Weekly Alerts and Updates from 2007
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December 2007
Nutrition Action Alert (12/19/07) Simplified Summer Program Expands Nationwide Budget Sign-On Statement
Assembly Passes Health Care
Reform
WIC Funding Preserved
Upcoming California Project LEAN Symposium
Nutrition Action Alert (12/17/07) Senate Passes Farm Bill, Heads to Conference Committee WIC Funding,
Omnibus Federal Appropriations Bill Significant State Budget Deficit in 2008 Save the Date: Food Stamp Forum
Nutrition Action Alert (12/3/07) WIC Action: Funding Crisis, Potential Caseload Cuts Appropriations for Simplified
Summer Food Program OMB Clears WIC Food Package Rule School Food Report Card New Food Insecurity
Reports Food Stamp Outreach Grants
Announced Preview of CFPA's 2008 Legislative Agenda
November 2007
Nutrition Action Alert (11/15/07) California Food Policy Advocates Releases Shared Tables, Shared Struggles as Thanksgiving Approaches Farm Bill Activities State Budget Prospects Decline Breastfeeding in the News School Breakfast Developments Nominations Still Being Accepted for the 2008 Stampy Awards Register for the Food Stamp Forum
October 2007
Nutrition Action Alert (10/26/07) Senate Ag Committee Passes Farm Bill 9th Food Stamp Forum Registration Open Nominations Being Accepted for the 2008 Stampy Awards Touched By Hunger
Nutrition Action Alert (10/16/07) Governor Vetoes Menu Labeling and Food Stamp Bills Breakfast Report Media Coverage Farm Bill Update Food Stamp Forum: Save the Date
September 2007
Nutrition Action Update (9/24/07) State Legislative Session Wrap-up New Breakfast Report Farm Bill
Update 9th Food Stamp Forum: Save the Date
August 2007
Nutrition Action Alert (8/23/07) State Budget Stalemate Ends; Nutrition Cuts Begin Farm Bill Action -
Support Strong Nutrition Title Investments Help Move Menu Labeling in Restaurants Nutrition Legislation
Updates Still to Come
July 2007
Farm Bill Update (7/27/07) Farm Bill Moves Forward What's in the Farm Bill? What's Next?
Nutrition Action Alert (7/23/07) State Budget Update: Stalemate and Beyond Its Never Too Late
Summer Lunch Farm Bill: Latest Developments and Opportunities
June 2007
Nutrition Action Alert (6/17/07) Farm Bill Action State Budget Controversial Action By San Diego BOS Food Insecurity in California
Alert on New Food Insecurity Data and Farm Bill Call-in Day 6/11/07
Special Alert to Save the CA Fresh Start Program 6/8/07
Special Floor Alert 6/7/07
May 2007
State Nutrition Issues Update 5/23/07
Farm Bill Action Alert 5/21/07
Background Recent Developments Anti-Hunger Call-In Day, Tomorrow (May 22) What to Do?
Special May Revise Budget Alert 5/14/07
April 2007
Nutrition Action Alert 4-30-07
Budget Battles Key To Nutrition Improvements Grow
Child Nutrition Programs in Your Neighborhood! New IOM
Report on the School Nutrition Environment
New York Governor Unveils Healthy Schools Act
Set up your legislative visits for ENACT 2007 Hunger Action Day
May 8th
Fresh Start to End? Not if You Get Started! Three food Stamp Bills to Be heard on 4/11 School Breakfast Legislation in Ed Committee Update on the Healthy Purchase Pilot ENACT: May 15th Hunger Action Day: May 8th
March 2007
Nutrition Action Alert 3-20-07
Help Find Co-authors for AB 433 National Budget Call-in Day --March 20th Reducing Food Stamp Exits in California Action Needed to Prevent Cuts to CalWORKS Support Breastfeeding Legislation Update Sign up for EnACT and Hunger Action Day Food Stamp Video Lake County Accepts ABAWD Waiver
February 2007
Nutrition Action Alert 2-26-07
Save the Date: ENACT 2007 Nutrition Legislation Introduced in 2007 LAO analysis of Gov's budget LAO video presentation
Governor Discusses Prevention President Releases Budget USDA Releases Farm Bill Proposal Fact Sheets on State Agenda U.S. Senate Hearings on Nutrition New website Design
January 2007
Nutrition Action Alert 1-25-07
Nutritional Analysis of the Governor's Budget New Champion Emerges in the Assembly Food Stamp ABAWD Advocacy Update The Food Landscape in California Not too Early to Plan for Sumer Food Tell 'em what's at Stake in the Farm Bill
For further information regarding the Action Alerts, please contact Kumar at 415.777.4422 x129 or email at schandran@cfpa.net