Report

Enrolling Medi-Cal Participants in CalFresh: What Works? Lessons from County-Level Experimentation in California and National Research

April 9, 2019 • Jared Call
Report by the Alliance to Transform CalFresh PDF
Fact Sheet

SB 499 Fact Sheet

February 26, 2019 • Elyse Homel Vitale
School meals can help students get the food they need to learn and grow, while also offering a major support to families struggling to make ends meet. California has seen improvements in access to school meals, but two major barriers persist – stigma and quality of food.
Fact Sheet

SB 499 Fact Sheet (Spanish)

February 26, 2019 • Tracey Patterson
Comidas escolares pueden ayudar a estudiantes obtener los alimentos necesarios para aprender y crecer, mientras también ofrecen apoyo a las familias que luchan para sobrevivir. California ha visto mejorías en el acceso a comidas escolares, pero dos barreras importantes persisten- estigma y la calidad de los alimentos.
Fact Sheet

SB 285 Fact Sheet (English & Spanish)

February 14, 2019 • Jared Call
CalFresh is our largest and most effective nutrition and anti-poverty program. However, there are nearly 2 million Californians who are eligible for CalFresh—but not receiving benefits. And only 19 percent of eligible seniors participate in the program. We can, and must, do better.
Fact Sheet

Summer Hunger in California

February 14, 2019 • Tia Shimada
Nearly two million children across California live in poverty: their families struggle meet basic needs such as food, housing, and healthcare. When school is out, many children lose access to a critical source of nutritious, affordable meals. The loss of school meals, especially for children living in poverty, can increase the risk of hunger and food insecurity.
Report

Lost Dollars, Empty Plates 2019

February 14, 2019 • Jared Call
This Lost Dollars, Empty Plates analysis examines the effect that increased participation in CalFresh would have on state, local, and household budgets.
Report

Access to Food in Early Care Continues to Decline

January 11, 2019 • Elyse Homel Vitale
The CACFP is an important component of child care. At its core, it is a nutrition program that provides funding for healthy meals and snacks served to children in early care and other authorized facilities. In addition to making early care programs healthier, more affordable for low-income families, and more financially sustainable for providers, the CACFP is also linked to improved quality of care.
Fact Sheet

2018 State Legislative Review: Progress!

October 9, 2018 • Tracey Patterson
While we remain vigilant in our federal advocacy to protect the anti-hunger safety net, some great progress was made to increase access to affordable, nutritious food through 2018 California legislation!
Report

Immigrant Families & Food Insecurity

October 1, 2018 • Nourish California
PerryUndem, in partnership with California Food Policy Advocates (CFPA), conducted two focus groups with Latinx parents in mixed-immigration-status families and one focus group with service providers who work with the Asian Pacific Islander (API) immigrant community.
Fact Sheet

Factsheet: SSI CalFresh Expansion

August 30, 2018 • Jared Call
Factsheet Prepared by CFPA: Opportunities to Improve CalFresh Enrollment PDF
Fact Sheet

High Impact Nutrition Standards

August 18, 2016 • Melissa Cannon
08.18.2016 Today, CFPA released a fact sheet introducing high impact nutrition standards that account for the practical realities faced by licensed family child care home providers.
Fact Sheet

Check out the Water First Toolkit

July 5, 2016 • Hector Gutierrez
7.5.2016  Need resources to help get a water program off the ground? Check out the Water First Toolkit! This new resource will help you to design and implement activities and messaging to promote water intake at  various community sites.
Report

School Meal Analysis: 2014-15

June 15, 2016 • Jared Call
CFPA’s analysis of school lunch and school breakfast participation link
Publications•Report

School’s Out, Who Ate? 2016

June 15, 2016 • Jared Call
A Report on Summer Nutrition in California link
Report

School's Out…Who Ate? 2016

June 15, 2016 • Jared Call
A Report on Summer Nutrition in California link
Report

Just Released: School's Out…Who Ate? 2016

June 15, 2016 • Anna Colby
6.15.2016 California’s summer nutrition gap affected over 1.7 million of our state’s most vulnerable children and youth last summer. CFPA’s latest School’s Out…Who Ate? report
Fact Sheet

Fact Sheet: Invest in School Breakfast

January 23, 2016 • Tracey Patterson
Fact sheet prepared by CFPA PDF
Fact Sheet

The School Breakfast Program: Basics

January 22, 2016 • Tia Shimada
What it is and how it works PDF
Fact Sheet

AB 2099: Safe Drinking Water Fact Sheet

January 18, 2016 • Tracey Patterson
Fact sheet prepared by CFPA. PDF
Fact Sheet

AB 2054: SEBTC for California Fact Sheet

January 18, 2016 • Tracey Patterson
Bill fact sheet prepared by CFPA. PDF
Fact Sheet

Charter School Meals Fact Sheet

January 18, 2016 • Tracey Patterson
Fact sheet prepared by CFPA. PDF
Report

Lost Dollars, Empty Plates 2015

October 8, 2015 • Jared Call
The impact of CalFresh on California’s state and local economies link
Report

Program Access Index (PAI) 2015

June 26, 2015 • Jared Call
Measuring County Specific CalFresh Performance in 2013 link
Report

Drinking Water in CA Child Care Sites Before and After 2011-12 Beverage Policy

June 25, 2015 • Jared Call
“Impact of the 2011-12 Beverage Policy on Drinking Water in California Child Care,” Preventing Chronic Disease Public Health Research, Practice, and Policy – Volume 12, E 89, June 2015 PDF
Report

School's Out…Who Ate? 2015

June 18, 2015 • Tia Shimada
A Report on Summer Nutrition in California link
Report

Just Released: School's Out…Who Ate? 2015

June 18, 2015 • Jared Call
6.18.2015 California’s summer nutrition gap affected nearly two million of our state’s most vulnerable children and youth last summer. CFPA’s latest School’s Out…Who Ate? report
Fact Sheet

Direct Certification with Medicaid

May 5, 2015 • Elyse Homel Vitale
Fact sheet on statewide demo. PDF Infographic. link
Fact Sheet

Benefits of Universal Free Meals

May 3, 2015 • Tracey Patterson
Fact sheet prepared by CFPA PDF
Fact Sheet

AB 1240 Fact Sheet

March 2, 2015 • Alexis Fernandez
Fact sheet prepared by CFPA. PDF
Fact Sheet

AB 292 Time to Eat Fact Sheet

February 3, 2015 • Alexis Fernandez
Fact sheet prepared by CFPA. PDF
Press Release•Publications•Report

Assessing New Approaches to CalFresh: A Survey

January 6, 2015 • Alexis Fernandez
A survey of low-income Californians finds favorable views of CalFresh and public efforts to support healthy eating. link
Report

The 2014 Drought: Implications for Food Security

December 2, 2014 • Elyse Homel Vitale
A report on the drought’s possible impacts and recommended actions link
Fact Sheet

Summer EBT Facts

November 18, 2014 • Tia Shimada
The Benefits & How It Works PDF
Fact Sheet

Feeding Students, Not Trash Cans

October 15, 2014 • Tracey Patterson
10.15.2014 CFPA has published a fact sheet highlighting policies and practices aimed at minimizing school food waste and optimizing student consumption of school meals.
Brief

POLICY BRIEF: Healthy School Meals Made with USDA Foods

September 30, 2014 • Tracey Patterson
9.30.14 CFPA has issued a policy brief urging federal and state leaders to better support the fresh preparation of school meals with minimally processed USDA Foods. The brief is accompanied by a summary and recommendations for school districts.
Fact Sheet

High Impact Nutrition Standards

August 18, 2016 • Melissa Cannon
08.18.2016 Today, CFPA released a fact sheet introducing high impact nutrition standards that account for the practical realities faced by licensed family child care home providers.
Fact Sheet

Check out the Water First Toolkit

July 5, 2016 • Hector Gutierrez
7.5.2016  Need resources to help get a water program off the ground? Check out the Water First Toolkit! This new resource will help you to design and implement activities and messaging to promote water intake at  various community sites.
Report

School Meal Analysis: 2014-15

June 15, 2016 • Jared Call
CFPA’s analysis of school lunch and school breakfast participation link
Publications•Report

School’s Out, Who Ate? 2016

June 15, 2016 • Jared Call
A Report on Summer Nutrition in California link
Report

School's Out…Who Ate? 2016

June 15, 2016 • Jared Call
A Report on Summer Nutrition in California link
Report

Just Released: School's Out…Who Ate? 2016

June 15, 2016 • Anna Colby
6.15.2016 California’s summer nutrition gap affected over 1.7 million of our state’s most vulnerable children and youth last summer. CFPA’s latest School’s Out…Who Ate? report
Fact Sheet

Fact Sheet: Invest in School Breakfast

January 23, 2016 • Tracey Patterson
Fact sheet prepared by CFPA PDF
Fact Sheet

The School Breakfast Program: Basics

January 22, 2016 • Tia Shimada
What it is and how it works PDF
Fact Sheet

AB 2099: Safe Drinking Water Fact Sheet

January 18, 2016 • Tracey Patterson
Fact sheet prepared by CFPA. PDF
Fact Sheet

AB 2054: SEBTC for California Fact Sheet

January 18, 2016 • Tracey Patterson
Bill fact sheet prepared by CFPA. PDF
Fact Sheet

Charter School Meals Fact Sheet

January 18, 2016 • Tracey Patterson
Fact sheet prepared by CFPA. PDF
Report

Lost Dollars, Empty Plates 2015

October 8, 2015 • Jared Call
The impact of CalFresh on California’s state and local economies link
Report

Program Access Index (PAI) 2015

June 26, 2015 • Jared Call
Measuring County Specific CalFresh Performance in 2013 link
Report

Drinking Water in CA Child Care Sites Before and After 2011-12 Beverage Policy

June 25, 2015 • Jared Call
“Impact of the 2011-12 Beverage Policy on Drinking Water in California Child Care,” Preventing Chronic Disease Public Health Research, Practice, and Policy – Volume 12, E 89, June 2015 PDF
Report

School's Out…Who Ate? 2015

June 18, 2015 • Tia Shimada
A Report on Summer Nutrition in California link
Report

Just Released: School's Out…Who Ate? 2015

June 18, 2015 • Jared Call
6.18.2015 California’s summer nutrition gap affected nearly two million of our state’s most vulnerable children and youth last summer. CFPA’s latest School’s Out…Who Ate? report
Fact Sheet

Direct Certification with Medicaid

May 5, 2015 • Elyse Homel Vitale
Fact sheet on statewide demo. PDF Infographic. link
Fact Sheet

Benefits of Universal Free Meals

May 3, 2015 • Tracey Patterson
Fact sheet prepared by CFPA PDF
Fact Sheet

AB 1240 Fact Sheet

March 2, 2015 • Alexis Fernandez
Fact sheet prepared by CFPA. PDF
Fact Sheet

AB 292 Time to Eat Fact Sheet

February 3, 2015 • Alexis Fernandez
Fact sheet prepared by CFPA. PDF
Press Release•Publications•Report

Assessing New Approaches to CalFresh: A Survey

January 6, 2015 • Alexis Fernandez
A survey of low-income Californians finds favorable views of CalFresh and public efforts to support healthy eating. link
Report

The 2014 Drought: Implications for Food Security

December 2, 2014 • Elyse Homel Vitale
A report on the drought’s possible impacts and recommended actions link
Fact Sheet

Summer EBT Facts

November 18, 2014 • Tia Shimada
The Benefits & How It Works PDF
Fact Sheet

Feeding Students, Not Trash Cans

October 15, 2014 • Tracey Patterson
10.15.2014 CFPA has published a fact sheet highlighting policies and practices aimed at minimizing school food waste and optimizing student consumption of school meals.
Brief

POLICY BRIEF: Healthy School Meals Made with USDA Foods

September 30, 2014 • Tracey Patterson
9.30.14 CFPA has issued a policy brief urging federal and state leaders to better support the fresh preparation of school meals with minimally processed USDA Foods. The brief is accompanied by a summary and recommendations for school districts.

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