Blog•Storybank

Janessa Contreras: How Food Access Affects Us All

June 1, 2021 • Gabby Tilley
My name is Janessa, and I am a high school senior in Calexico, a border town that combines American culture with Mexican roots. It is an impoverished agricultural oasis. While it’s among the largest agriculture districts in the country […]
Blog•What's Fresh

SB 464 (Hurtado) Passes Senate Floor!

June 1, 2021 • Jared Call
Today, SB 464 (Hurtado)-Food4All passed the Senate Floor and will now move on to the Assembly. We are pleased that this brings us one step closer to ending the unjust immigrant exclusion in CalFresh We applaud Senator Hurtado for […]
Blog

Food4All Included in Legislature’s Version of 2021-22 State Budget

June 1, 2021 • Jared Call
Today we learned that the California Legislature has included Food4All in its version of the 2021-22 State Budget. If enacted, the proposal would modernize the California Food Assistance Program (CFAP) by expanding eligibility to all those excluded from CalFresh solely due to immigration status. We applaud the Senate [...]
Blog

Join us in welcoming Michelle Lee to the Nourish California Team!

June 1, 2021 • Melissa Cannon
This summer, Michelle Lee joined Nourish California as the 2021 Sarah Samuels Public Health Policy Fellow. Michelle will support the organization’s CalFresh and child nutrition advocacy, including helping identify state policy solutions to close gaps in equitable access to […]
Blog•What's Fresh

Food4All Call-in day 5/28! Key Leaders Need to Hear from You

May 25, 2021 • Gabby Tilley
ESTE MENSAJE SE REPETIRÁ ABAJO EN ESPAÑOL. Now is the time to make your voice heard. State Legislative leaders are making final decisions THIS WEEKEND about which proposals will be funded in the 2021-22 state budget. We need to […]
Blog

Congress Must Strengthen Access to Child Care Meals During Child Nutrition Reauthorization

May 25, 2021 • Melissa Cannon
Similar to school meals, but targeted at our youngest learners, the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) offers financial support to help child care providers feed the children in their care. The food program brings child care meals […]
Blog

Nourish California and Partners to Highlight Who serves the “A” in The Child and Adult Care Food Program(CACFP)

May 20, 2021 • Kameron Mims-Jones
Let’s Review… There is a lot happening in child nutrition programs, and we’re here to keep you updated and engaged. Coming up fast, are three big opportunities for significant change at the federal level: the infrastructure package (American Jobs […]
Blog•What's Fresh

SB 464 — Food4All Passes Senate Appropriations!

May 20, 2021 • Gabby Tilley
Today, SB 464 (Hurtado)-Food4All passed out of Senate Appropriations and will now move on to the Senate Floor. We are pleased that this brings us one step closer to ending the unjust immigrant exclusion in CalFresh We applaud Senator […]
Action Alert•Blog•What's Fresh

CalFresh Simplification for Seniors: Key Leaders Need to Hear from You

May 20, 2021 • Jared Call
Let’s Make CalFresh Easier for Seniors and People with Disabilities While SB 107 (Wiener) awaits a vote on the Senate Floor, we have a crucial opportunity to pass the policy through the state budget. State leaders will make final […]
Blog•Statement•What's Fresh

May Revision’s Anti-Hunger Investments Must Go Further to Address Ongoing Inequities

May 18, 2021 • Jared Call
Last week, Governor Newsom introduced his May Revision to the 2021-22 State Budget proposal. The revised proposed budget uses higher than anticipated revenue to make one-time and ongoing investments to respond and recover from the COVID-19 crisis. While the Governor’s plan includes new ongoing investments in food and [...]
Blog

Governor’s May Revise Continues to Neglect Funding for Child Care Meals

May 17, 2021 • Melissa Cannon
Nourish California is disappointed the Administration’s 2021-22 May Revise did not include any rate increase for child care providers, including no provisions to increase funding for child care meals. This despite the fact that child care providers – mainly […]
Blog•Statement•What's Fresh

Governor Proposes Major Investment in School Nutrition

May 14, 2021 • Tia Shimada
School Meals in the May Revise All California kids deserve to learn, grow, and achieve at their fullest potential. Today, Governor Newsom invested in that vision by releasing a May Revise budget summary that includes $150 million in ongoing […]
Blog

Governor Newsom Misses Opportunity To Include Food4All In Revised 2021-2022 Budget Proposal

May 14, 2021 • Gabby Tilley
Today, Governor Newsom released his revised 2021-2022 state budget proposal, which includes a number of critical investments to under-resourced Californians, but continues to exclude many immigrants from accessing vital food assistance. Nourish California and the California Immigrant Policy Center […]
Blog•What's Fresh

Nourish Newsletter – Big Year for Child Nutrition, Food4all, and more

May 13, 2021 • George Manalo-LeClair
Why this could be a big year for child nutrition  The Biden Administration is inviting Congress to invest in our nation’s child nutrition programs and there are several legislative vehicles that could bring about large scale change: the infrastructure […]
Blog•What's Fresh

Let’s do the SHIG

May 13, 2021 • George Manalo-LeClair
“Tell your story once.” That was the driving statement behind several of our policy proposals in the early 2000s. We heard from Californians who had to “tell their story all over town” just to get support in meeting their […]
Blog

Why this could be a big year for child nutrition

May 13, 2021 • Melissa Cannon
But first some history In 2010, when congress last took on Child Nutrition Reauthorization, the national deficit stood at about $1.3 trillion, and America was still recovering from the Great Recession. During his address to Congress, Barack Obama emphasized […]
Blog•What's Fresh

Senate Budget Leaders Consider Funding Food4All

May 12, 2021 • Jared Call
Senate Budget Leaders Seek to Prioritize Food4All On May 11, the Senate Budget Subcommittee #3 on Health and Human Services heard the Food4All budget request for the second time this session. Nourish California was asked to provide testimony in support of funding Food4All in the 2021-22 state budget. [...]
Blog•What's Fresh

Ask Senate Budget Leaders to Invest in Food4All

May 10, 2021 • Gabby Tilley
Food4All will be discussed in the Senate Budget Subcommittee 3 on Tuesday, May 11th at 1:30pm. The Food4All Budget Request asks California to modernize the California Food Assistance Program (CFAP) to provide state-funded nutrition benefits to all Californians ineligible for […]
Blog

A New Tool To Navigate California’s Privacy Laws and Connect More Patients to Food

May 4, 2021 • Melissa Cannon
Last week, the California Office of Health Information Integrity (CalOHII) published the anticipated State Health Information Guidance Volume 2. Known as the SHIG 2.0, the guidance is a helpful tool for navigating the confusing patchwork of privacy rules that […]
Blog•Statement

American Families Plan Would Expand Economic Security and Confront the Nation’s Child Food Insecurity Crisis

April 28, 2021 • Melissa Cannon
Today, President Biden unveiled details of a sweeping proposal to Congress that calls for transformative policies to disrupt poverty, including investments to improve the reach and quality of the nation’s child nutrition programs. The President’s proposal would take historic […]
Blog

HUD Withdraws Harmful Proposed Mixed-Status Rule

April 23, 2021 • Gabby Tilley
The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) withdrew proposed regulations that would deny housing assistance to mixed-status immigrant households. This is a positive step towards tearing down Trump’s ‘invisible wall’ of regulatory actions that threaten the wellbeing […]
Blog

Child Nutrition Waivers Extended through June 2022: What this Means for California Kids

April 22, 2021 • Tia Shimada
Child Nutrition Waivers Extended through June 2022 What this Means for California Kids On April 20th, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) extended several child nutrition waivers for schools and child care. The waivers are available nationwide through June 30, 2022. Additional guidance regarding implementation was issued earlier [...]
Blog

Early care educators in California must turn to CalFresh to try to make ends meet

April 13, 2021 • Melissa Cannon
Share This!
Blog•Statement

President’s Discretionary Budget Would Make Historic Investment

April 12, 2021 • Melissa Cannon
On April 9th, President Biden released an outline of his fiscal year 2022 spending priorities for the portion of the budget that is appropriated annually – known as discretionary spending. The $1.5 trillion proposed budget is a sharp departure […]
Blog•What's Fresh

Thanks to your advocacy, more children will receive free school meals next school year

April 8, 2021 • Angeles Nelson
Nourish California commends the U.S. Department of Agriculture for its decision to extend nationwide Community Eligibility Provision deadlines. The Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) is a federal program that enables schools to serve free meals to all students in high-poverty schools. The economic effects of COVID-19 mean more schools [...]

  • Show These Topics

  • Authors

  • Show This Date Range

    • From
    • to