Breaking News: Governor Brown has Signed AB 69!

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.

A Message From Sam Karp, CFPA Board President

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.

State Superintendent Champions School Breakfast

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.

Take the 2012 CalFresh Forum "Find-the-Date" Survey!

9.14.2011 The time has come once again to start planning for the next CalFresh Forum! CFPA is polling past and

Take Action: AB 6 & AB 69 Headed to the Governor's Desk!

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

Sample Support Letter to the Governor

Sample letter to Governor Brown urging his signature on AB 69. Send ASAP PDF

Sample Support Letter to the Governor

Sample letter to Governor Brown urging his signature on AB 6! Send ASAP PDF

CDE Clarifies Offer Versus Serve for CACFP Agencies

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)

Just Launched: AB 6 Movie Project!

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!

AB 6 & AB 69 Pass the Senate Floor!

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

Just Posted: Two New Job Openings at CFPA

8.31.11 CFPA has just posted two new job openings for a Nutrition Policy Advocate in our Los Angeles and Oakland office.

AB 839 Held in Suspense

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

AB 69 Heads to Senate Floor!

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.

Senate Floor Alert

An alert to Senators in preparation for a floor vote on AB 69 PDF

AB 6 Senate Floor Alert

An alert to Senators in preparation for AB 6 heading to the Senate floor for a vote PDF

AB 6 Heads to the Senate Floor!

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

Upcoming Webinar: "Understanding the Proposed School Meal Patterns"

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). Guest speaker, Heather Hopwood from USDA Food & Nutrition Services, will highlight the proposed menu [...]

CSNA Annual Conference

November 11th in Sacramento link

LAUSD's Cafeteria Staff Wellness Initiative

8.16.2011 Today LAUSD launched first of several series of wellness workshops as part of the district’s Cafeteria Staff Wellness Initiative. LAUSD is rolling out a new menu as well as a new staff wellness initiative. The wellness initiative is intended to provide cafeteria staff workers with the necessary  tools [...]

NFSMI Standardized Recipes Manual

A National Food Service Management Institute guide to school recipe standardization. PDF

USDA Healthy Meals Resource System

Online information center for USDA Child Nutrition Programs link Recipe Finder for standardized recipes, quantity recipes, and USDA recipes link

A School Food Website

We will soon link to a site full of resources for food service directors and school nutrition advocates. Look forward to shared recipes, resources, best practices and a forum to discuss challenges and opportunities related to cooking in schools.

Sample Support Letter to Senate Appropriations

Sample letter to Senate Committee on Appropriations urging the passage of AB 69; send by August 12th 2011doc

Sample Support Letter to Senate Appropriations Commitee

Sample letter to Senate Committee on Appropriations urging the passage of AB 6; send by August 12th 2011 doc

AB 6 and AB 69 Heading to Senate Appropriations Commitee!

8.5.2011 The Senate Committee on Appropriations will hear AB 6 on Monday, August 15th beginning at 10:00am in Room 4203. AB 69 is currently on suspense in the 
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