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Second Annual Food Policy Forum in LA

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What's Fresh

• Congress Members Get a Taste of School Meals

  5.11.2012  In an effort to garner support for school meals, advocacy groups are inviting Congress Members to attend a briefing on Capitol Hill, which will include a selection of school lunches created by high school culinary students. Read more here…

• Second Annual Food Policy Forum in LA

  5.11.2012  The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health invites you to the 2nd Annual Food Policy Forum, Effective Strategies to Create Healthier Food Service Environments.  Read more here…

• Torlakson rejects proposed child care budget cuts

  5.7.2012 State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson has called upon the Legislature to renew its commitment to quality early learning programs Read more here…

• Letters to Congressional Leadership Re: Farm Bill 2012

  4.26.2012 Today the Senate Agriculture Committee marked-up it’s  2012 Farm Bill proposal and last week the House Agriculture Committee endorsed the Reconciliation Act of 2012. Both actions propose  massive cuts to SNAP (in addition to previous Read more here…

Nutrition Action Alerts

• Nutrition Action Alert 5.15.2012

  California Budget Update • Protect SNAP: Write a Farm Bill Op-Ed to Your Local Paper link

• Nutrition Action Alert 5.9.2012

  Breakfast at the Best Time and Place • CFPA Legislative Update • LA County Launches CalFresh Awareness Month link