Upcoming Webinar – Take Another Look at CEP

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.

SB 900 Needs Your Support to Keep Moving Forward!

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

Conaway Farm Bill Proposal Voted Out of Committee

On April 18th members of the House Agriculture Committee voted the Conaway Farm Bill Proposal out of Committee on a strict party line vote of 26-20.

Anti-Hunger Community Opposes Conaway's Farm Bill

Yesterday, California anti-hunger partners submitted a letter to the state’s House Agriculture Committee members expressing deep concern over Chairman Conaway’s

Categorical Eligibility is Working for California

HR 2, the House Farm Bill, proposes to end a state option that allows low-income Californians with high child care and housing costs to remain eligible for CalFresh.

The Conaway Farm Bill Will Increase Hunger

House Agriculture Committee Chairman Michael Conaway (R-TX) has released the text of his 2018 Farm Bill proposal. CFPA and our anti-hunger partners

SB 900 (Wiener & Arambula) Moves Forward!

On April 10, in a busy hearing of the Senate Human Services Committee, SB 900 (Wiener & Arambula), the California Fruit and Vegetable EBT Pilot Project bill, passed with unanimous,

AB 1871 Moves Ahead: Join In!

Four hours into a marathon, five-hour hearing, AB 1871 (Bonta) came up for a vote in the Assembly Education Committee.

More Than Half Of American Babies Are At Risk For Malnourishment

2.07.2018, Huffington Post, link

AB 1871 FAQ

Your questions answered. PDF

State Senate to Discuss Child Care Meals on 5/10

Save the date to provide public comment in support of #foodwithcare.

Webinar Materials – CalFresh & WIC: Better Together!

Webinar recordings and slides are now available! On March 27th, CFPA hosted a webinar that explored how CalFresh and WIC

2018 CalFresh Forum Presentations Now Posted

Materials and resources from the 2018 CalFresh Forum are now available. CFPA would like to thank all of this year’s presenters for their contributions toward

New Congressional District Farm Bill Fact Sheets: CalFresh and Children

CalFresh keeps millions of California’s children out of poverty, and puts food on their plates. With the President’s draconian budget proposing to cut program funding

Help Protect Access to Food! Submit Comments to USDA by April 9th

Nearly half a million California adults who don’t have children need CalFresh to put food on the table. The Trump Administration

Join the Thunderclap for ENACT Day 2018!

3.20.2018 We need YOUR help to promote ENACT Day 2018, a day of education and advocacy around issues impacting the health and well-being of all California residents

Support State Funding to Double the Fresh in CalFresh

State Budget Subcommittees on Health and Human Services will be meeting soon to consider the request to fund the California Fruit and Vegetable EBT Pilot Project: April 4 in the Assembly, and April 19 in the Senate.

Tell the Assembly to Support #FoodwithCare

3.13.2018. On 3/13, advocates from across the state showed up at the capitol to ask policymakers to invest in serving healthy meals to children in child care.

AB 1871: Letters of Support Due 4/4

Hunger finds students no matter where they go to school. Students in all public schools, including charter schools, deserve access to nutritious meals. If you agree,

Legislative Agenda Archive

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2018 CalFresh Forum Event Program Now Posted!

The 2018 CalFresh Forum event program is now available. This year’s event will feature plenaries and panels led by speakers with varied and extensive

Upcoming Webinar – CalFresh & WIC: Better Together!

3.1.2018 Register today! Join us for a webinar on March 27th to learn more about how CalFresh and WIC work better together.

CFPA 2018 Federal Policy Agenda

Today, CFPA released our 2018 Federal Policy Agenda. We believe that now is the time for California to lead the fight against hunger and poverty. In a land of such great abundance and opportunity,

Tell California Leaders to Support School Breakfast!

California kids need your help! Budget leaders will soon be making decisions about how our state funds programs that affect the health and success of California kids.

Sign On to Support Double the Fresh in CalFresh

Add your logo to the coalition letter to secure $9 million to Double the Fresh in CalFresh!
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