In This Issue

Summer EBT works, but it's not at work in California. Representative Susan Davis (CA-53) and Senator Patty Murray (WA) have introduced the Stop Child Summer Hunger Act of 2014 to ensure low-income children across the country have access to Summer EBT.

 

Join us in encouraging our California Representatives and Senators to become co-sponsors of this important legislation. Their support will ease the bills' re-introduction next year, setting the stage for Congressional action on this issue that is critical to the health and success of kids in our state.

 

If you would like to add your organization to the coalition letter, please send an email to Elyse Homel Vitale at [email protected] by Wednesday, November 26th.

 

Learn more about Summer EBT in this CFPA-developed fact sheet. PDF
Read more about the California coalition letter. link

Questions? Contact Elyse Homel Vitale at 510.433.1122 ext. 206

Berkeley Residents Pass Tax on Sugary Beverages 

Earlier this month, the residents of Berkeley, CA passed an unprecedented measure to tax distributors of sugary beverages. Measure D, needing only a simple majority to pass, garnered 75% of votes, making Berkeley the first city in the nation to enact a tax related to sugary beverages. 

 

Read more about this historic measure. link 

 

Questions? Contact Alexis Fern�ndez at 510.433.1122 ext. 111