
CalFresh, California's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), provides benefits for low-income Californians with the aim of improving access to nutritious, affordable food.
CFPA’s guide to waiving the face-to-face interview for CalFresh link
Visit the California Department of Social Services Website link
Over the past month, the Senate Agriculture Committee has marked-up it’s 2012 Farm Bill proposal and the House Agriculture Committee endorsed the Reconciliation Act of 2012. Both actions propose massive cuts to SNAP (in addition to previous House proposals to cut and block grant SNAP funding). Although the House and Senate proposals differ, both include provisions that would hurt low-income Californians eligible for CalFresh.In April we encouraged supporters to urge California’s Congressional leaders to vote against the draft proposals if harmful provisions to SNAP remain.
Now, there is an opportunity to take your message public. Our colleagues at Share Our Strength have created a simple form that allows you to automatically submit a Letter to the Editor at your local newspapers on the importance of preserving and protecting SNAP. A sample letter is provided, and we encourage you to personalize your letter to best fit your community.
Share Our Strength’s tool to submit a Letter to the Editor. link
Background on Farm Bill 2012 and CFPA letters to Congress. link
4.27.2012 CFPA, along with many community partners, is looking forward to the exciting activities planned for LA DPSS’s CalFresh Awareness Month beginning on May 1, 2012. Read more here…
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…
4.10.2012 AB 1560 was passed in the Assembly Human Services Committee by a 4-2 vote. Cindy Peshek from the Central Valley Health Network provided a great testimony in support- many thanks to Cindy! Next, AB 1560 heads to the Assembly Appropriations Committee.
Thank you all for your support on AB 1560! The Assembly Human Services hearing is at 1:30pm on 4/10, in Room 437. Please stop by and say “Me Too” in support! link
3.30.2012 Show key congressional members that organizations in our state support strengthening the SNAP program. We need your help! Please use the sample letter Read more here…
3.20.2012 Watch CFPA’s new video to learn why Medi-Cal and nutrition assistance should come hand in hand. link
2.9.2012 The 2012 CalFresh Forum was a great success! With more than 300 individuals from across the state and country gathered for the day-long event focused entirely on CalFresh, Read more here…
Food for Health: Aligning Medi-Cal & Nutrition Assistance link
The CalFresh Act of 2011 link
CalFresh Senior Nutrition Benefits link
The Impact of CalFresh Participation on California’s State and Local Economies link
Measuring County CalFresh Performance in 2010 link
County-by County Increases in CalFresh Participation
Two-page PDF
The Potential of Targeted Enrollment Among Social Security Recipients
Cuts to and restructuring of SNAP funding would harm low-income Californian, as well as state and local economies PDF