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Equity, Solidarity, Advocacy
Tia Shimada Director of Programs tia@cfpa.net
Equity, Solidarity, Tia Shimada Advocacy Director of Programs - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Equity, Solidarity, Tia Shimada Advocacy Director of Programs - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Equity, Solidarity, Tia Shimada Advocacy Director of Programs tia@cfpa.net California Food Policy Advocates 25+ years of fighting for kids & against hunger Child Poverty CA has one of the worlds largest economies and the
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CA has one of the world’s largest economies – and the nation’s highest rate of child poverty.
Child Poverty
Source: Kids Count Data Center; Children in poverty according to the supplemental poverty measure; 2015-17; https://datacenter.kidscount.org
Families cannot make ends meet.
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At least 2 million CA children live in a household touched by food insecurity.
Hunger & Food Insecurity
Source: California Health Interview Survey
School meals are a critical resource.
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CA charter schools serve 340,000+ students who meet federal criteria for low income.
Students in Need
Source: CFPA analysis of CDE data, 2016-17, Back to Basics, https://cfpa.net/ChildNutrition/ChildNutrition_Legislation/CharterSchools- MealAccess-Brief-2018.pdf
True need is higher.
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70,000+ of the low-income students in CA charter schools go without access to free and reduced-price meals
Student Access to School Meals
Source: CFPA analysis of CDE data, 2016-17, Back to Basics, https://cfpa.net/ChildNutrition/ChildNutrition_Legislation/CharterSchools- MealAccess-Brief-2018.pdf
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1975: CA law guarantees all low-income students in public schools access to at least one nutritious, free or reduced-price meal 1992: CA authorizes charter schools, school meal guarantee does not apply 2010 legislative audit…2012 bill… 2018: AB 1871 (Bonta), school meal guarantee expanded to reach children in charter schools
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What: at least one nutritious, free/reduced- price meal each school day Who: all low-income students When: 2019/20 school year or within one year of opening How : operational flexibility to meet the needs of schools & their students
Assembly Bill 1871 (Bonta)
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What You Can Do
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Get to know advocates & advocacy orgs
- Join electronic networks
- Invite advocates to your standing
meetings
- Integrate advocates into your research
Make Connections
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Amplify Stories
Share your experiences. Empower others share theirs.
AB 1871: Parents, students, and educators shared their stories – both publicly and anonymously
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- Share research with non-researchers
- Influence public discussion
- Media interviews
- Opinion pieces
- Provide public comment
- Educate policymakers
- Advocacy days
- Constituent meetings
Share Your Expertise
Messenger Message Evidence Base
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Call for Change
Consider acting on your own, on behalf of your
- rganization, or by influencing your affiliates
- Social media
- Letters and phone calls
- Advocacy days
- In-district & Capitol meetings
- Expert testimony
AB 1871: 50+ orgs in support from food banks to the CA Public Health
- Assoc. & the
ACLU
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