CAFB Public Policy & Advocacy Archive 2010

The California Association of Food Banks collaborates with our members to improve public policy impacting the availability of healthy food among low-income Californians.

State Policy & Advocacy
Federal Policy and Advocacy

State Policy & Advocacy

2010 State Legislative Agenda

Budget

Press Release: State Senate Votes to End Fingerprinting of Food Stamp Applicants
Sample Letter to Conference Committee Regarding Brown Bag Program & use of Federal Food Stamp Program Funds
Sample Budget Letter Asking Legislators to Oppose the Governor's 2010 Budget Proposal
CAFB's Letter to Assembly and Senate Leadership Opposing Governor's 2010 Budget Proposal
A Case for State Emergency Food Funding (April 2010)

Legislation

2010 Overview of Hunger-Related Legislation
Letter of Support for AB 963 (Ammiano) - Streamlines renewal for children and families enrolled in Medi-Cal, Food Stamps, and CalWORKs.

Federal Policy & Advocacy

Child Nutrition Reauthorization

Food Stamps

CAFB Letter to USDA Secretary Vilsack Regarding Finger Imaging
2009 Economic Stimulus
CAFB's statement on passage of CNR and the need to immediately restore SNAP cuts
Report Exposes Widespread Levels of Food Hardship in California and Nationwide

TEFAP and CSFP

Letter to Senator Feinsten Regarding TEFAP and CSFP Funding