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New Year, New Guarantee for Students in Charter Schools

February 14, 2019 • Tia Shimada
Starting in the 2019-20 school year, all low-income students in grades K-12 will finally have guaranteed access to free and reduced-price meals, no matter which public school they attend.
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CalFresh Voices

February 14, 2019 • Jared Call
The importance of CalFresh, in participants’ own words. PDF
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SB 285 Bill Text

February 14, 2019 • Jared Call
Read the SB 285 bill language. link
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California could get $1.8 billion in food stamp funding. It just needs people to sign up

February 14, 2019 • Jared Call
CalMatters 7.23.19 link
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Op-Ed: Seniors Are Hungry. SB 285 Cuts the Red Tape to Put Food on Their Plate

February 14, 2019 • Jared Call
Pasadena News Now, PDF
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Report says California could be losing out on food stamp funding

February 14, 2019 • Jared Call
KSBY, link
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Why Californians Need Food Assistance

February 14, 2019 • Tracey Patterson
The stories behind the numbers from GetCalFresh.org link
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New Analysis: Summer Hunger in CA

February 14, 2019 • Tia Shimada
Nearly two million children across California live in poverty: their families struggle to 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.
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CalFresh Access by County

February 14, 2019 • Jared Call
Interactive map link
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Why Millions Don't Get CalFresh

February 14, 2019 • Jared Call
Kaiser Health News, PDF
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Act Now: Comments Needed to Protect Food Access for Our Most Vulnerable

February 13, 2019 • Jared Call
On the same day President Trump signed the 2018 Farm Bill into law, USDA proposed a rule that would impose harsh time limits on many more SNAP/CalFresh
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2019 Freshy Award Voting Now Open!

February 5, 2019 • Jared Call
The 2019 Freshy Award nominations are in and voting has begun! The winners, to be selected based on your votes, will be announced at the CalFresh Forum
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Child Care Meals Participation Trends

February 1, 2019 • Melissa Cannon
Prepared by CFPA. link
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Public Comments Needed: Tell Trump Administration Hands Off SNAP!

February 1, 2019 • Jared Call
Today, USDA published in the Federal Register a proposed rule that attempts to end-run Congressional decision-making authority on SNAP/CalFresh, by weakening
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Governor Newsom's 2019-20 Budget Proposal

January 10, 2019 • Tracey Patterson
The priorities of a new administration began to take shape with the release of Governor Gavin Newsom’s first budget proposal. CFPA is encouraged by the Governor’s
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Hunger-Free Early Care: Fund Food with Care in 2019

January 2, 2019 • Melissa Cannon
Thank you to all those who were part of the campaign to #FundFoodWithCare last year!
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USDA Takes a Step Backward on School Nutrition

January 2, 2019 • Jared Call
Earlier this month, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) made a senseless decision to undermine the health and well-being of school children by rolling back
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Language & Culture – Exploring Diversity in the CACFP

December 21, 2018 • Elyse Homel Vitale
The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) primarily serves California’s most marginalized children, including low-income children and children of color.
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President Signs Farm Bill that Protects SNAP, Administration Immediately Proposes Rule to Cut Benefits

December 21, 2018 • Jared Call
On December 20, President Trump signed a new Farm Bill that protects the funding and structure of SNAP (CalFresh in California). CFPA and our anti-hunger allies
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Looking Ahead: 2019 State Policy Priorities

December 19, 2018 • Tracey Patterson
We are looking forward to 2019! With a new Governor and many new state legislators, we see great opportunity. We can join forces with each other to end hunger
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What We Heard & What's Next

December 19, 2018 • Tia Shimada
Earlier this year we asked about the issues affecting you, your community, and California at large. We wanted to better understand the changes you want to
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Now Accepting 2019 "Freshy" Award Nominations!

December 17, 2018 • Jared Call
The “Freshy” Awards honor the actions of individual Californians and organizations that have worked diligently in the last year to improve CalFresh.
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Food Not Fear: New Local Data on Public Charge

December 7, 2018 • Tia Shimada
How will public charge hurt our communities? New local data from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, the UC Berkeley Labor Center, and CFPA shows
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CFPA Just Submitted Comments Against Public Charge—6 Days Left to Submit Yours!

December 4, 2018 • Gabby Tilley
California Food Policy Advocates has just submitted comments against the proposed public charge rule: CFPA Letter PDF. If you haven’t already,
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2019 CalFresh Forum Registration is Now Open!

November 27, 2018 • Jared Call
Registration for the 2019 CalFresh Forum is now open! You can easily register online and learn more

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