Federally-funded child nutrition programs will be reauthorized by Congress in 2009. We are working to improve these programs and improve the health of low-income children in California.
Legislative Resources
Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act
Bill Commentary
Read Representative George Miller’s remarks PDF
House Dems Support Letter
Dems urge House leadership to find funding sources outside of SNAP PDF
IOM Nutrition Guidelines 2009
This report by the Institute of Medicine proposes a major overhaul of school meal planning PDF
Child Nutrition Reauthorization Updates & News
Move Over Ketchup: Pepperoni Pizza is Now a Vegetable Too
11.18.2011 Congress passed legislation early this week that will limit USDA’s ability to implement strong, science-based nutrition standards for school meals. School meal nutrition standards have not been updated in the past 15 years. Read more here…
Do You Want Kids to Have Easy Access to Free School Meals?
10.14.2011 Submit comments to USDA! Through October 24th USDA will be accepting comments on it’s interim rule “Direct Certification and Certification of Homeless, Migrant and Runaway Children for Free School Meals”. Read more here…
USDA Releases Memo on Water in Schools Requirement
4.12.2011 Today, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a memo explaining the water-in-schools requirement included in the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010. Read more here…
Reauthorization Implementation Plans Posted
2.8.2011 USDA is posting all CNR-related implementation plans and updates on the web. Visit USDA’s Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act site for more information link.
Senate Passes Its CNR Bill; Takes $ from SNAP
8.1.2010 Senate unanimously passes Lincoln’s CNR bill, taking funding for CNR from SNAP budget. Just before the Senate went on its August recess, it unanimously Read more here…
President Signs Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act
12.13.2010 At a ceremony with the First Lady, President Obama signed a bill to reauthorize the child nutrition programs, including important changes to CACFP. Read more here…
President Signs CNR; Restore CalFresh/Snap Cuts
12.13.2010 At a signing ceremony with the First Lady, President Obama signed the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act Read more here…
Advocacy Materials
CFPA Memo to CA Congress Members
Recommendations for action on CNR PDF
Senate Agriculture Committee Testimony
Read CFPA’s testimony concerning CNR PDF
IOM Written Testimony
Read CFPA’s testimony concerning nutrition standards and meal requirements PDF
CFPA Priorities for CNR
Outline of CFPA’s initial priorities for CNR PDF
CNR: What's at Stake for California
CFPA’s first analysis of CNR opportunities
for California PDFCFPA Survey of CNR Priorities
Read the survey results and summary PDF