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Take Action on the House Farm Bill

May 31, 2018 • Melissa Cannon
Below you will find sample call scripts, tweets, and memes.
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Call, email, and tweet your support!

May 29, 2018 • Melissa Cannon
Sample calls, emails, tweets, and memes.
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Support Breakfast After the Bell TODAY!

May 25, 2018 • Tracey Patterson
On May 23 the Assembly Subcommittee on Education Finance approved $1 million in funding to extend Breakfast After the Bell Grants prioritized for high-poverty schools and chronic absenteeism- but we aren’t done yet!!
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Final push to #FundFoodwithCare!

May 25, 2018 • Melissa Cannon
We only have a small window of time to fight for funding in the state budget to feed young children
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AB 1871: Tell Your Assemblymember to Vote Yes!

May 25, 2018 • Tia Shimada
Today, AB 1871 (Bonta) passed out of the Assembly Appropriations Committee. Now the bill heads to the floor where all assemblymembers will
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SB 900 (Wiener & Arambula) Moves to the Senate Floor!

May 25, 2018 • Jared Call
Thanks to your support, we are one step closer to improved access to healthy, affordable food in California! SB 900 (Wiener & Arambula) passed out of Senate Appropriations
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2018-19 State Budget Conference: Breakfast Grants

May 25, 2018 • Tracey Patterson
Contact the 2018-19 Budget Conferees in Support of Breakfast After the Bell
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CFPA Op-Ed in Sacramento Bee

May 24, 2018 • Jared Call
May 14, 2018: “Farm bill will take food from needy California families.” PDF
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Webinar Materials – CEP & LCFF

May 23, 2018 • Elyse Homel Vitale
On May 22nd, CFPA co-hosted a webinar about Community Eligibility Provision and education funding.
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House Farm Bill Defeated, but Fight Isn’t Over

May 18, 2018 • Jared Call
Today, The House of Representatives voted 198 to 213 to defeat HR 2, the Republican Farm Bill proposal that would have made draconian cuts to SNAP/CalFresh.
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New Brief: Food & Fairness in Public Charter Schools

May 17, 2018 • Tia Shimada
Today, CFPA — in partnership with the Latino Coalition for a Healthy California and the Western Center on Law & Poverty — released a brief examining
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Become a spokesperson for the campaign

May 17, 2018 • Melissa Cannon
Help earn media attention for the campaign.
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California Shortchanges Its Youngest While Celebrating a $8 Billion Surplus

May 16, 2018 • Rucha Chitnis
Child and anti-hunger advocates are fighting to #FundFoodWithCare
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Governor Brown’s May Revise Continues to Neglect Food

May 14, 2018 • Tracey Patterson
Despite some positive advances, in his final May Revise Budget Governor Jerry Brown missed a significant opportunity to make tangible impacts on low-income Californians access to affordable, healthy food.
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Take Action! California Fruit and Vegetable EBT Pilot

May 14, 2018 • Jared Call
State legislation to support affordable, healthy food and California agriculture is moving forward, but needs your support to clear the next hurdle!
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AB 1871: Don't Keep Us in Suspense!

May 10, 2018 • Tia Shimada
It’s a long road to the Governor’s desk and it’s your support that will get us there. The next step? Win the support of Assemblywoman Gonzales Fletcher,
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Tell CA Policymakers to #FundFoodwithCare

May 10, 2018 • Melissa Cannon
We need your help to echo the efforts of advocates who stormed the Capitol on May 10th.
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Upcoming Webinar – CEP & LCFF

May 10, 2018 • Elyse Homel Vitale
Register today! Join us and our partners for a webinar on Tuesday, May 22nd to learn more about how to make the most of school meal and education funding
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Webinar Materials – Take Another Look at CEP

May 9, 2018 • Elyse Homel Vitale
The webinar recording is now available! On May 3rd, CFPA co-hosted a webinar encouraging school districts to go hunger free by adopting Community Eligibility Provision.
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"Unworkable" Requirements

May 8, 2018 • Jared Call
Factsheet prepared by CFPA. PDF
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Join the National Call-In Day May 8th, Tell Your Representative Vote No on HR 2!

May 2, 2018 • Jared Call
The House Farm Bill (HR 2), which includes severe cuts to SNAP/CalFresh, will likely head to the House floor for a full vote as early as the week of May 7th.
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Join us on May 17th for a Social Media Day of Action

April 30, 2018 • Melissa Cannon
Help #FundFoodWithCare by joining us for a social media day of action
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FAQ: CA Fruit & Vegetable EBT Pilot

April 25, 2018 • Jared Call
FAQ prepared by CFPA PDF
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Upcoming Webinar – Take Another Look at CEP

April 24, 2018 • Elyse Homel Vitale
Register today! Join us and our partners for a webinar on Thursday, May 3rd to learn more about why now is a good time to bring universally free meals to your school.
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SB 900 Needs Your Support to Keep Moving Forward!

April 19, 2018 • Jared Call
Efforts to support affordable, healthy food and California Agriculture made it through two more important steps this week. On Tuesday, April 17th,

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