SB 285 (Wiener):  CalFresh Connect



Thanks to a tremendous showing of support from partners and stakeholders, SB 285 (Wiener)  passed through the Assembly Human Services Committee last week with unanimous support! The bill will next be heard in the Assembly Appropriations Committee, likely on August 14th. 

Share your support for SB 285 with the Assembly Appropriations Committee!

Submit your letter of support for SB 285 today! 
Please submit a letter  by August 7th  to show  your support for improved access to CalFresh within an easy-to-use, integrated social safety net.  Click here to download a sample letter and directions for submission.

Questions?  Contact Jared Call  jared@cfpa.net
AB 842 (Limón):  Hunger-Free Pre-K & Child Care


AB 842 (Limón)  passed out of the Senate Committee on Education last week on consent with a unanimous vote of support. AB 842 would increase access to healthy meals for low-income children in preschool and child care. 

A big thank you to Assemblymember Limón for championing this bill and to all of you for demonstrating wide support for this important piece of legislation!  Next, AB 842 will head to the Senate Committee on Appropriations where the bill will need your continued support.  

Stay tuned for other opportunities to take action... 

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," has officially become a two-year bill. We are so grateful for the support and advocacy you have provided throughout the legislative session. We look forward to connecting and sharing more about next year's strategy soon.

SB 499 would have created and sustained hunger-free schools through an extra 10¢ per breakfast reimbursement for school districts to purchase California-grown fresh fruits and vegetables. To earn this incentive, school districts would have to, at a minimum, serve breakfast universally free in all schools, and serve breakfast and lunch universally free at very high poverty schools. 

Questions?  Contact Elyse Homel Vitale elyse@cfpa.net