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State Budget & the CalFresh Heat and Eat Program

June 23, 2014 • Alexis Fernandez
6.23.2014 The 2014-15 state budget, signed by Governor Brown on June 20, 2014, includes an investment of $10.5 million from the General Fund to provide a state-funded energy assistance subsidy to CalFresh households
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State Budget & the CalFresh Gross Income Test

June 23, 2014 • Alexis Fernandez
6.23.2014 Beginning July 1, 2014 the gross income test for the TANF-funded service that confers modified categorical eligibility will be raised to 200% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL). Practically speaking, this change will raise the CalFresh gross income test
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Advocacy Materials for CNR 2014-15

June 21, 2014 • Elyse Homel Vitale
The following are links to resources and materials that may prove useful during Child Nutrition Reauthorization:
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LCFF and Free School Meals: Progress!

June 20, 2014 • Tia Shimada
6.20.2014 Today the Governor signed into law a change that better aligns state education funding (via the Local Control Funding Formula – LCFF) with access to free school meals.
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The Healthy 15 (school districts)

June 20, 2014 • Nicola Edwards
6.20.2014  Out of all the school districts in the country our good friends and partners at El Monte City School District get kudos for being at the forefront of creating a healthy foodservice environment for both their students and employees. 
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State Budget Update: Some Progress, But Not Enough

June 17, 2014 • Alexis Fernandez
6.17.2014 On Sunday, June 15, the California Legislature passed its 2014-15 budget package, including the budget bill and companion trailer bills. The budget package is a result of negotiations between the Governor and the Legislature
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ECE Nutrition Investments: Eliminated from Budget

June 17, 2014 • Elyse Homel Vitale
6.17.2014 On June 11, 2014 California’s Legislative Conference Committee met to vote on unresolved budget items, including the Early Childhood Education (ECE) budget package.
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USDA Fact Sheet

June 12, 2014 • Elyse Homel Vitale
Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act School Meals Implementation. PDF
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CDE Letter to Congress

June 12, 2014 • Elyse Homel Vitale
May 2014, Position on School Nutrition Standards. PDF
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Advocacy Materials from CNR 2009-10

June 12, 2014 • Elyse Homel Vitale
The following are links to resources and materials CFPA developed during Child Nutrition Reauthorization 2009/10:
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Just Released: School's Out…Who Ate? 2014

June 12, 2014 • Tia Shimada
6.12.2014 California’s summer nutrition gap affected nearly two million of our state’s most vulnerable children and youth last summer. CFPA’s latest School’s Out…Who Ate? report
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SB 1002 Passes Assembly Health Committee

June 11, 2014 • Alexis Fernandez
6.11.2014 Yesterday, SB 1002 (De Leon) Aligning Opportunities for Health passed the Assembly Health Committee with bipartisan support. Next, SB 1002 will be heard in the Assembly
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CalFresh Convening Resources Now Posted

June 9, 2014 • Yolanda Anguiano
06.09.2014 Materials and Resources from June’s CalFresh Convening: Increase Access to Nutritious Food are  now available. 
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ECE Nutrition Investments: Conference Committee Update

June 6, 2014 • Elyse Homel Vitale
6.6.2014 On Wednesday, June 4, the Legislative Conference Committee held a hearing on K-12 (including child care) budget items. The child care items were held open, but Assembly Member Nancy Skinner
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Superintendent Torlakson Supports CEP

June 5, 2014 • Tia Shimada
6.5.2014 In a memo released last month, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Tom Torlakson, praised education leaders for “ensuring that schools offer more nutritious meals and snacks” and urged leaders to
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SB 1002 Heads to the Senate Health Committee

June 3, 2014 • Alexis Fernandez
6.3.2014 SB 1002 (De León), Aligning Opportunities for Health, passed the Senate Floor on Tuesday, May 27 with unanimous support. We would like to thank Senator De León, our co-sponsor,
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Updated Agenda and Workshop Descriptions Posted

June 3, 2014 • Yolanda Anguiano
6.2.2014 CalFresh In-Reach Convening to Increase Access to Nutritious Food is coming to  LA County. 
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Aligning LCFF with School Meal Provisions: Hopeful Signs

June 2, 2014 • Tia Shimada
6.2.2014 In recent weeks, the Assembly and Senate Budget Committees took action to include proposals in their respective 2014-15 budgets that would better align the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) with school meal provisions such as Provision 2 (P2) and the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP).
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AB 2449 Passes the Assembly Floor!

June 2, 2014 • Tracey Patterson
6.2.2014 AB 2449 (Bocanegra), Adequate Time to Eat: Lunchtime Supports Learning, passed the Assembly on Wednesday,  May 28 with a bipartisan vote of 51-21! 
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AB 2449 Sample Support Letter

May 30, 2014 • Tracey Patterson
A CFPA-prepared sample support letter. DOC
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Take Action Today! Congress: Protect School Meals

May 28, 2014 • Elyse Homel Vitale
05.28.2014 As you may know, the House Appropriations Committee is voting tomorrow morning, May 29th, on the agriculture spending bill for FY 2015. This bill includes a waiver that would allow schools to opt out of complying with all school meal standards
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Join Us for Virtual ENACT Day on May 29!

May 28, 2014 • Alexis Fernandez
5.28.2014 Tomorrow’s the big day for community health advocates in California! Whether you’re joining us at the Capitol or logging on from your desk, happy ENACT Day 2014!
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Assembly & Senate Release Proposed ECE Budgets

May 27, 2014 • Elyse Homel Vitale
5.27.2014 Last week California’s Assembly and Senate budget subcommittees held hearings to discuss and vote on items in their proposed budgets for early childhood education (ECE). We applaud the Assembly for including a $10 million investment in nutrition in their proposed budget.
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SB 1002: Senate Floor Alert

May 23, 2014 • Alexis Fernandez
CFPA and WCLP prepared a Floor Alert to members of the Senate. PDF
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AB 2449 Sample Assembly Floor Alert

May 23, 2014 • Tracey Patterson
A CFPA-prepared Assembly Floor Alert DOC

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