House and Senate leadership are making decisions now about what goes in the next COVID-19 stimulus package. Congress has made a number of investments  to help Californians weather the crisis, but gaps to food and economic relief remain. SNAP/CalFresh is a powerful stabilizer for participating households AND the economy. Increasing food purchasing power by strengthening the SNAP program must be prioritized in the next stimulus package. Help make sure the next COVID-19 relief package includes a boost for SNAP. House and Senate leadership have suggested SNAP will be included, but we need to keep the pressure on.

In a letter to House and Senate leaders   Reps. Jim McGovern (D-MA), Marcia Fudge (D-OH), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) stress the importance of prioritizing a nti-hunger efforts and strengthening SNAP in the next COVID-19 legislative relief package. The letter has been signed by 136 representatives, including twenty-three from California--if your rep signed on, thank them!

Take Action
Call or email your Senators and Representatives at (202) 224-3121 (Capitol Switchboard) and urge them to take action. Share your community's needs and the challenges you are seeing on the ground. Urge them strengthen SNAP in the next package:
  • Increase the SNAP/CalFresh maximum benefit for households; 
  • Increase the minimum monthly SNAP/CalFresh benefit from $16 to $30; 
  • Suspend administrative actions that would eliminate or weaken SNAP/CalFresh benefits. 
Questions about federal advocacy? Contact Melissa Cannon at melissa@cfpa.net