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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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SB 782 Bill Text

April 12, 2017 • Tracey Patterson
Read the SB 782 Bill Language link
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CFPA Co-Sponsors SB 782, California-Grown School Meals!

April 12, 2017 • Melissa Cannon
4.12.17 State Senator Nancy Skinner (Berkeley) introduced SB 782: California-Grown Fresh School Meals. CFPA is proud to be co-sponsoring SB 782 with our partners at NextGen California. SB 782 would establish a state grant fund
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REAL School Food

April 12, 2017 • Tracey Patterson
CFPA’s REAL School Food webpage link
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SB 782 Sample Letter of Support

April 11, 2017 • Melissa Cannon
A customizable letter with instructions for submission. doc
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California Food for California Kids

April 10, 2017 • Tracey Patterson
A statewide initiative from the Center for Ecoliteracy and the TomKat Foundation link
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UC Davis Farm to School Research

April 10, 2017 • Tracey Patterson
Farm to School Policy Brief PDF Farm to School Case Studies link
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California Office of Farm to Fork

April 9, 2017 • Tracey Patterson
A link to California’s Office of Farm to Fork link
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Take Action: Support Safe Drinking Water Budget Request

April 3, 2017 • Hector Gutierrez
4.03.17 Californians need your help! On April 19, 2017 a request will be heard in the Assembly Budget Subcommittee on Human Services to invest in a $5 million multi-county initiative to bring relief through CalFresh to those impacted by unsafe water
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Submit Comments: School Drinking Water Grant Guidelines

March 31, 2017 • Hector Gutierrez
3.31.2017 Thanks to the advocacy of the Drinking Water Coalition, which includes California Food Policy Advocates and close to thirty organizations and agencies, the 2016-17 State Budget provided $9.5 million through budget renegotiation to address
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New Lead in Schools Resource

March 31, 2017 • Hector Gutierrez
3.31.2017 Check out this new lead in schools resource
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AB 164 Set for April Hearing- Act Now to Support!

March 24, 2017 • Tracey Patterson
3.24.17 AB 164 (Arambula), California Leads to Meet Food Needs, has been set for an April 25 hearing in Assembly Human Services. If you haven’t already, please send in a letter in support by April 14!
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Register Now for ENACT Day 2017!

March 23, 2017 • Tracey Patterson
3.23.2017 ENACT Day brings community members and advocates from all over California together in Sacramento to learn about and support state policies promoting nutrition
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Coalition Letter for CalFresh-Safe Water Budget Action

March 22, 2017 • Hector Gutierrez
Coalition budget request led by CFPA PDF
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President’s Budget Proposal Would Increase Poverty, Hunger

March 17, 2017 • Jared Call
3.17.17 President Trump’s proposed budget would pay for a $54 billion increase in FY2018 defense spending through drastic cuts to non-defense discretionary programs,
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SB 138 Passes Senate Ed with Unanimous Support!

March 15, 2017 • Elyse Homel Vitale
3.15.2017 SB 138 (McGuire) passed out of the Senate Committee on Education with unanimous, bipartisan support this morning! SB 138 would
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CFPA Comments to 2017 CA Farm Bill Listening Session

March 14, 2017 • Jared Call
Written testimony submitted by CFPA at the Februrary 23, 2017 California Farm Bill Listening Session held in Los Angeles. PDF
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New Funding: Access to Food to Support Academic Success

March 3, 2017 • Anna Colby
03.03.2017 Get ready for a new grant opportunity for schools! New funding can likely be used to increase access to food to improve school attendance, reduce suspensions
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Invest in Safe Water Community Stories

March 1, 2017 • Hector Gutierrez
Community stories of unsafe drinking water prepared by CFPA PDF
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Media Highlights

February 21, 2017 • Hector Gutierrez
Media Highlights covering California’s drinking water crisis prepared by CFPA PDF
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Join CFPA in Commenting on LCFF Resource

February 14, 2017 • Anna Colby
02.14.2017 CFPA submitted comments to the California Department of Education and State Board of Education on their draft Statements of Model Practices,
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CFPA-Sponsored Bills Needs Your Support!

February 9, 2017 • Tracey Patterson
2.9.2017 CFPA’s sponsored bills will be heard in their first policy committee hearings in March. Your support is needed to move these important policies through the legislature!
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2017 CalFresh Forum Resources Now Posted

February 6, 2017 • Jared Call
2.06.17 Materials and resources from the 2017 CalFresh Forum are now available. CFPA would like to thank all of this year’s speakers and presenters for their contributions toward
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AB 164 Introduced- California Leads to Meet Food Needs!

February 3, 2017 • Tracey Patterson
2.3.17 Assembly Member Dr. Joaquin Arambula (Fresno) has introduced Assembly Bill 164- California Leads to Meet Food Needs. CFPA is proud to be sponsoring AB 164, which would create a flexible and adaptable framework for California Food Assistance
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SB 138 Count Me In for School Meals Introduced!

February 3, 2017 • Tracey Patterson
2.3.17 On January 13, Senator Mike McGuire (North Coast) introduced Senate Bill 138, the “Count Me In for School Meals Act,” which would address child hunger by removing hassles from school meal program enrollment and by serving all students free school meals in very high poverty schools. CFPA [...]

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