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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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Annual Report for ESAP Households Waived Starting March 1, 2022

February 18, 2022 • Jared Call
The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) CalFresh Branch submitted a formal request to the USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) to waive the annual periodic report for CalFresh households enrolled under the state's Elderly Simplified Application Project (ESAP). This important policy change will reduce administrative barriers and improve [...]
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2022 CalFresh Forum Agenda

February 14, 2022 • Kameron Mims-Jones
Virtual CalFresh Forum Loading… Powered By Whova Conference Meeting Apps   Questions? email calfreshforum@nourishca.org. Register Below Powered By WhovaConference registration Was this resource helpful? Please consider supporting Nourish California’s work. Your 100% tax-deductible donation is an investment in our research and supports our mission to give California’s critically [...]
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Nourish Newsletter | Extend the WIC Bump, Register for the CalFresh Forum, Join our Team, Food4All Grants, & More

February 10, 2022 • George Manalo-LeClair
Registration for the March 9th 2022 CalFresh Forum is now open! Nourish California in collaboration with the California Department of Social Services CalFresh Branch extends a warm invitation to the 2022 CalFresh Forum. This year our virtual CalFresh Forum will bring together hundreds of key stakeholders from across [...]
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Welcome, Jackie!

February 10, 2022 • Betzabel Estudillo
We are pleased to welcome Jackie Mendelson as Graduate Student Intern. Jackie is in her second year of her Masters of Public Health Nutrition program at University of California, Berkeley, and is pursuing the interdisciplinary Graduate Certificate of Food Systems.  This Spring 2022, Jackie will support the organization’s [...]
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2022 CalFresh Forum Registration

February 8, 2022 • Kameron Mims-Jones
2022 CalFresh Forum March 9th, 2022 Registration for the 2022 CalFresh Forum is now open! Nourish California in collaboration with the California Department of Social Services CalFresh Branch extends a warm invitation to the 2022 CalFresh Forum. This year our virtual CalFresh Forum will bring together hundreds of [...]
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Unless Congress Acts Now, Families Will Soon Have Fewer WIC Benefits

February 7, 2022 • Angeles Nelson
Contact your Members of Congress and Urge Them to Act Before February 18 to #ExtendTheWICBump In December, a Continuing Resolution extended the WIC benefit bump until March 31, 2022. Enacting the benefit bump was a response to hardship driven by the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the ongoing public health [...]
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Our Recent Tax Return

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2022 Food4All Mini-Grant Application Form

January 31, 2022 • Muneera Gardezi
2022 Food4All Mini-Grant Application Thank you for your interest in applying for a Food4All Mini-Grant. Nourish California is providing ten (10) mini-grants to local/regional grassroots, immigrant rights, and anti-hunger organizations to help mobilize and engage in the 2022 Food4All Campaign. Please read the instructions carefully. If you have [...]
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2022 Food4All Mini-Grant Application

January 27, 2022 • Muneera Gardezi
2022 Food4All Mini-Grant Application By Muneera Gardezi Apply for a mini-grant so that your organization can continue to support Food4All! Nourish California is excited to announce our second year of the Food4All mini-grant. This grant is specifically to help organizations to engage with the Food4All campaign, particularly with [...]
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Sign-On Today! Tell State Budget Leaders We Need Food4All

January 25, 2022 • Muneera Gardezi
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Nourish Newsletter | Governor’s Budget Released, Freshy Voting, Best Wishes Melissa & More

January 21, 2022 • George Manalo-LeClair
Changes are coming to CalFresh benefits. Here is what you should know and what Congress can do to end the benefit roller coaster.
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Key Investments in the Governor’s 2022-23 Budget Proposal Help Meet the Basic Needs of Californians, But Don’t Do Enough to Address Hunger

January 20, 2022 • Betzabel Estudillo
Overview On January 10, Governor Newsom introduced his 2022-23 State Budget proposal, which includes key investments that would expand access to safety net programs for Californians with low income. We applaud the Governor’s progress toward an equitable, inclusive safety net. We also recognize that more is needed to [...]
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2022 Freshy Award Voting Now Open

January 20, 2022 • Kameron Mims-Jones
The 2022 Freshy Awards 2022 Freshy Award Voting Now Open! The 2022 Freshy Award nominations are in and voting has begun! The winners, to be selected based on your votes, will be announced at the Virtual CalFresh Forum on March 9th. The Freshy Awards honor the actions of [...]
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Advocates Come Together to Help Shape the Policy and Campaign to Bring Free Meals to All Kids in Child Care

January 18, 2022 • Melissa Cannon
On January 13th, interested stakeholders came together for a strategic meeting to plan for the 2022 Food with Care campaign. During the meeting, Nourish California and the CACFP Roundtable shared what was accomplished through the Food with Care campaign last year and the work ahead. Melissa Cannon, Senior [...]
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Best wishes, Melissa Cannon!

January 18, 2022 • George Manalo-LeClair
From the start, it seemed like Melissa Cannon was destined to work at Nourish California. A decade ago she requested an informational interview with us, as she was interested in connecting with organizations who “work to reduce food insecurity and promote equitable, healthy food access.” In that first [...]
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Nourish Newsletter | Statewide Survey Findings Presentation, Food Insecurity Increases for Black and Brown Elders & More

December 17, 2021 • George Manalo-LeClair
Changes are coming to CalFresh benefits. Here is what you should know and what Congress can do to end the benefit roller coaster.
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Access is Everything: Check out our new Action Center!

December 16, 2021 • George Manalo-LeClair
Access is everything. For nearly thirty years, Nourish California has been advocating for equitable access to food. Each year, our advocacy helps nourish our fellow Californians by generating more than $2 billion in new nutrition resources. We have led many, many policy campaigns aimed at increasing access (like [...]
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Worry. Stress. Covid.

December 16, 2021 • George Manalo-LeClair
Worry. Stress. Covid.  Based on Google search trends, many of us have been reaching out for resources to help cope with the stresses and worries exacerbated or created by the pandemic.  Stresses and worries can be damaging to our physical and mental health.  One particular stress for many [...]
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No Surprises Here, Still Alarming: Food Insecurity for Our Black and Brown Elders Got Worse

December 16, 2021 • Kameron Mims-Jones
Black and Brown older Californians Can’t-Wait for Change and Shouldn’t  The pandemic economy brought widespread job loss that hit older workers especially hard, yet the share of older white Americans experiencing food insecurity, defined as limited or uncertain access to adequate food, stayed relatively stable between 2019 and 2020. [...]
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State Leaders Must Continue to Invest in the Nutrition Safety Net

December 14, 2021 • Jared Call
California leaders have acted boldly to buttress the state’s safety net during the Covid-19 crisis. The state has issued direct relief payments, provided shelter for the unhoused, and funded food banks. But despite those commendable actions, our government programs often still don’t reach people who need help meeting [...]

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