1999 Action Alerts
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Alert/Update for 12-17-99 *Bring Universal-Free School Breakfast to Your Local schools, *Fiscal Incentives for Increasing Food Stamp Participation, *Yet Another Report on Dropping Food Stamp Participation, * Hunger on the Rise in US Cities
Alert/Update for 12-10-99 *Help Homeless Shelters Get Money for Food, *CFPA Unveils 2000 State Legislative Agenda, *Counties With High Food Stamp Drops Identified
Alert/Update for 12-3-99
Alert/Update for 11-26-99
Alert/Update for 11-18-99 *Stop the WIC Caseload Drop, * Food Stamps Rolls Have Dropped in All 58 Counties!, *Hunger Stats for the Holiday Season, *"Food Stamps Work" Outreach Materials Can Be Viewed On-line
Alert/Update for 11-5-99 *Good News: More Schools Offering Breakfast -- Bad News: Low-Income Student Participation Drops, *"Food Stamps Work" Outreach Kits Now Available, *WIC and Head Start
Alert/Update for 10-29-99 *Voice Your Support for the Kennedy-Specter Hunger Relief Act, *Food Stamp State Notices Consolidated
Alert/Update for 10-21-99 *Thank the Sponsor of Bill to Restore Food Stamps to Individuals in Recovery, *Food Insecurity Report Available, *State Issues Letter on Food Assistance For Immigrants, *Declines in Food Stamp and Welfare Participation: Is There a connection?, *WIC Celebrates 25th Anniversary
Alert/Update for 10-15-99 *Thank Breakfast Breakfast Bill Sponsor, *Governor Vetoes WIC Farmer's Market Bill, *Governor Signs Watered Down Food Stamp Reporting Bill, *California Ranks 11th Worst in the Country for Hunger, * Your Calls Made A Difference - Congress Backtracks on Cutting TANF Funds, *State Issues Notice on Direct Certification
Alert/Update for 10-8-99 *Support the FORK Act, Misleading Press Coverage in the Child Care Food Program Taints Important Program as Corrupted, *Direct Certification Materials Now Available
Alert/Update for 10-1-99 *AB 805 Funds Farmer's Market Nutrition Program - Still on Governor's Desk, *No Change: School Breakfast Bill Still Before the Governor, *No Change: Restore Food Stamps to Individuals in Recovery, *SSI Changes and Hunger, *Good News On Homeless Child Nutrition Program (HCNP), *LOW UNEMPLOYMENT, RISING WAGES FUEL POVERTY DECLINE, Concerns Remain Amidst the Good News
Alert/Update for 9-24-99 *School Breakfast Bill Still Before the Governor, *Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT), *Restore Food Stamps to Individuals in Recovery, * Sacramento Bee Editorial on Food Stamps , *New Income Guidelines for Food Stamps , *Extreme Poverty Report
Alert/Update for 9-16-99 *School Breakfast Bill Before the Governor, *AB 805 Funds Farmer's Market Nutrition Program - Goes to Governor's Desk, *Urge the President to Push for Restoration of Benefits for Immigrants, *Improving Child Care and Children's Health through the Child Care Food Program, *AB 510 Undergoes Changes in the legislature, *Changes to Legal Immigrant Food Assistance Program
For further information regarding the Action Alerts, please contact George at (415) 777.4422 x 103 or email at george@cfpa.net