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Updated USDA Guidance to Prevent Overt Identification

September 4, 2012 • Markell Lewis
9.4.2012 Last week USDA released their updated “Eligibility Manual for School Meals”, which includes added guidance to ensure that schools do not overtly identify students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
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AB 1872 (Alejo) Passes the Senate!

August 29, 2012 • Elyse Homel Vitale
8.29.2012 AB 1872 Improving Child Care Nutrition passed the Senate yesterday with a floor vote of 23-13! The bill, sets the same minimum nutrition standard for foods served in licensed family day care homes as is currently required in all licensed child care centers
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"What's for Lunch?" Capital Public Radio Documentary

August 28, 2012 • Markell Lewis
8.28.2012 This multimedia documentary showcases schools in Northern California where school food leaders are embracing the new meal pattern and changing the way food is procured, prepared, and served to students.
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AB 1594 (Eng) Passes the Senate!

August 23, 2012 • Alexis Fernandez
8.23.2012 AB 1594 Improving Charter School Nutrition passed the Senate today with a floor vote of 21-12! The bill, which would extend the needy student meal mandate
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Protected: Veggie Quiche

August 17, 2012 • Tia Shimada
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Protected: Soft Cheeses

August 17, 2012 • Tia Shimada
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Protected: Crudite with Creamy Pesto Dip

August 17, 2012 • Tia Shimada
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Protected: Fruit Salad

August 17, 2012 • Tia Shimada
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Protected: Chocolate Cake with Coffee and Espresso

August 17, 2012 • Tia Shimada
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Protected: Kerry's Birthday Potluck 2012

August 17, 2012 • Tia Shimada
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AB 1560 (Fuentes) Held in Senate Appropriations Committee

August 17, 2012 • Kerry Birnbach
8.17.2012 AB 1560 Food For Health was held in the Senate Appropriations Committee suspense file on Thursday, August 16. AB 1560 aimed to increase CalFresh participation by
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AB 1872 (Alejo) Passes Senate Appropriations Committee!

August 17, 2012 • Elyse Homel Vitale
8.17.2012 AB 1872 Improving Child Care Nutrition was taken off suspense and passed the Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday, August 16.
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AB 1594 Senate Floor Alert

August 17, 2012 • Tia Shimada
A CFPA-prepared floor alert. PDF
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AB 1594 (Eng) Passes Senate Appropriations Committee!

August 17, 2012 • Tia Shimada
8.17.2012 AB 1594 Improving Charter School Nutrition was taken off suspense and passed the Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday, August 16. AB 1594 would extend
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CFPA Particpates in New Video Library Launched Today!

August 14, 2012 • Alexis Fernandez
8.14.2012 The Laura and John Arnold Foundation released the Giving Library today. The site is an online library dedicated to providing information about hundreds of non-profit organizations through video formats. CFPA was lucky enough to participate in the launch of the Giving Library and our video
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AB 1872 (Alejo) Placed in Senate Suspense File

August 8, 2012 • Elyse Homel Vitale
8.8.2012 AB 1872 (Alejo) Improving Child Care Nutrition was referred to the suspense file during the Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on Monday.
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AB 1560 (Fuentes) Goes to Senate Approps Suspense File

August 8, 2012 • Kerry Birnbach
8.7.2012 AB 1560 (Fuentes) Food for Health was placed in “suspense” during the Senate Appropriations Committee hearing yesterday. A number of proposals faced a similar challenge
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AB 1594 (Eng) Placed in Senate Suspense File

August 7, 2012 • Alexis Fernandez
8.7.2012 AB 1594 (Eng) Improving Charter School Nutrition was placed in “suspense” during the Senate Appropriations Committee hearing yesterday. A number of proposals faced a similar challenge
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Healthy Beverages in Child Care

August 6, 2012 • Elyse Homel Vitale
The latest in implementing healthy beverage and food choices for California’s child care programs link
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NEW BRIEF – Fulfilling the Promise of Free Water in K-12 Schools

August 1, 2012 • Ariana Oliva
8.1.2012 UCSF in collaboration with Change Lab Solutions and CFPA released a policy brief titled, Fulfilling the Promise of Free Water in K-12 Schools. 
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Week in Review: Short-term Farm Bill Extension Possible

July 30, 2012 • Alexis Fernandez
7.30.2012 This week House Republicans are expected to a vote a one-year farm bill extension which would include drought aid for farmers. This short-term bill would rush aid
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Afterschool Nutrition 101

July 18, 2012 • Markell Lewis
Program Information PDF
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The Lunch Box

July 13, 2012 • Markell Lewis
An updated, free online toolkit with menus, recipes, and tools for school food change. link
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Week in Review: House Committee Passes Farm Bill Proposal

July 12, 2012 • Alexis Fernandez
7.12.2012 This morning the House Agriculture Committee passed a Farm Bill proposal with significant cuts to SNAP (CalFresh in California). This proposal, which would cut SNAP
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Comments on Interim Rule for Certification of Compliance

July 12, 2012 • Markell Lewis
7.12.2012 USDA published an interim rule “Certification of Compliance With Meal Requirements for the National School Lunch Program Under the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010”, that went in to effect July 1, 2012.

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