2019 California Legislation to Support the CACFP, Advance Food Equity & Fight Hunger

 Send your support letter to the legislature by:
AB 842 (Limon) - Due Wednesday, March 20th 
SB 499 (McGuire) - Due  Wednesday, March 27th 
SB 285 (Wiener) - Due Tuesday, April 2nd 

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 and submission instructions.
      Letters due by Wednesday, March 20th.
 
2.) Sign on to the  coalition budget request: Send organization logo to melissa@cfpa.net.

More info at cfpa.net/ab842
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Questions?  Contact: Melissa Cannon  melissa@cfpa.net
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 and submission instructions.
    Letters due by Wednesday, March 27th.

2) Stay tuned for a call to action to support Senator McGuire's  budget campaign for funding!

More info at cfpa.net/sb499.
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Questions?  Contact: Elyse Homel Vitale elyse@cfpa.net
SB 285 (Wiener):  CalFresh Connect



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 letter and  submission instructions.
    Letters due by Wednesday, April 2nd.

2) Sign on to the coalition budget request for a simplified senior CalFresh application: 
    Send organization logo to jared@cfpa.net.

More info at cfpa.net/sb285.
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Questions?  Contact: Jared Call  jared@cfpa.net