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Food With Care (AB 679) Held in Assembly Appropriations

May 18, 2023 • Jared Call
Today, AB 679 (Wicks): Food with Care failed to pass out of the Assembly Appropriations Committee. Nourish California and the CACFP Roundtable, the bill’s cosponsors, are deeply disappointed the bill will not be moving forward. However, we remain committed to pursuing policies that will support free meals for [...]
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Governor’s May Revision Misses Opportunity for Needed Investments in the Nutrition Safety Net

May 16, 2023 • Jared Call
On May 12, Governor Newsom introduced his revised 2023-24 State Budget proposal, which maintained funding levels and support for most major safety net programs.  While we appreciate that major cuts were avoided, the revised plan still falls short of the investments needed to address the level of hunger [...]
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AB 311 (Santiago) “Food4All” Needs Your Help to Pass Assembly Appropriations

May 7, 2023 • Betzabel Estudillo
AB 311 (Santiago) “Food4All” has passed the Assembly Human Services Committee. The bill is currently in the suspense file in the Assembly Appropriations Committee. Join us in asking the Assembly Appropriations Committee to advance the bill on to the Assembly floor to get closer to expanding access CalFresh [...]
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SB 245 (Hurtado) “Food4All” Needs Your Help to Pass Senate Appropriations

May 2, 2023 • Betzabel Estudillo
SB 245 (Hurtado) “Food4All” has passed the Senate Human Services Committee. The bill is currently in the suspense file in the Senate Appropriations Committee. Join us in asking the Senate Appropriations Committee to advance the bill on to the Senate Floor to get closer to expanding access CalFresh [...]
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Support Healthy Meals in Family Child Care as AB 679 (Wicks) Heads to Assembly Appropriations

April 28, 2023 • Jared Call
We are pleased to share that AB 679 (Wicks) “Food with Care”, passed out of the Assembly Education Committee this week on unanimous consent. Nourish California and the CACFP Roundtable, the bill’s cosponsors, would like to thank supporters of the bill for making your voices heard. Your advocacy [...]
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SB 600 (Menjivar) Needs Your Support to Pass Senate Appropriations

April 18, 2023 • Jared Call
Now that SB 600 (Menjivar) has passed out of its policy committee, the bill is up for discussion in the Senate Appropriations Committee. Join us in asking the Senate Appropriations Committee to move the bill on to the Senate Floor and one step closer to raising the monthly [...]
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Nourish California 2023 Federal Agenda

April 5, 2023 • Angeles Nelson
All Californians deserve to be well nourished and thrive. Our team at Nourish California is working with the federal legislature, the Biden administration, partners, and community members to secure bold actions that tackle the alarming, persistent rates of hunger and hardship across our state. We invite you to join us [...]
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Support Boosting CalFresh Benefits as AB 605 (Arambula) Heads to Assembly Appropriations

March 31, 2023 • Jared Call
We are pleased to share that AB 605 (Arambula) the CalFresh Fruit & Vegetable Supplemental Benefits Expansion, passed out of the Assembly Agriculture Committee today on unanimous consent. Nourish California and SPUR, the bill’s cosponsors, would like to thank supporters of the bill for making your voices heard. [...]
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Support SB 600 (Menjivar) to Raise the CalFresh Minimum Benefit

March 30, 2023 • Jared Call
More than an estimated five million Californians will experience a devastating cut to their CalFresh benefits when federally funded emergency (pandemic) allotments end in March 2023. The average CalFresh household will lose $163 per month. More than one in 10 households will see their benefits slashed from $281 [...]
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Job Announcement: Policy Advocate (2023)

March 30, 2023 • George Manalo-LeClair
Opening: Policy Advocate Nourish California has an opening for a Policy Advocate. Policy Advocate Salary: $70,000 – $85,000 Annually Job Type: Full-time (37.5 hours) Reports to: Senior Advocate Job Description: Link Closing Date: 4/28/2023 Purpose Join a dynamic team working to make our state an equitable place for [...]
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Food with Care (AB 679: Wicks) Passes Assembly Human Services!

March 29, 2023 • Jared Call
AB 679 (Wicks) passed out of the Assembly Human Services Committee today on a unanimous 7 – 0 vote! Nourish California and the CACFP Roundtable, the bill’s cosponsors, would like to thank supporters of the bill for the strong showing at today’s hearing. Thanks to your advocacy, we [...]
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SB 245 Passes Senate Human Services with Unanimous Support!

March 28, 2023 • Muneera Gardezi
SB 245 (Hurtado): Food for All passed out of the Senate Human Services Committee last week with unanimous support! Nourish California and the California Immigrant Policy Center, the bill’s cosponsors, would like to thank supporters of the bill for the strong showing at last weeks hearing. We are [...]
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Food Hardships and Opportunities for Change

March 28, 2023 • Courtney Shojinaga
On March 22, 2023, Nourish California shared key findings from a new research project focusing on food insecurity data in California. This research was conducted through a series of focus groups and recent statewide surveys that asked Californians about their experiences accessing the food they need and want. [...]
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2023 Food4All Talking Points

March 22, 2023 • Muneera Gardezi
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CalFresh Fruit & Vegetable EBT Pilot Expansion (AB 605) Passes Assembly Human Services!

March 15, 2023 • Jared Call
  AB 605 (Arambula) passed out of its first hearing in the Assembly Human Services Committee yesterday on a unanimous 8-0 vote. Nourish California and SPUR, the bill’s cosponsors, would like to thank supporters of the bill for the strong showing at today’s hearing. Over 20 organizations and [...]
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Transitions in the Movement

February 28, 2023 • George Manalo-LeClair
Nourish California takes pleasure in working with advocates, administrators, funders, and others in the movement to ensure that everyone in California has enough to eat. We want to acknowledge the transitions of three key partners in this work. Roberta Tinajero Our dear friend and colleague, Roberta Tinajero, is [...]
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Improving WIC & Health Care Data Connections

February 27, 2023 • Angeles Nelson
Innovative WIC Information Pilot For many years, Nourish California has been working on expanding the use of health information to remove barriers to nutrition program enrollment.   Prior to her departure to work for the Food and Nutrition Service, Melissa Cannon initiated a project to pilot test the use [...]
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Nourish California 2023 State Legislative Agenda

February 14, 2023 • Jared Call
All Californians deserve access to nutritious food and other basic needs. Our team at Nourish California is working with the state legislature, the Newsom administration, partners, and community members to secure bold actions that tackle the alarming, persistent rates of hunger and hardship across our state. We invite [...]
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The Nominations for the 2023 Freshy Awards

February 8, 2023 • George Manalo-LeClair
Here is the full, unedited nominating text for each of the nominees up for a 2023 Freshy Award.  The winners will be announced on February 16, 2023, at the CalFresh Forum.  Join us for the celebration! 2023 Freshy Award Nominees These are the nominees for the 2023 Freshy [...]
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Pandemic EBT 3.0 Cards Have Been Delivered!

February 6, 2023 • Angeles Nelson
And Summer Benefits Could Be Here To Stay!  Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) 3.0 provides food benefits to school-aged children (TK-12) who are eligible for free or reduced-price school meals and who missed school days due to COVID-19. Young children (under 6 years old) who participate in CalFresh are also [...]
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Meet Our 2023 Food4All Mini-Grant Partners!

January 26, 2023 • Muneera Gardezi
We are excited to present our 2023 Food4All mini-grant partners! These ten organizations are working closely with Nourish California to uplift the Food4All campaign and communicate its value to policymakers and their own communities. Our mini-grant partnership is fundamental to the success of the campaign. Through our previous [...]
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2023 CalFresh Forum Registration

January 24, 2023 • Kameron Mims-Jones
2023 CalFresh Forum February 15-16, 2023 **Traducción en español abajo 2023 CalFresh Forum registration is open, and we’re going hybrid this year!  Each year, the much anticipated CalFresh Forum brings together hundreds of key stakeholders from across the state to acknowledge outstanding work, identify opportunities, and discuss strategies [...]
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2023 Freshy Award Voting Now Open

January 19, 2023 • Kameron Mims-Jones
The 2023 Freshy Awards 2023 Freshy Award Voting Now Open! The 2023 Freshy Award nominations are in and voting has begun! The winners, to be selected based on your votes, will be announced on day 2 of the CalFresh Forum on 2/16/2023. (You can register for the Forum [...]
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Governor Newsom’s January Budget Preserves Broader Safety Net Funding, but Falls Short on Anti-Hunger Investments

January 17, 2023 • Jared Call
On January 10, Governor Newsom introduced his 2023-24 State Budget proposal, which maintained funding and support for most major safety net programs, but failed to make the investments needed to address the level of hunger and inequity faced by Californians with low and moderate income. While we recognize [...]
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Big Wins and Disappointing Tradeoffs for Californians in 2022-23 Omnibus Budget Bill

January 17, 2023 • Angeles Nelson
The $1.7 trillion Omnibus Appropriations Bill (H.R. 2617) signed by President Biden on December 29, 2022, includes significant investments that support families’ nutritional needs and increase health equity. In order to pay for those investments, however, the bill also includes devastating tradeoffs for Californians such as ending SNAP [...]

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