As Summer Heats Up, These Critical Nutrition Waivers Are Set to Expire
Economic forecasts project unemployment will peak this summer, at the same time many federal nutrition waivers will lapse. Congress and the Trump Administration need to hear from you how the expiration of these waivers will impact your community and about the urgency for the next COVID-19 recovery bill.
- Ask Congress and the Trump Administration to make investments in critical anti-hunger and anti-poverty provisions included in the HEROES act.
- Sign onto this letter by June 10th to ask congress and the White House to make investments in SNAP, P-EBT, WIC, and other programs.
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Ask USDA to extend expiring waivers:
Questions? Contact Melissa Cannon at melissa@cfpa.net.
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SB 882 (Wiener) Needs Your Support!
Call, Tweet, & Email Key Senators Today
SB 882 (Wiener) needs your support to clear its next legislative hurdle, the Senate Appropriations Committee. Join CFPA and our bill cosponsors in asking the Committee to move the bill on to the Senate Floor!
SB 882 would make it easier for eligible low-income Californians to sign up and stay connected to CalFresh, particularly older adults and people with disabilities. As the number of
new CalFresh applications surges due to spiking unemployment, now is the time to make permanent improvements to ease access to CalFresh.
Call and/or email Senate Appropriations Committee Members
Sample script:
Hi, my name is _____ and I live in ______. I'm calling to urge Senator ______ to support SB 882, a bill that will make it easier for people to access CalFresh, our most powerful anti-hunger program. It is urgent that we simplify the CalFresh application process as more and more people are out of work and need help putting food on the table. SB 882 will make permanent improvements to the program, especially for older adults and people with disabilities. Please support SB 882. Thank you.
Help Spread the Word! Here is a one-page document with sample emails, calls and tweets that you can share with partners and colleagues.
Questions? Contact Jared Call at
jared@cfpa.net
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Tell Gov. Newsom to Fund Summer Meals
Call, Tweet, & Email Key Senators Today
State Budget decisions are being made over the next week, and CFPA and our anti-hunger partners are calling on Governor Newsom to adopt the Legislature's budget proposal that allocates additional funding for school meals over the summer months. Show your support for ensuring kids are fed over the summer months by submitting a letter of support today.
What's next?
The Legislature's budget plan proposes that $63.2 million in available federal dollars (ESSER - Elementary & Secondary School Emergency Relief funds) be allocated to schools for meals served until the start of the next academic year. We are calling on the Governor to ensure the final state budget package includes the $63.2 million in child nutrition funding and pairs the funding with an expectation that children can continue accessing meals from schools throughout the summer months.
How you can help:
We encourage organizations and individuals to use
this sample letter
or write their own letter in support of this request to protect children from hunger this summer.
Final budget decisions are being made this week, so please voice your support as soon as possible!
Stay up to date on State Budget and child nutrition advocacy opportunities by signing up to receive our email action alerts at https://cfpa.net/subscribe/
Questions? Contact Jared Call at jared@cfpa.net
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Five Things to Know About P-EBT
P-EBT is here, and we know folks have questions, so we partnered with
the California Association of Food Banks and the Western Center on Law and Poverty to create this resource: 5 Things to Know About P-EBT.
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