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• Food Insecurity Is an LGBTQ+ Issue—Proposed SNAP Rule Would Worsen Disparities

  Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) adults are 1.6 times more likely to have experienced food insecurity in the last year than non-LGBT adults. USDA’s Read more here…

• Assembly Education Committee to Discuss AB 842 (Limón) on March 27th

  Letters of supports needed to help advance AB 842 out of committee. Read more here…

• Proposed SNAP Rule Changes Would Further Punish People with Criminal Records

  One in five Californians are living with a past criminal conviction, 76 percent of whom have experienced barriers to success (trouble securing housing, employment, and access to education). The barriers are even higher Read more here…

• President’s Budget Would Increase Hunger and Poverty

  Yesterday, President Trump released his FY 2020 budget proposing $220 billion in cuts to SNAP Read more here…

Nutrition Action Alerts

• CFPA Action Alert 3.18.19

  Support Needed for CACFP State Funding and other Important Food Access Bills link

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