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Action Needed TODAY! GOP Tax Bill Would Set Up Cuts to SNAP, Health Care, Anti-Poverty Programs
GOP leaders in the House and Senate are planning bring their tax plan to the floor this week in hopes of sending a final bill to the President for signature before Christmas.
Recent public statements by GOP leaders indicate that the tax bill is the first step of a likely one-two punch that will increase hunger and hardship for low- and middle-income families:
Step 1) Pass costly tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations that drive up deficits by $1.4 trillion, then
Step 2) Use higher deficits to justify calls for cuts to programs that help low- and middle-income families, including CalFresh and Medi-Cal.
CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVE TODAY!
TELL THEM TO REJECT THE GOP TAX BILL
It is critical that the California delegation, especially our 14 House Republicans, hear from constituents this week that the plan is bad for low- and moderate-income Californians and the state's fiscal health.
Call (202) 224-3121
or click
here
to find your Representative.
Tell them to reject this flawed plan that would divert resources to the wealthy and large corporations, reduce health care coverage, and set up massive future cuts to programs like CalFresh and Medi-Cal that help millions of working families and the most vulnerable.
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Read the latest analysis of the bill's impact on California from our partners at the California Budget and Policy Center. link
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2018 Freshy Awards: Now Accepting Nominations!
Each year, CFPA recognizes "Freshy Award" winners in acknowledgment of individual Californians, as well as organizations, from across the state that have worked diligently in the last year to improve CalFresh. The winners are announced and recognized at the annual CalFresh Forum.
Learn more about the
2017 Freshy Award nominees
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CFPA is now accepting nominations for the 2018 Freshy Awards! The Freshy Award categories were established to encourage nominations across a number of CalFresh oriented professions, including advocates, administrators, elected officials, and more. We are collecting information about each nominee in order to develop a voting ballot that will be distributed in January 2018.
Freshy Award categories:
* Administrator of the Year
* Outreach Leader of the Year
* Grassroots Mobilizer of the Year
* Elected Official or Capitol Staffer of the Year
In addition, CFPA recognizes the small, medium and large counties with the highest, and most improved, Program Access Index (PAI).
The Freshy Award nomination process will close on January 12, 2018 at 6pm.
If you have questions about the 2018 Freshy Awards, please contact [email protected].
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Registration Now OPEN! CalFresh Forum March 14, 2018
California Food Policy Advocates and the California Department of Social Services would very much like for you to join us at the 2018 CalFresh Forum on March 14, 2018 in Sacramento, CA!
Each year, CFPA's CalFresh Forum brings together hundreds of key stakeholders from across the state to identify opportunities and discuss strategies to improve the reach and impact of CalFresh.
The 2018 CalFresh Forum will
focus on upcoming opportunities to improve how CalFresh serves vulnerable populations
as we look
to the future and continue to
work toward improving access
and participation across the state.
This year's program will feature
workshops and panels led by speakers with varied and
extensive policy and programmatic expertise
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Registration is $50 per person and includes lunch and light afternoon refreshments.
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