Nutrition Action Alert 
December 20, 2016
In This Issue


Grants to Expand School Breakfast
Register Now for January 12, 2017 Webinar

Get ready! On January 16, 2017, the California Department of Education will kick off a grant application process for new school breakfast funds. These competitive grants are open to all applicants and will prioritize high-poverty schools implementing or expanding after-the-bell breakfast.

Find out how you can access these important grant funds! Join us for two upcoming webinars.
  • Learn about key dates and critical steps for the grant application process
  • Get suggestions about writing a successful grant application
  • Hear about the challenges and successes of implementing after-the-bell breakfast with grant funds
  • Have your questions answered by the staff who will review and score the grant applications
The webinars will be hosted by California Food Policy Advocates and will feature:
  • Stephanie Bruce, Nutrition Services Director, Palm Springs Unified School District
  • The California Department of Education - Nutrition Services Division
Register now!
  • January 12, 2017 at 2pm - registration link
  • February 9, 2017 at 2pm - registration coming soon
Read an overview of the grants.  PDF

Contact:   Tia Shimada  | 510.433.1122 ext 109
CFPA Releases Southern CA Child Care Case Studies and Survey Highlights

Today, CFPA is releasing survey findings and child care case studies that highlight ways in which family child care homes in Southern California are supporting child nutrition. Research shows that nutrition habits and preferences start in the womb and develop within the first 5 years of life. 

Young children are especially vulnerable to the impacts of food insecurity, with poor nutrition affecting a young child's ability to learn and grow. Alarmingly, of the more than 3 million California children between the ages of 0 to 5, 22 percent live in poverty. 

These new resources highlight some of the ways in which family child care home providers are incorporating nutrition practices into their businesses. Providers featured are from San Bernardino, San Diego, and Kern Counties.

This work would not have been possible without the generous support of Kaiser Permanente Community Benefit Grant Program and assistance from Resource and Referral Agencies who helped us disseminate our survey and identify family child care providers going above and beyond to support child nutrition in Southern California.
  • Provider Case Studies   PDF
  • Child Care Survey Highlights  PDF
To learn more about California Food Policy Advocates Early Childhood Nutrition work, visit www.cfpa.net.

Contact:  Hector Gutierrez  | 213.482.8200 ext 202
Urge California to Leverage ESSA to Support Student's Nutritional Needs

The California Department of Education is seeking input on elements of California's ESSA state plan. Several policy and funding provisions in ESSA support student wellness and can be leveraged to help meet students' nutritional needs. However, California's current plan misses a tremendous opportunity to more fully integrate nutrition into education policy and practice. 

Addressed to our education decision makers in Sacramento, this sign-on letter urges the California Department of Education to  ensure  that ESSA is leveraged to h elp more students access the academic and health benefits of school nutrition programs.  

Sign on to CFPA's letter. link

Contact: Melissa Cannon  | 510.433.1122 ext 102
2016 Year in Review
In 2016, CFPA had many successes to celebrate. Take a moment to learn a little more about what CFPA does and how we effect change. link

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