, 2017 • Elyse Homel Vitale
Fact sheet prepared by CFPA. PDF
Fact Sheet

SB 138's Equity Impact

February 1, 2017 • Tracey Patterson
Fact Sheet prepared by CFPA. PDF
Brief

New Policy Brief: Water in California

December 22, 2016 • Hector Gutierrez
12.22.2016 Today, CFPA released a new policy brief that presents policy recommendations to increase water access and improve water quality for low-income Californians.
Report

Southern California Child Care Case Studies and Survey Highlights

December 19, 2016 • Hector Gutierrez
12.19.2016 Today, CFPA is releasing survey findings and child care case studies that highlight ways in which family child care homes in Southern California are supporting child nutrition.
Report

Lost Dollars, Empty Plates 2016

December 14, 2016 • Jared Call
The impact of CalFresh on California’s state and local economies link
Report

Program Access Index (PAI) 2016

December 14, 2016 • Jared Call
Measuring County Specific CalFresh Performance in 2014 link
Brief

Water Access Policy Scan

December 6, 2016 • Hector Gutierrez
12.06.2016 A policy scan documenting policy options for increasing water access and improving water quality in schools and other community settings. XLS
Fact Sheet

Count me in! Paperless Enrollment in School Meals

December 1, 2016 • Elyse Homel Vitale
12.01.2016 CFPA recently guest-blogged on Partnership for Children and Youth’s Community Schools Network blog about the connection between community schools’s comprehensive support for students and Medicaid Direct Certification
Report

Seniors and the CalFresh Medical Expense Deduction

November 21, 2016 • Jared Call
Policy Opportunities to Increase Nutrition Benefits for Low-Income Seniors in California PDF
Report

Screening and Interventions for Food Insecurity in Health Care 2016

September 7, 2016 • Melissa Cannon
A report on food insecurity screening and intervention practices in California PDF
Fact Sheet

High Impact Nutrition Standards, Feasible for Use in Family Child Care 2016

August 18, 2016 • Melissa Cannon
A policy brief introducing nutrition standards for family child care PDF

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