Blog Client Checklist: CalFresh Elderly Simplified Application Project (ESAP) November 5, 2018 • Jared Call Checklist for Clients and Application Assisters doc Blog Client Checklist: CalFresh Standard Medical Deduction November 5, 2018 • Jared Call Checklist for Clients and Application Assisters PDF Blog Feed our Children—Feed our Future: Act Now to Stop Trump’s ‘Public Charge’ Rule October 24, 2018 • Gabby Tilley Well-nourished children perform better in school and have fewer health problems, which means more opportunity for lifelong success and stability. Blog CalFresh Time Limits 101 October 23, 2018 • Jared Call CalFresh Time Limits 101: What clients and service providers need to know. PDF Blog Say 'NO' to Trump's Proposed 'Public Charge' Rule—Join the National Movement to Protect Immigrant Families October 10, 2018 • Gabby Tilley Today, the Trump administration’s proposed “public charge” regulation was published Blog Three New Counties Excluded from 2019 CalFresh ABAWD Time Limit Waiver Request October 1, 2018 • Jared Call The California Department of Social Services CalFresh Branch has submitted a new request Blog Fight Back: 'Public Charge' Changes Would Harm CA September 27, 2018 • Jared Call Over the weekend, the Trump Administration proposed an anti-family, “public charge” regulation that threatens hundreds of thousands of California immigrant families Blog AB 1871: A Win! September 19, 2018 • Tia Shimada 9.19.18 Yesterday, Governor Brown signed AB 1871 (Bonta) into law. That decision means low-income students in charter schools are finally guaranteed access to free and reduced-price school meals. Blog Join Us on September 13th for a National Call-in Day to Protect SNAP September 11, 2018 • Melissa Cannon Last Wednesday, conferees from the House and Senate held their first public meeting on the Farm Bill. This small group of 47 Senators and Representatives, the Farm Bill Conference Committee, is charged with negotiating what goes into the final version of the Farm Bill before it is sent [...] Blog Back to School: Feeding Success with School Meals September 7, 2018 • Gabby Tilley Like books and pencils, food is an imperative tool for learning, but unequal access to school meals Blog This Labor Day, Ask Congress to Help, Not Harm Low-Wage Workers August 29, 2018 • Melissa Cannon Join us in paying tribute to the men and women who work hard, but still struggle to make ends meet by asking Congress to protect their access to food. Blog AB 1871: One Last Step! August 24, 2018 • Tia Shimada Yesterday, our state legislators confirmed what we already know: California should feed kids no matter where they go to school. Blog AB 1871: Act Now & Tell the Senate to Vote Yes August 16, 2018 • Tia Shimada Today, the Senate Appropriations Committee brought California one step closer to #FoodAndFairness with its support of AB 1871 (Bonta). Blog Join Us! Oppose Citizenship Question on the 2020 Census August 3, 2018 • Tracey Patterson Join CFPA in opposition to a new citizenship question in the 2020 US Census! In solidarity with our partners in California and nationwide, CFPA is Blog Sample Comments to Oppose US Census Citizenship Question August 3, 2018 • Tracey Patterson Sample Comments to Submit to the Department of Commerce: link Sample Comments from an Individual I oppose the proposed addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 Census. If this question is added, non-citizens are likely not to respond, and will go undercounted. As a result, my [...] Blog Four CA Reps Named to Farm Bill Conference Committee July 19, 2018 • Jared Call Yesterday, House Speaker Paul Ryan and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi announced which members will serve on the Farm Bill Conference Committee. Blog CalFresh ABAWD Time Limit Waiver Approved: Three Counties Will Lose Waiver Sept 1, 2018 July 2, 2018 • Jared Call The California Department of Social Services CalFresh Branch announced today that the USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has approved Blog Senate Passes Farm Bill that Protects SNAP/CalFresh June 28, 2018 • Jared Call Today, the Senate passed a Farm Bill that protects vital food assistance for millions of Americans who rely on SNAP to put food on the table. CFPA and our anti-hunger Blog Budget Win! CalFresh Fruit & Vegetable EBT Pilot & More June 27, 2018 • Tracey Patterson This morning, Governor Jerry Brown signed his 16th and final State Budget. This 2018-19 Budget includes, among other promising investments, the CalFresh Fruit and Vegetable EBT Pilot sponsored by CFPA and SPUR! Blog House Farm Bill Passes Narrowly: A Single Vote Could Have Prevented Harm June 21, 2018 • Jared Call Today, the House of Representatives voted 213 to 211 to pass HR 2, the Republican farm bill proposal that would, if enacted, make draconian cuts to SNAP/CalFresh. Blog AB 1871: Unanimous Vote by Senate Ed! What's Next? June 18, 2018 • Tia Shimada Last week, AB 1871 (Bonta) took another big step down the road to the Governor’s signature. Blog Missed Opportunity: No Funding for Breakfast After the Bell June 12, 2018 • Tracey Patterson On Friday June 8, State Budget Conference Committee released their close-out budget plan for the Legislature and Governor Brown- and it did not include funding for Breakfast After the Bell grants. Blog Advocates Disappointed that the Legislature Did Not #FundFoodwithCare June 12, 2018 • Melissa Cannon CFPA released the following statements regarding the proposed state budget released today Blog Senate Farm Bill Would Protect SNAP/CalFresh June 12, 2018 • Jared Call The Senate Farm Bill released this week takes a reasonable and bipartisan approach to SNAP. In contrast to the harmful proposals in the House version, Blog AB 1871: Onward to the Senate June 6, 2018 • Tia Shimada Should California feed students no matter where they go to school? 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