{"id":3303,"date":"2017-08-09T19:05:49","date_gmt":"2017-08-09T19:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/2017\/08\/09\/media-advisory-house-agriculture-committee-listening-session-in-salinas-this-thursday\/"},"modified":"2017-08-09T19:05:49","modified_gmt":"2017-08-09T19:05:49","slug":"media-advisory-house-agriculture-committee-listening-session-in-salinas-this-thursday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cafoodbanks.org\/es\/blog\/media-advisory-house-agriculture-committee-listening-session-in-salinas-this-thursday\/","title":{"rendered":"Media Advisory: House Agriculture Committee Listening Session in Salinas this Thursday"},"content":{"rendered":"
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PARA PUBLICACI\u00d3N INMEDIATA<\/strong>
\r\nWednesday, August 9, 2017<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Contacto con los medios:<\/strong>
\r\nDaniela Ogden, daniela@cafoodbanks.org<\/a>
\r\nTel\u00e9fono celular (646) 756-9887<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Los banqueros de alimentos abogan por los hambrientos en la sesi\u00f3n de escucha de la ley agr\u00edcola<\/strong>
\r\nCAFB attends House Agriculture Committee Listening Session in Salinas this Thursday<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n

Salinas<\/em> \u2013 The national Farm Bill listening tour makes a stop in Salinas at Hartnell Community College on Thursday, August 10 from 9:30 \u2013 11:00 am and California Association of Food Banks, the statewide representative of California food banks, is providing testimony on the importance of nutrition programs in the bill. The primary focus of their testimony is supporting the preservation of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as CalFresh in California.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan has proposed to end SNAP by converting it into a block grant (fixed amount of funding) to states. Major consequences would include eligibility and benefits cuts and an inability for the program to respond to periods of increased need.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

\u201cWe\u2019re hoping to give Committee members a real picture of how successful SNAP is in California,\u201d said Rachel Tucker, senior policy associate with California Association of Food Banks. \u201cWhile food banks provide an incredible service to their communities, we are unable to absorb the fallout that would occur if SNAP\u2019s program structure changes or benefits were cut in the Farm Bill.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Hunger and lack of nutrition pose a significant threat to California\u2019s future. For the 4.5 million Californians struggling with food insecurity, hard choices must be made between buying food and meeting such basic needs as housing, medicine, transportation, or childcare. When their resources are depleted, struggling families must turn to programs like CalFresh to keep their families fed.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

La Ley Agr\u00edcola se origin\u00f3 en 1933 como parte de la legislaci\u00f3n del New Deal del presidente Roosevelt como una forma de apoyar a los agricultores, garantizar que las personas tengan acceso a alimentos a buen precio y proteger los recursos naturales. Ahora tiene un papel fundamental en el sistema alimentario de Estados Unidos; apoyando todo, desde la nutrici\u00f3n hasta las econom\u00edas locales y la salud.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

El proyecto de ley tiene un ciclo de cinco a\u00f1os. Una vez que expira el proyecto de ley actual, pasa por las revisiones propuestas que luego son debatidas y aprobadas en el Congreso antes de ser promulgadas por el presidente.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

WHAT:<\/strong> U.S. House of Representatives Agriculture Committee Farm Bill Listening Session
\r\nCUANDO:<\/strong> Thursday, August 10, 2017 9:30 \u2013 11:00 am
\r\nD\u00d3NDE:<\/strong> Hartnell Community College<\/a>, Steinbeck Hall, 411 Central Ave. Salinas CA 93901
\r\nQUI\u00c9N:<\/strong> Congressman Jimmy Panetta, Congressman Jim Costa, California Association of Food Banks, Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties, The Food Bank for Monterrey County, and Second Harvest Food Bank Santa Cruz<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Acerca de la Asociaci\u00f3n de Bancos de Alimentos de California:<\/strong>
\r\nLa Asociaci\u00f3n de Bancos de Alimentos de California se asocia con 41 bancos de alimentos y m\u00e1s de 6,000 agencias locales. Nuestra misi\u00f3n es acabar con el hambre en California, y nuestra visi\u00f3n es una California bien alimentada y sin hambre, donde todas las personas tengan suficiente comida para llevar una vida saludable. Obtenga m\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n en www.cafoodbanks.org.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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