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Community-Centered Campaigns: 2025 Policy Priorities and More

February 21, 2025 • Betzabel Estudillo
Protecting our Progress, Advancing Equity in California The year began with immense hardship – the devastating LA fires uprooted entire communities and federal actions and rhetoric took direct aim at the very people centered in our advocacy campaigns. Yet, these past few weeks reaffirmed what we all know: [...]
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Thank you, Jared!

February 10, 2025 • George Manalo-LeClair
Nourish California’s Director of Policy, Jared Call, concluded his tenure with Nourish California on December 31, 2024. The Nourish California team wants to acknowledge and celebrate his nearly 10 years of service to our mission. Jared began his career with California Food Policy Advocates (as we were called [...]
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TAKE ACTION: Tell California’s Budget Leaders to Keep CalFresh Fruit and Vegetable Benefits

February 3, 2025 • Courtney Shojinaga
For the second time in a year, CalFresh participants have lost benefits that help make healthy food more affordable. As of January 2025, 67,000 CalFresh households were earning a total of $3.3 million in rebates each month when purchasing fresh fruits and vegetables through the CalFresh Fruit and [...]
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2024 Key Accomplishments

January 28, 2025 • Courtney Shojinaga
*traducción en español abajo* As we kick off 2025, we want to take a moment to appreciate the great strides we’ve made in food advocacy last year. We are deeply grateful for individuals like you, who stood up for equitable access to food in California and made these victories possible. Together we: Passed SB 1254, making CalFresh a [...]
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A Coalition Victory: Governor Newsom Signs SB 1254 Into Law

September 25, 2024 • Kameron Mims-Jones
A Coalition Victory: Governor Newsom Signs SB 1254 Into Law (listen to the post above)  I’m excited to share that Governor Newsom signed SB 1254 into law! This is a major step forward for California. Our campaign faced strong opposition, but we pushed through with determination and the [...]
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We Did It! SB1254 is in the Governor’s Hands—Let’s Get It Signed!

September 6, 2024 • Kameron Mims-Jones
Thanks to your incredible support, SB 1254 has successfully passed through both houses of the California Legislature! We are now one step closer to ensuring that incarcerated individuals can apply for CalFresh benefits before their release, easing their transition back into the community and reducing food insecurity. Transitions [...]
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ACTÚE: Envíe un comentario público para ayudar a darle forma a SUN Bucks

August 21, 2024 • Michelle Lee
¡Comparte su opinión sobre la regla final provisional de SUN Bucks! Tiene la oportunidad de brindar comentarios sobre la regla final provisional de SUN Bucks y mejorar el programa. Envía un comentario aquí ¡Lea a continuación para obtener más información sobre la regla final provisional de SUN Bucks, [...]
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TAKE ACTION: Submit a Public Comment to Help Shape SUN Bucks!

August 21, 2024 • Michelle Lee
Share your thoughts about the SUN Bucks Interim Final Rule! You have an opportunity to provide feedback on the SUN Bucks Interim Final Rule and improve the SUN Bucks program. Submit a comment here! Read below to learn about the SUN Bucks Interim Final Rule, how you can [...]
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It’s Olympic Gold Season: SB 1254 Sprints to Appropriations

August 1, 2024 • Kameron Mims-Jones
It’s Olympic Gold Season: SB 1254 Sprints to Appropriations We are thrilled that SB 1254 has successfully passed out of the Public Safety Committee! This crucial legislation will now move on to the Assembly Appropriations Committee for further consideration. This marks a significant step forward in our ongoing [...]
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SUN Bucks is Here!

June 27, 2024 • Michelle Lee
**Traducido al Español abajo** SUN Bucks webpage and FAQ Good news! SUN Bucks cards have started being mailed out to families with school-aged children. SUN Bucks provides $120 in benefits on debit-like cards that can be used to buy food at grocery stores, supermarkets, farmers markets, and other stores [...]
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Final Budget Agreement Preserves Modest Investments in Food Assistance

June 24, 2024 • Jared Call
Equitable, Sustainable Funding Still Needed to Address High Rates of Food Insecurity On Saturday, June 22, Governor Newsom and the Legislature announced a final agreement on the 2024-25 State Budget. Despite a significant funding shortfall next fiscal year, the budget includes limited but critical investments needed to address [...]
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Advancing CA Food Security and Public Safety Through SB 1254

June 10, 2024 • Kameron Mims-Jones
Advancing California Food Security and Public Safety Through SB 1254 As we celebrate a significant milestone in our mission to enhance food security and public safety in California, we are pleased to announce that SB 1254 has successfully passed the Senate floor and is now headed to the [...]
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Legislature’s Budget Package Rejects Many of Governor’s Proposed Cuts to Food Assistance and Safety Net

June 3, 2024 • Jared Call
FINAL DECISIONS ARE BEING MADE NOW!  Take Action Today in Support of Equitable Food Access for All Californians Overview Last week, the Assembly and Senate announced their joint 2024-25 budget package. The plan rejects many of Governor Newsom’s proposals to cut or delay key investments needed to address [...]
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TAKE ACTION: Urge Governor Newsom to reject proposed delays to Food4All 55+

June 3, 2024 • Jackie Mendelson
DON’T WAIT! TAKE ACTION NOW! The Governor’s May Revision to the 2024-2025 state budget proposes a two-year delay to the CFAP expansion for Californians ages 55 and older, regardless of immigration status. This proposed delay continues the harm to California’s undocumented communities, who experience food insecurity at disproportionately [...]
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SB 1254 (Becker) Passes Senate Floor, Moves on to Assembly!

May 22, 2024 • Jared Call
Yesterday, SB 1254 (Becker) – The FRESH Act – passed the Senate Floor on a 33-5 vote.  The bill now moves on to the Assembly and is one step closer to ensuring people leaving jails or prisons have timely access to basic needs like food.  Nourish California and [...]
Advocates and legislators hold signs that say "Food4All."
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TAKE ACTION: Urge key elected officials to reject proposed delays to Food4All 55+

May 21, 2024 • Jackie Mendelson
DON’T WAIT! TAKE ACTION NOW! The Governor’s May Revision to the 2024-2025 state budget proposes a two-year delay to the CFAP expansion for Californians ages 55 and older, regardless of immigration status. This delay continues the harm to California’s undocumented communities, who experience food insecurity at disproportionately high [...]
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The History of the CalFresh Safe Drinking Water EBT Program

May 20, 2024 • Michelle Lee
The History Of The CalFresh Safe Drinking Water EBT Program The CalFresh Safe Drinking Water Pilot launched in March 2022. But its history goes back to 2016, when Nourish California (known as California Food Policy Advocates at the time) worked in collaboration with partners to create a supplemental [...]
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SB 1254 (Becker) Passes Senate Appropriations, Moves on to Senate Floor

May 17, 2024 • Jared Call
Yesterday, SB 1254 (Becker) – The FRESH Act – passed the Senate Appropriations Committee on a 5-2 vote.  The bill now moves on to the Senate Floor and is one step closer to ensuring people leaving jails or prisons have timely access to basic needs like food. Thank [...]
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Governor’s May Revision Proposes Additional Cuts to Food Assistance and Safety Net

May 16, 2024 • Jared Call
*mensaje en español abajo* Overview On May 14, Governor Newsom released the details of the May Revision to his 2024-25 State Budget proposal, which proposed to cut or delay key investments needed to address the level of hunger, poverty, and inequity faced by Californians with low and moderate income. While [...]
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SB 1254 (Becker) Needs Your Support to Pass Senate Appropriations

May 7, 2024 • Jared Call
Now that SB 1254 (Becker) has passed out of its policy committees, the bill is up for discussion in the Senate Appropriations Committee. Join us in asking the Senate Appropriations Committee to move the bill on to the Senate Floor and one step closer to ensuring people leaving [...]
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Exciting New Changes to the WIC Food Package

May 3, 2024 • Michelle Lee
On April 9, 2024, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack unveiled the final food package rule for the Special Supplemental Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). This rule, along with full funding for the program in the 2024 budget, is an important update that will help young families [...]
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Don’t Keep Us in Suspense!

April 26, 2024 • Jared Call
Don’t Keep Us in Suspense! Explaining the California Legislature Appropriations Committees’ Suspense File We’re now at the point in the legislative session when a lot of bills have been or will soon be heard in their respective policy committees in their house of origin (e.g. the Human Services [...]
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SB 1254 (Becker) Passes Senate Public Safety

April 24, 2024 • Alissa Moore
Today, the Senate Public Safety Committee passed The FRESH Act (SB 1254), authored by Senator Josh Becker (D-Menlo Park). This bill allows and assists incarcerated individuals to pre-apply for CalFresh benefits 90 days prior to their release in order to better prepare them for a more successful re-entry. It taps [...]
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Nourish California Staff Stands in Strong Solidarity with the Palestinians

April 24, 2024 • Jackie Mendelson
Nourish California staff understand that hunger, poverty, and health inequities do not exist by chance. These are outcomes of the racism, white supremacy, and xenophobia built into our systems, structures, and policies, both past and present.   As an organization dedicated to ensuring that all Californians have access to [...]
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Abiertas las votaciones para los Premios Freshy 2024

April 19, 2024 • George Manalo-LeClair
2024 Premios Freshy Abiertas las votaciones para los Premios Freshy 2024 Las nominaciones a los Premios Freshy 2024 ya están aquí y empezó la votación. Seleccionados en base a sus votos, los ganadores serán anunciados en el Foro CalFresh el 5/23/2024. Puede inscribirse en el Foro aquí. Estos [...]

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