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Your Stories: The Heart of Food with Care
Your experiences are the most powerful support that can push Food with Care through the legislature. Lead the charge. Have your voice heard.
Karen Madamba
Apr 27, 20223 min read
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Food with Care (SB 1481) Needs Your Support to Pass Senate Appropriations
(Original post by Jared Call, Nourish California, April 21, 2022. Posted here with permission.) Now that SB 1481 (Becker): Food with Care...

Samantha Marshall
Apr 27, 20222 min read
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Food with Care (SB 1481) Jumps another Hurdle - More Success!
Last week, Food with Care (SB 1481) was heard by the Senate Human Services Committee. Senator Becker, Kameron Mims-Jones with Nourish CA, an

Elyse Homel Vitale
Apr 25, 20222 min read
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Show Your Support for Food with Care Today as we head into our next hearing!
We’ve been sending you a lot of opportunities to support Food with Care, Senate Bill (SB) 1481. This is the California bill that would...

Samantha Marshall
Apr 12, 20224 min read
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Clarification for CA Sponsors of Family Child Care Homes re: Permanent Agreement with Provider
There was some confusion among CACFP Sponsors of Family Child Care Homes about the updated "Form DCH 16 Permanent Agreement Between a...

Samantha Marshall
Apr 8, 20221 min read
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Food with Care (SB 1481) Passes Senate Ed Committee with Bipartisan Support!
Passed with Bipartisan Support! Yesterday, Food with Care (SB 1481) was heard by the Senate Education Committee. Senator Becker explained...

Samantha Marshall
Mar 31, 20222 min read
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Food with Care Public Hearing
It's time to show your support again! On Wednesday (March 30), the California Senate Education Committee will take up SB 1481, Food with...

Elyse Homel Vitale
Mar 30, 20223 min read
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Action Alert:Submit a letter to support free meals for kids in child care and fair pay for providers
SB 1481 (Becker) is headed to its first hearing in the Senate Education Committee. This urgent bill will provide free daily meals to...

Samantha Marshall
Mar 16, 20221 min read
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Volunteer to engage with us to make it possible for free meals for kids in child care throughout CA
Curious about the state legislative policy process? Do you want to help us educate (which is different from lobbying) our state...

Samantha Marshall
Mar 11, 20222 min read
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Tell Congress to Extend the Waivers
In order for USDA to continue to provide flexibilities to CACFP and other child nutrition programs, Congress needs to extend their...

Samantha Marshall
Mar 9, 20221 min read
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Submit your comments in support of Food with Care via email!
Email the state legislature to support free meals for kids in child care and fair compensation for child care providers

Samantha Marshall
Mar 7, 20222 min read
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In the News: CA Preschoolers Would Get Free Breakfast And Lunch Under New Bill
CACFP Roundtable's Samantha Marshall was recently quoted speaking in support of SB 1481 Food with Care.

Elyse Homel Vitale
Mar 4, 20221 min read
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Hearing Tomorrow: Free Meals for Kids, Fair Pay for Child Care!
Time to show your support for Food with Care at the March 3 Senate Budget Hearing

Elyse Homel Vitale
Mar 2, 20222 min read
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Senator Josh Becker Introduces Statewide Bill to Provide Free Meals to Children in Child Care
Senator Josh Becker Introduces Statewide Bill to Provide Free Meals to Children in Child Care and Eliminate Child Care Pay Penalty...

Samantha Marshall
Feb 28, 20223 min read
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Action Opportunity to comment on USDA's collection of information: Survey FCCH Participation Study
USDA FNS is conducting research to understand the barriers to participation in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) by family...

Samantha Marshall
Feb 25, 20222 min read
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CACFP and other child nutrition programs income eligibility guidelines for 2022-2023
Yesterday, published in the Federal Register, Volume 87, Number 32 are the annual adjustments to the Income Eligibility Guidelines to be...

Samantha Marshall
Feb 17, 20221 min read
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Final Rule: Transitional Standards for Milk, Whole Grains & Sodium for CN Programs
On Friday, February 11, the CACFP Branch at the California Department of Social Services sent an email about recently published...

Samantha Marshall
Feb 14, 20222 min read
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CACFP Pop-Up Recording & Resources: CACFP Budget 101 and ECR Q&A
Yesterday, we held a CACFP Pop-Up with the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) to provide needed clarification on CACFP...

Samantha Marshall
Jan 28, 20222 min read
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Food w/ Care: Proposal to CA state legislature to reimburse child care providers at the highest rate
Earlier this month the CACFP Roundtable in partnership with Nourish California hosted a CACFP Policy Town Hall to present the policy we...

Samantha Marshall
Jan 24, 20222 min read
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CA State Meal Reimbursement - Unused Federal Admin Payments Pop-Up Recording and Slides
Today, the CACFP Roundtable and California Department of Social Services (CDSS) held a webinar to discuss State Meal Reimbursements and...

Samantha Marshall
Jan 11, 20221 min read
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