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Final Push! Tell Governor to Support Safe Water in CalFresh!

June 3, 2017 • Tracey Patterson
6.3.17 One final action needed! We are SO CLOSE to securing relief for struggling Californians without safe water! Let the Governor know you support the Legislature’s CalFresh-Safe Water initiative
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CFPA's Priority Legislation Advances through Legislature!

June 3, 2017 • Tracey Patterson
6.2.2017 Thanks to your advocacy and support for improved access to healthy food, all three CFPA-sponsored bills have passed their house of origin. We are halfway there! These bills will need your continued support to make it to Governor
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AB 164 Moves to the Senate! Updated Support Letters Needed

June 2, 2017 • Tracey Patterson
6.2.2017 AB 164 has made it through the Assembly! Thanks to your advocacy, we are one step closer to being able to more effectively fight hunger, promote health and mitigate poverty in California.
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AB 164 Sample Letter of Support

June 1, 2017 • Tracey Patterson
A customizable letter with instructions for submission. doc
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CDE Announces Grants to Expand Breakfast After the Bell

May 31, 2017 • Jared Call
5.31.2017 The California Department of Education (CDE) recently announced plans to award over $1.2 million in funding
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Call, Email or Tweet in Support!

May 27, 2017 • Tracey Patterson
Sample call, email and tweets with contact info PDF
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Action Needed on Safe Water through CalFresh!

May 27, 2017 • Tracey Patterson
5.27.17 Struggling Californians without safe water need your help! As the State Budget goes into Conference, the time is NOW to tell state leaders to fund a CalFresh initiative to bring relief to those
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AB 164 (Arambula) Heads to the Assembly Floor!

May 26, 2017 • Tracey Patterson
5.26.2017 Thanks to you and a broad coalition of supporters, we are closer to having a strong ‘tool in the toolbox’ to fight hunger, promote health and mitigate poverty in California. AB 164 moves
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SB 782 (Skinner) Moves to the Senate Floor!

May 25, 2017 • Tracey Patterson
5.25.2017 Progress! CFPA and our partners, NextGen, are grateful for your support of California-grown food in freshly made school meals. Senate Appropriations passed SB 782 with a unanimous, bi-partisan vote
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SB 782 Senate Sample Floor Alert

May 25, 2017 • Tracey Patterson
Sample Senate Floor Alert prepared by CFPA doc
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SB 782 Sample Calls, Tweets and Emails!

May 25, 2017 • Melissa Cannon
Take one step further after sending a letter of support!
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SB 138 (McGuire) Moves to the Senate Floor!

May 25, 2017 • Tracey Patterson
5.25.2017 Thanks to your support, we are one step closer to hunger free schools in California! SB 138 (McGuire) passed out of Senate Appropriations Committee with a unanimous, bipartisan 7-0 vote today!
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SB 138 Sample Floor Alert

May 25, 2017 • Tracey Patterson
Sample Senate Floor Alert prepared by CFPA doc
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SB 138 Sample Calls, Tweets and Email

May 25, 2017 • Elyse Homel Vitale
Take one step further after sending a letter of support! PDF
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President’s Budget Would Drastically Increase Hunger and Hardship in California

May 23, 2017 • Jared Call
5.23.17 The President’s FY 18 proposed budget released today includes staggering cuts to vital safety net programs including SNAP/CalFresh, SSI, and Medicaid/Medi-Cal. These drastic cuts
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AB 164 Sample Calls, Tweets and Email

May 15, 2017 • Tracey Patterson
Take one step further after sending a letter of support!
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Act Now! Safe Water for CalFresh Households

May 15, 2017 • Tracey Patterson
5.15.17 Struggling Californians without safe water need your help! It’s time to tell state budget leaders to invest in an initiative to bring relief to CalFresh households impacted by unsafe water
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CFPA Response to 2017-18 May Revise Budget

May 12, 2017 • Tracey Patterson
5.12.2017 Yesterday, Governor Brown released his 2017-18 state budget revision. This budget restores some of the cuts seen in the Governor’s January budget, but there were few major changes that build the well-being of low-income Californians.
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USDA Secretary Perdue Acts to Weaken School Meal Standards

May 1, 2017 • Anna Colby
5.01.2017 Today’s actions by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue to weaken the school meal nutrition standards are a step in the wrong direction when it comes to ensuring the health
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AB 164 Passes Assembly Human Services Unanimously!

April 25, 2017 • Tracey Patterson
4.25.2017 AB 164 (Arambula) passed out of Assembly Human Services Committee with unanimous, bipartisan support! AB 164 would create a pathway to provide state CalFresh food assistance when federal assistance is unavailable or inadequate.
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Adoption Meeting: Drinking Water For Schools Grant Program Funding Guidelines

April 20, 2017 • Hector Gutierrez
4.20.2017 The State Water Resource Control Board will hold a public Board Meeting on May 16, 2017, to consider the adoption of the draft funding guidelines for the Drinking Water for Schools Grant Program.
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State Acts to Boost Senior CalFresh Participation and Benefits

April 20, 2017 • Jared Call
4.20.2017 USDA recently approved two waiver requests submitted by the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) to streamline enrollment and increase benefits
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New Data Show Online Application Bridge Working to Increase CalFresh Participation

April 19, 2017 • Jared Call
4.19.2017 According to new Data released by the California Office of Horizontal Integration, the new online application bridge linking Covered CA applicants to CalFresh resulted in 4,750 approved CalFresh applications
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CDE Accepting Applications for LCSSP Grant

April 18, 2017 • Anna Colby
04.18.2017 The California Learning Communities for School Success Program (LCSSP) is a three year grant open to Local Education Agencies (LEAs)
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SB 782 Passes Senate Ag with Unanimous Support!

April 18, 2017 • Melissa Cannon
4.18.2017 SB 782 (Skinner) passed the Senate Agriculture Committee with unanimous, bipartisan support! SB 782 would establish a grant program to incentivize public schools to serve more California-grown food in freshly prepared school meals.

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