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Your Input Needed: Engage, Listen, Prioritize for 2018

September 25, 2017 • Tracey Patterson
9.25.17 Over the past few months, CFPA has been listening to the input of hundreds of Californians from around the state. We heard your thoughts, concerns, and emerging opportunities to increase low-income Californians’ access to affordable, nutritious food.
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Just Released: Attendance & Breakfast policy brief

September 20, 2017 • Anna Colby
09.20.2017 Attendance at school is essential for academic success. Yet, over one in nine students are chronically absent in California. Chronic absenteeism is an equity issue
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Act Now for Hunger-Free Schools! SB 138 onto Governor!

September 18, 2017 • Elyse Homel Vitale
09.18.2017 Your letters, calls & emails in support of hunger-free schools are working! We need you more than ever- this is the final stretch! SB 138 (McGuire) needs to clear one last hurdle to become law.
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SB 138 Sample Letter of Support

September 8, 2017 • Tracey Patterson
A customizable letter to Governor Brown with submission instructions. doc
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Anti-Hunger Partners Comment on the Next Farm Bill

September 7, 2017 • Melissa Cannon
9.7.2017 In collaboration with the California Hunger Action Coalition , CFPA recently submitted comments to the House Ag Committee putting forward our shared priorities for the 2018 Farm Bill.
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SB 138 Clears the Assembly Floor!

September 7, 2017 • Elyse Homel Vitale
09.06.2017 SB 138 (McGuire) made it through the Assembly with unanimous, bipartisan support! Next it will head to the Senate for concurrence and then to Governor Brown’s desk.
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Denouncing the Termination of DACA

September 6, 2017 • Kevin Lee
9.6.2017 CFPA stands in solidarity with our immigrant rights partners, affirms importance of DACA for the health and well-being of all Californians.
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SB 138 (McGuire) Moves to the Assembly Floor!

September 1, 2017 • Elyse Homel Vitale
9.1.2017 Thanks to your support, we are just steps away from hunger free schools in California! SB 138 (McGuire) passed out of Assembly Appropriations Committee with a unanimous, bipartisan 16-0 vote!
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What's Next for California Food Assistance

September 1, 2017 • Tracey Patterson
9.1.2017 Today, AB 164 (Arambula)- California Food Assistance, was held in the Senate Appropriations Committee. A great thank you to all of you who supported the bill and brought it this far.
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Comments on ESSA State Plan

August 23, 2017 • Anna Colby
Recommendations for integrating health and wellness into CA’s accountability system PDF
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Back to School, Back to Basics

August 20, 2017 • Tia Shimada
8.21.217 California students are headed back to school. Read CFPA’s latest release, Back to Basics: Food & Fairness in Schools, about meeting students’ needs so they can learn and succeed. PDF
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Webinar: New CalFresh Policies for Seniors

August 16, 2017 • Jared Call
ATC & CDSS Webinar: Streamlining Enrollment and Boosting Benefits for Seniors link
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SNAP Supported at Salinas Farm Bill Listening Session

August 14, 2017 • Melissa Cannon
8.14.2017 Support for SNAP was echoed in Salinas during the second of two U.S. House Agriculture Committee Farm Bill listening sessions that took place in California last week.
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ATC and CDSS Webinar: New CalFresh Policies for Seniors

August 9, 2017 • Jared Call
8.9.2017 On Wednesday, August 8th, the Alliance to Transform CalFresh (ATC) and California Department of Social Services co-hosted a webinar outlining new CalFresh policies for seniors
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CA Releases Revised Draft ESSA State Plan

August 9, 2017 • Anna Colby
08.09.2017 The California Department of Education (CDE) released a revised draft of California’s Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) State Plan.
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House Agriculture Committee Holds CA Listening Session

August 8, 2017 • Melissa Cannon
8.8.2017 Anti-hunger advocates from across California showed up and voiced strong support for SNAP during a listening session hosted by U.S. House Agriculture Committee
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Health and Wellness Advocacy Guide

August 8, 2017 • Anna Colby
Guide for advocates interested in working with policymakers to develop state ESSA plans PDF
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Case Studies: LCAP and Nutrition

August 8, 2017 • Anna Colby
Case studies of school districts that have incorporated nutrition into their LCAP. link
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CFPA's 2018 Policy Development Survey

July 19, 2017 • Jared Call
7.19.2017 CFPA has started our policy development process, and we need your input! Our annual survey helps us gather feedback about challenges and opportunities to improve the health and well-being of all Californians through improved access to nutritious,
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House Budget Resolution Proposes Cuts to SNAP, Safety Net

July 19, 2017 • Jared Call
7.19.17 Today’s House Budget Committee FY18 Budget Resolution hearing revealed the House GOP’s plans to follow the lead of the President’s disastrous budget proposal by making
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SB 138 Passes Assembly Ed with Unanimous Support!

July 13, 2017 • Elyse Homel Vitale
7.13.2017 SB 138 (McGuire) passed out of the Assembly Committee on Education with another unanimous, bipartisan vote of support yesterday! SB 138 aims to paperlessly enroll more than 650,000 students
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Webinar: Summer Hunger & Immigrant Families

June 30, 2017 • Anna Colby
6.30.2017 Webinar recording and slides are now available! This summer, low-income students from immigrant families, face increased risk of going hungry. With schools letting out for the summer
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Governor Brown Signs 2017-18 State Budget

June 29, 2017 • Tracey Patterson
6.29.2017 This week Governor Brown signed the 2017-18 State Budget. This budget includes some new, exciting initiatives that CFPA advocated- including $5 million for Safe Water through CalFresh, and $1.5 million for California-grown, fresh school meals!
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Success! $5 mill for Safe Drinking Water through CalFresh!

June 29, 2017 • Tracey Patterson
6.29.17 CFPA heartily celebrates the success of our initiative to provide struggling Californians living without safe drinking water some relief
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SB 138 Needs Your Updated Letters of Support!

June 29, 2017 • Elyse Homel Vitale
06.28.2017 SB 138 (McGuire) is headed towards a July 12th hearing in Assembly Education. Thank you for your advocacy and support thus far – we are another step closer to many more hunger free schools

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