2019 Legislation to Advance Food Equity & Fight Hunger
Act now to improve access to nutritious food for Californians facing poverty, barriers to opportunity, and health disparities.
AB 842 (Limón): Hunger-Free Preschool and Child Care
AB 842 (Limon & Eggman): AB 842 ensures that low-income children in public preschool have access to nutritious, free or low-cost meals, just like K-12 students, and authorizes state meal funding for independent child care programs to serve nutritious food to children in need.
We are fortunate to have Assemblymembers Limón and Eggman fighting for young children and families, but we will need your help to build broad support:
1.)
Send a letter of support for AB 842:
Link to a sample letter with submission instructions.
SB 499 (McGuire): California Grown for Healthy Kids
SB 499 (McGuire): The California-Grown for Healthy Kids Act expands the availability of universally free school meals by increasing school districts' capacity to provide healthy meals free of charge to all students through equitable
state funding for California fruit and vegetables.
We are grateful for Senator McGuire's
continued leadership to advance universally free, nutritious school meals in California schools, and are counting on you to show strong support:
1) Send a letter of support for SB 499:
Link to a sample letter with submission instructions.
SB 285 (Wiener): Establishes clear goals to improve CalFresh access, starting with seniors and disabled SSI recipients who will be eligible
for assistance for the first time in decades. Ensures that all low-income Californians have efficient access to CalFresh by phone, online, and in person through dignified means, within an integrated safety net that mitigates poverty and supports health. Sponsored by CFPA, SF-Marin Food Bank, AARP and California Association of Food Banks.
We applaud Senator Wiener's commitment to statewide excellence with CalFresh and his leadership towards a human-centered safety net that truly works for the working poor and seniors struggling with poverty. We are counting on you to show strong support!
1) Send a letter of support for SB 285:
Link to a sample letterwith submission instructions.
