Blog AB 6 Implementation Timeline October 27, 2011 • Alexis Fernandez Overview of Key AB 6 Implementation Dates PDF Blog CFPA White Paper: Improving Senior CalFresh Participation October 19, 2011 • Kerry Birnbach 10.19.2011 With the recent passage of AB 69, now is the time to implement an effective model to boost CalFresh participation among seniors. Blog Rethinking the Lunchroom Webinar October 26th October 18, 2011 • Alexis Fernandez 10.18.2011 Do you ever wonder why you buy one product over another when grocery shopping or at a food court? Research shows that subtle and inadvertent cues, such as the packaging design or the placement of a product, nudges us to select particular items. Blog Coming Soon – New School Breakfast Webinar Series October 13, 2011 • Tia Shimada 10.18.2011 Please join Action for Healthy Kids and the BreakfastFirst Campaign for a series of five interactive webinars designed to showcase the health, fiscal, and academic benefits of effective school breakfast programs. Blog Do You Want Kids to Have Easy Access to Free School Meals? October 13, 2011 • Alexis Fernandez 10.14.2011 Submit comments to USDA! Through October 24th USDA will be accepting comments on it’s interim rule “Direct Certification and Certification of Homeless, Migrant and Runaway Children for Free School Meals”. Blog Funding Opportunity! FNS Community Facilities Program October 6, 2011 • Markell Lewis 10.6.2011 FNS published a memorandum highlighting USDA’s Rural Development Community Facilities (CF) Program, which provides loans and grants to assist in the development of facilities in rural areas and towns of up to 20,000 people. Blog Breaking News: Governor Brown has signed AB6! October 6, 2011 • Alexis Fernandez 10.6.2011 CFPA just got word that Governor Brown has signed AB 6 (Fuentes) The CalFresh Act of 2011! This is great news for CalFresh and will bring monumental improvements in access for clients! More details to come! Blog Breaking News: Governor Brown has Signed AB 69! October 6, 2011 • Alexis Fernandez 10.6.2011 CFPA just learned that Governor Brown has just signed AB 69 (Beall) CalFresh Senior Nutrition Benefits!!! More details to come shortly in our Nutrition Action Alert. Blog A Message From Sam Karp, CFPA Board President September 22, 2011 • Tia Shimada Dear Friends, Ken Hecht, one of our founders and long-time executive director, has decided to leave California Food Policy Advocates to pursue nutrition policy opportunities overseas. After twenty years with CFPA, it is hard to imagine the organization without Ken. Blog State Superintendent Champions School Breakfast September 22, 2011 • Tia Shimada 9.22.2011 State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson has just released a letter expressing his support as the new honorary chair of the BreakfastFirst Campaign. Blog Take the 2012 CalFresh Forum "Find-the-Date" Survey! September 14, 2011 • Alexis Fernandez 9.14.2011 The time has come once again to start planning for the next CalFresh Forum! CFPA is polling past and Blog Take Action: AB 6 & AB 69 Headed to the Governor's Desk! September 6, 2011 • Alexis Fernandez 9.6.2011 Both AB 6 and AB 69 have made it through the State Assembly and Senate and are now off to the Governor! It’s more important than ever to continue voicing your support for Blog Sample Support Letter to the Governor September 6, 2011 • Alexis Fernandez Sample letter to Governor Brown urging his signature on AB 69. Send ASAP PDF Blog Sample Support Letter to the Governor September 6, 2011 • Alexis Fernandez Sample letter to Governor Brown urging his signature on AB 6! Send ASAP PDF Blog CDE Clarifies Offer Versus Serve for CACFP Agencies September 1, 2011 • Markell Lewis 9.1.2011 CDE clarifies in a management bulletin the use of offer versus serve (OVS) for agencies that participate in CACFP and serve meals prepared by School Food Authorities (SFAs) Blog Just Launched: AB 6 Movie Project! September 1, 2011 • Alexis Fernandez 9.1.11 CFPA has launched the AB 6 Movie Project! An opportunity to communicate the significance of and excitement around the changes proposed in AB 6! Blog AB 6 & AB 69 Pass the Senate Floor! August 31, 2011 • Alexis Fernandez 8.31.2011 AB 6 (Fuentes) passed the Senate floor today with a 26-11 bipartisan vote and AB 69 (Beall) passed with a 25-2 bipartisan vote! AB 6 and AB 69 will now head Blog Just Posted: Two New Job Openings at CFPA August 31, 2011 • Alexis Fernandez 8.31.11 CFPA has just posted two new job openings for a Nutrition Policy Advocate in our Los Angeles and Oakland office. Blog AB 839 Held in Suspense August 25, 2011 • Tia Shimada 8.25.2011 AB 839 was held in the Senate Appropriations suspense file today. While the bill will not make further progress this year, CFPA will continue working with the California Department of Education Blog AB 69 Heads to Senate Floor! August 25, 2011 • Alexis Fernandez 8.25.2011 Great news! At today’s hearing, AB 69 moved off of the Senate Appropriations Committee “suspense” file with a 6-2 bi-partisan vote and now heads to the Senate floor for a vote. Blog Senate Floor Alert August 25, 2011 • Alexis Fernandez An alert to Senators in preparation for a floor vote on AB 69 PDF Blog AB 6 Senate Floor Alert August 25, 2011 • Alexis Fernandez An alert to Senators in preparation for AB 6 heading to the Senate floor for a vote PDF Blog AB 6 Heads to the Senate Floor! August 25, 2011 • Alexis Fernandez 8.25.11 AB 6 was taken off suspense today and passed the Senate Committee on Appropriations with a vote of 6-3! Read the latest Nutrition Action Alert Blog Upcoming Webinar: "Understanding the Proposed School Meal Patterns" August 18, 2011 • Ariana Oliva 8.18.2011 As part of Webinar Wednesdays, the School Nutrition Association is inviting you to participate in their upcoming webinar, Understanding the Proposed School Meal Patterns, on August 31, 2011 at 11 AM (PST). 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