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The Farm Bill is Moving

May 16, 2013 • Kerry Birnbach
5.16.2013 The House and Senate Committees on Agriculture have each passed Farm Bill proposals that include significant cuts to SNAP (known as CalFresh in CA).
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Unanimous Vote in Support of Breakfast in the Classroom

May 14, 2013 • Nicola Edwards
5.14.2013  This afternoon the Los Angeles Unified School Board of Edcuation voted unanimously to continue to expand a program that now feeds breakfast to over 200,000 students a day.  
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NFLAF Coalition Launches a Campaign to Close the CalFresh Utilization gap

May 10, 2013 • Yolanda Anguiano
5.10.2013 The NFLAF Coalition brought together new partners to strengthen our request for LA DPSS to adopt new strategies to enroll the nearly one million additional county residents eligible for CalFresh,
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Survey Results: State Meal (CACFP) Reimbursement Cut

May 6, 2013 • Elyse Homel Vitale
5.06.2013 Despite a vast body of research demonstrating that spending on child care and development reaps a high return on investment,
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Celebrate School Lunch Superhero Day!

May 3, 2013 • Markell Lewis
5.3.2013 Today, May 3rd, is School Lunch Superhero Day! CFPA celebrates school food superheroes and acknowledges all of those who are working hard to prepare and serve fresh, healthful, and appealing school food each day.
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AB 290 Passes the Assembly!

April 30, 2013 • Elyse Homel Vitale
4.30.2013 AB 290 (Alejo) Foundations for Healthy Nutrition in Child Care passed the Assembly yesterday with a bipartisan floor vote of 77-0! The bill, which would amend licensing laws to add one hour to the preventive health and safety training in order to educate
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New Online Toolkit to Promote School Meals in CA

April 26, 2013 • Markell Lewis
4.26.2013 School Food Services now have a great new resources available to help them promote their program – an online “Outreach Toolkit”!
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Smart Lunchroom Makeovers

April 25, 2013 • Ariana Oliva
4.25.2013 The Smarter Lunchroom Movement is kicking up momentum. Join food service directors across the state for a free webinar on May 2nd from 2-3 PM to learn how to incorporate Smarter Lunchrooom strategies in your cafeteria.
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Streamlining At-Risk Afterschool Meals for SFAs

April 24, 2013 • Markell Lewis
4.24.2013 CDE released a management bulletin detailing the ways they are simplifying the application for and operation of CACFP afterschool meals for School Food Authorities (SFA). 
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Students more likely to choose and eat sliced fruit!

April 22, 2013 • Markell Lewis
4.22.2013 A study by Cornell University’s Food and Brand Lab found that by simply slicing whole fruit, students were more likely to choose it and to eat it. Cafeteria staff used low-tech fruit sectionizers (available for around $200) to quickly slice whole apples
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Congratulations to Los Angeles Unified!

April 19, 2013 • Nicola Edwards
4.19.2013  It’s been just over a year since CFPA announced the launch of Los Angeles Unified School District’s Breakfast in the Classroom initiative.  Read about the remarkable progress that has been made since then!
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AB 191 Moved to Assembly Appropriations Suspense

April 18, 2013 • Alexis Fernandez
4.18.2013 AB 191 (Bocanegra) Strengthening the Connection between CalFresh and Medi-Cal was heard in the Assembly Appropriations Committee on Appropriations Wednesday, April 17. Due to estimated costs cited in
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AB 290 Passes Out of Assembly Appropriations!

April 18, 2013 • Elyse Homel Vitale
4.18.13 AB 290 (Alejo) Foundations for Healthy Nutrition in Child Care passed out of the Assembly Appropriations Committee yesterday. The bill was placed on the consent calendar, a set of non-controversial bills that are grouped together and voted on as a package during the committee hearing. AB 290’s committee [...]
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Save-the-Date Flyer Now Available!

April 16, 2013 • Alexis Fernandez
4.16.2013 The 2013 Hunger Action Day Save-the-Date Flyer is now available! The California Anti Hunger Coalition is excited to once again host this annual
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President's FY 2014 Budget Proposal Restores SNAP Benefits

April 10, 2013 • Alexis Fernandez
4.10.2013 This morning President Obama released his FY 2014 budget proposal. The proposal includes several key commitments to the federal nutrition programs; strengthening their role in improving low-income household’s access to nutritious,
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AB 191 Passes Assembly Human Services Committee!

April 3, 2013 • Alexis Fernandez
4.3.2013 Yesterday afternoon AB 191 (Bocanegra) passed the Assembly Human Services Committee with a vote of 4-2. AB 191 seeks to improve alignment between CalFresh and Medi-Cal
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AB 290 Passes Asm. HS Committee with Bipartisan Support!

April 2, 2013 • Elyse Homel Vitale
4.2.2013 AB 290 (Alejo) made it out of the Assembly Human Services Committee this afternoon
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Water Access in USDA's Smart Snacks in School Proposal

March 29, 2013 • Ariana Oliva
3.29.13 Voice your support for robust implementation of the water provision in USDA’s Smart Snacks in Schools proposed rule. USDA recently proposed science-based nutrition standards for snack foods and beverages sold in vending machines, school stores and cafeteria a la carte lines.
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Support USDAs Smart Snacks in Schools Proposal

March 29, 2013 • Ariana Oliva
3.29.2013 USDA wants to hear from YOU about their Smart Snacks in Schools proposed rule. 
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A New Breakfast in the Classroom Video

March 22, 2013 • Nicola Edwards
3.22.2013  After rolling out over 270 Breakfast in the Classroom programs in their school district, Los Angeles Unified School District has developed a video that tells the story from all perspectives.  Read more here…
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Updated Healthy Beverages in Child Care Handout

March 22, 2013 • Elyse Homel Vitale
3.22.2013 California Childcare Health Program has update their Healthy Beverages in Child Care handout
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Happy National CACFP Week!

March 21, 2013 • Elyse Homel Vitale
3.21.13 Have you been celebrating? National CACFP Week (March 17-23)
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Tell your Rep: Vote NO on House Republican Budget

March 15, 2013 • Kerry Birnbach
3.15.2013 Rep. Paul Ryan released the House Republican Budget this week, which includes a $135 billion cut to SNAP (CalFresh in CA) over the next ten years.
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No Kid Hungry Starts with Breakfast

March 11, 2013 • Nicola Edwards
3.11.2013  Share Our Strength joined forces with Deloitte and No Kid Hungry partners to end childhood hunger in Maryland to analyze the impact of their Breakfast in the Classroom program.  
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Community CalFresh Partners Facilitate Access to CalFresh

March 7, 2013 • Yolanda Anguiano
3.07.2013 Daughters of Charity-MSC help enroll low-income patients at St. Francis Medical Center into CalFresh.

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