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Governor’s May Revision Falls Short on Nutrition Safety Net Investments

May 17, 2022 • Jared Call
Last Friday, Governor Newsom introduced his May Revision to the 2022-23 State Budget proposal. The newly proposed budget uses record anticipated revenue to make largely one-time investments and continue to build reserves. The Governor’s plan includes virtually no new ongoing investments in food and nutrition programs. The proposal [...]
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Nourish Newsletter: “Don’t Keep us in Suspense”, New Brief on Food Insecurity, & Much More

May 4, 2022 • George Manalo-LeClair
New Brief: Food Insecurity & Poverty Among California’s Undocumented Immigrants On Friday, April 29, 2022, Nourish California and the California Immigrant Policy Center released a brief that pairs a novel analysis of quantitative data with community voices to demonstrate the impact of food insecurity on California’s undocumented immigrants. [...]
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Food4All is making headlines!

May 3, 2022 • Jackie Mendelson
Food4All is making headlines. The California Legislature and Governor Newsom announced an agreement on the 2022-2023 state budget on June 26 which includes funding to remove exclusions to food assistance for Californians 55 and older, regardless of immigration status. With this historic investment, California will be the first [...]
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New Brief: Food Insecurity & Poverty Among California’s Undocumented Immigrants

April 29, 2022 • Tia Shimada
On Friday, April 29, 2022, Nourish California and the California Immigrant Policy Center released a brief that pairs a novel analysis of quantitative data with community voices to demonstrate the impact of food insecurity on California’s undocumented immigrants. Read the full brief. ∗NEW∗ View the infographic. Watch the [...]
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Support Boosting CalFresh Benefits as AB 2153 (Arambula) Heads to Assembly Appropriations

April 27, 2022 • Jared Call
We are thrilled to share that AB 2153 (Arambula) the CalFresh Fruit & Vegetable Supplemental Benefits Expansion, passed out of the Assembly Agriculture Committee today! 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 [...]
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Sign the Petition! Ask Governor Newsom to Fully Fund Food4All

April 21, 2022 • Muneera Gardezi
Dear partners & allies: The Food4All proposal would expand the California Food Assistance Program (CFAP) nutrition benefits to California immigrants of all ages, who have been excluded from CalFresh solely due to their immigration status. In January, the Governor included funding in his 2022-2023 proposed budget to remove exclusions from [...]
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Food with Care (SB 1481) Needs Your Support to Pass Senate Appropriations

April 21, 2022 • Jared Call
Now that SB 1481 (Becker): Food with Care has passed its two policy committees, 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! Here are two ways to support [...]
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Food with Care (SB 1481) Passes Senate Human Services, Moves on to Appropriations

April 21, 2022 • Jared Call
SB 1481 (Becker): Food with Care passed out of the Senate Human Services Committee yesterday, moving us one step closer to free meals for all kids in preschool and child care. Nourish California and the CACFP Roundtable, the bill’s cosponsors, would like to thank supporters of the bill [...]
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CalFresh Fruit & Vegetable Benefits (AB 2153) Passes Assembly Human Services!

April 5, 2022 • Jared Call
  AB 2153 (Arambula) passed out of its first hearing in the Assembly Human Services Committee today. 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 individuals across the state submitted [...]
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Food with Care (SB 1481) Passes Senate Education with Unanimous Support!

April 1, 2022 • Jared Call
SB 1481 (Becker): Food with Care passed out of the Senate Education Committee yesterday on a unanimous, bipartisan 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. Over 20 organizations and individuals [...]
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Say ‘Hello’ to Our 2022 Food4All Mini-Grant Partners

March 24, 2022 • Jackie Mendelson
We are excited to present our 2022 Food4All mini-grant partners! These nine organizations are working closely with Nourish California to uplift the Food4All campaign and communicate its value to policymakers and their own communities. Thanks to The California Endowment for making these grants possible. Central Valley Immigrant Integration [...]
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Sign-On Today! Tell State Budget Leaders to Boost CalFresh Benefits

March 23, 2022 • Jared Call
CalFresh helps over 4.5 million people put food on the table, but the federally-set benefit levels limit participants’ ability to purchase enough food to last through the month. Supplemental benefit programs provide matching dollars tied to the purchase of California-grown vegetables and fruit. These matching programs operate locally [...]
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Nourish Newsletter | CalFresh Forum Recap Resources, Meet our Mini-grant Partners, & Much More

March 22, 2022 • George Manalo-LeClair
CalFresh Forum Recap Resources Thanks to all who participated in the 2022 CalFresh Forum. If you missed any of the workshops, speakers, or the Freshy Awards, you can watch videos from the event. Speaker presentations and other materials are also available. View the Recap Resources   A van ride paved [...]
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Sign-On Today! Tell State Budget Leaders We Need Food with Care

March 15, 2022 • Jared Call
California recently became the first state in the nation to expand free meals to all K-12 students. It’s time to make a similar investment in our youngest learners. The pandemic has exposed the weaknesses of and widened the gaps in our child care system, while simultaneously exacerbating food [...]
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SB 1481 (Becker) Heads to First Hearing, Show Your Support Today!

March 15, 2022 • Jared Call
SB 1481 (Becker) is headed to its first hearing in the Senate Education Committee. This urgent bill will provide free daily meals to children in child care by enabling all child care providers to qualify for the highest level of reimbursements for the meals they serve.  Submit a letter [...]
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CalFresh Forum is Live

March 9, 2022 • Kameron Mims-Jones
Virtual CalFresh Forum 2022 Live CalFresh Forum Agenda   9:30 AM  Nourish California Welcome – Recording link   10:00 AM CalFresh Look Ahead to 2022 – Recording link  – starts at the 9-minute mark Presentation Slides   11:00 AM Break     11:15 AM Morning Breakout Sessions:   [...]
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AB 2153 (Arambula) Heads to First Hearing, Show Your Support Today!

March 7, 2022 • Jared Call
AB 2153 (Arambula) is headed to its first hearing in the Assembly Human Services Committee. This urgent bill will expand California Fruit and Vegetable Supplemental Benefits to be available to hundreds of thousands of households across the state. This will, in the short-term, help families afford the foods [...]
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A van ride paved the way from Health4All to Food4All

March 6, 2022 • George Manalo-LeClair
In early January, Governor Gavin Newson released his budget proposal which proposes fully realizing the vision of extending health care coverage to all, regardless of immigration status.  Groups like the California Immigrant Policy Center, Health Access, the Latino Coalition for a Healthy California, the Children’s Partnership, and others [...]
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Call in March 3rd to support Food4All at the Sen. Budget Sub 3 Hearing

March 3, 2022 • Betzabel Estudillo
[Este mensaje se repetirá en español] The Food4All proposal would expand California Food Assistance Program (CFAP) nutrition benefits to California immigrants of all ages, who have been excluded from CalFresh solely due to their immigration status. In January, the Governor included funding in his 2022-2023 proposed budget to remove exclusions [...]
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Food With Care Hearing Today 3/3 in Sen. Budget Sub 3 – Show your support!

March 2, 2022 • Kameron Mims-Jones
Food With Care Hearing Today 3/3 in Sen. Budget Sub 3 – Show your support! California recently became the first state in the nation to expand free meals to all K-12 students. It’s time to make a similar investment in our youngest learners. Show your support by calling [...]
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2022 Freshy Awards: Nominating Text

March 2, 2022 • George Manalo-LeClair
2022 Freshy Award Nominees The Polls Are Closed.  Winners will be Announced at the CalFresh Forum on March 9, 2022, at 1:30 pm.  Watch live. The unedited text from the nominators appears below. Best Performance to improve CalFresh by an advocate with statewide reach Frank Tamborello, Hunger Action [...]
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State Budget Leaders Consider Governor’s Food4All Proposal

February 28, 2022 • Jared Call
Advocates Call on Legislature to Go Further, Expand Access to All On February 15, the Senate Budget Subcommittee #3 on Health and Human Services held an informational hearing to consider the Governor’s January Budget proposals, including Food4All. The Governor’s proposal calls for expanding the California Food Assistance Program [...]
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School Meal Budget Hearing: Assembly Subcommittee on Education

February 25, 2022 • Tia Shimada
Earlier this week, the Assembly Budget Subcommittee #2 (Education Finance) held a hearing on school nutrition, including state investments to implement universal school meals. Read our comment to the subcommittee, highlighting the need for guaranteed levels of funding. “Structuring the state, per-meal reimbursement as an entitlement rather than [...]
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2022 Sarah Samuels Public Health Policy Fellowship

February 24, 2022 • Tia Shimada
Read the full posting. Long-time board member Sarah Samuels left an indelible mark on our organization. Sarah was a leader in conducting and applying research to shape sound nutrition policies. She was also a supportive mentor of new public health professionals. To honor these contributions and to continue [...]
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Food4All Hearing TOMORROW 2/23 in Asm. Budget Sub 1 – Show your support!

February 23, 2022 • Muneera Gardezi
[Este mensaje se repetirá en español] The Governor included #Food4All in his 2022-2023 budget proposal by providing California Food Assistance Program (CFAP) nutrition benefits for Californians ages 55 and older, regardless of their immigration status The Governor’s budget proposal will be heard in the Assembly Budget Subcommittee 1 on Health [...]

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