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Letter: Senator Skinner Urges Congressional Leaders to Make Summer EBT Program Permanent

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|Date: December 13, 2022
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Letter: Senator Skinner Urges Congressional Leaders to Make Summer EBT Program Permanent

Dear California Congressional Leaders, We write to request that you take urgent action to support program ...

Dear California Congressional Leaders, We write to request that you take urgent action to support programs that offer a critical source of nutrition for children, support California farmers, and impro ...

December 13, 2022
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Dodd’s College Student Hunger Bill Approved by Assembly

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|Date: August 05, 2022
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Dodd’s College Student Hunger Bill Approved by Assembly

Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – Senator Bill Dodd first introduced his bill, SB 20, to address s ...

Special to the Vanguard Sacramento, CA – Senator Bill Dodd first introduced his bill, SB 20, to address student food insecurity back in December of 2020. On Thursday, the bill which would help provid ...

August 05, 2022
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California Becomes the First State to Offer Free Breakfast and Lunch to All Students

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|Date: October 25, 2021
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California Becomes the First State to Offer Free Breakfast and Lunch to All Students

By Andrea Michel SACRAMENTO––As students returned to schools at the start of this year’s fall term, they ...

By Andrea Michel SACRAMENTO––As students returned to schools at the start of this year’s fall term, they were greeted by a new change in lunchrooms: free breakfast and lunch for all students. Though m ...

October 25, 2021
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Governor Newsom Signs Law Targeting Growing Hunger Crisis at California Colleges and Universities

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|Date: October 08, 2021
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Governor Newsom Signs Law Targeting Growing Hunger Crisis at California Colleges and Universities

By Vanguard Staff Sacramento, CA – This week, Governor Newsom signed into law AB 396, a bill that will he ...

By Vanguard Staff Sacramento, CA – This week, Governor Newsom signed into law AB 396, a bill that will help feed thousands of California students currently struggling with hunger and food insecurity. ...

October 08, 2021
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Measure Passes Expanding CalFresh Food Benefits for Thousands of California Students

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|Date: September 11, 2021
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Measure Passes Expanding CalFresh Food Benefits for Thousands of California Students

Measure Would Leverage Federal Resources to Address Growing Student Hunger Crisis at California Colleges ...

Measure Would Leverage Federal Resources to Address Growing Student Hunger Crisis at California Colleges and Universities By Vanguard Staff SACRAMENTO, CA — Research demonstrates a shockingly high pre ...

September 11, 2021
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‘Free School Meals For All’ Now in Legislative and Governor’s Plan

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|Date: May 22, 2021
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‘Free School Meals For All’ Now in Legislative and Governor’s Plan

By Vanguard Capitol Staff Sacramento, CA – It was big news this week that a bill authored by Senator Nanc ...

By Vanguard Capitol Staff Sacramento, CA – It was big news this week that a bill authored by Senator Nancy Skinner, ‘Free School Meals for All’ has now become a two year bill. Funding for the bill ha ...

May 22, 2021
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Bill Would Ensure School Meals for All Kids

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|Date: February 11, 2021
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Bill Would Ensure School Meals for All Kids

By Vanguard Capitol Staff Seeking to reduce hunger, improve learning, help families, and support Californ ...

By Vanguard Capitol Staff Seeking to reduce hunger, improve learning, help families, and support California farmers and food producers, State Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, introduced legislation Wed ...

February 11, 2021
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Bill Introduced That Would Create Greater College Affordability and Equity for Low-Income Students in California

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|Date: January 26, 2021
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Bill Introduced That Would Create Greater College Affordability and Equity for Low-Income Students in California

Special To the Vanguard California students are facing severe hardship as the cost of education and livin ...

Special To the Vanguard California students are facing severe hardship as the cost of education and living has greatly increased, and current aid programs leave as much as a nearly $10,000 gap in the ...

January 26, 2021
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Senator Dodd Introduces College Student Hunger Bill

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|Date: December 10, 2020
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Senator Dodd Introduces College Student Hunger Bill

Nearly one in three California college students faces food and housing insecurity, according to a survey ...

Nearly one in three California college students faces food and housing insecurity, according to a survey by the California Student Aid Commission. Students of color are more likely than others to repo ...

December 10, 2020
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National Guard Deployed to Help Distribute Food and Protect Vulnerable

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|Date: March 21, 2020
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National Guard Deployed to Help Distribute Food and Protect Vulnerable

Food banks are seeing a shortage in volunteers and experiencing greater need due to COVID-19 Gov. Newso ...

Food banks are seeing a shortage in volunteers and experiencing greater need due to COVID-19 Gov. Newsom: “It’s in these times of crisis that Californians are at their best, coming to the aid of tho ...

March 21, 2020
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College Student Food Insecurity Bill Signed by Governor

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|Date: July 31, 2019
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College Student Food Insecurity Bill Signed by Governor

(From Press Release) –Legislation from Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, that addresses the growing problem of coll ...

(From Press Release) –Legislation from Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, that addresses the growing problem of college student food insecurity by ensuring low-income students have reliable access to nutritious ...

July 31, 2019
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Legislature Passes Sen. Dodd’s College Student Food Insecurity Bill

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 10, 2019
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Legislature Passes Sen. Dodd’s College Student Food Insecurity Bill

The Legislature has approved a bill from Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, that will address the growing problem of ...

The Legislature has approved a bill from Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, that will address the growing problem of college student food insecurity by ensuring low-income students have reliable access to nutrit ...

July 10, 2019
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Dodd’s College Student Food Insecurity Bill Advances

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|Date: June 19, 2019
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Dodd’s College Student Food Insecurity Bill Advances

(From Press Release) – Low-income college students would have reliable access to nutritious food through ...

(From Press Release) – Low-income college students would have reliable access to nutritious food through the Cal Fresh program under a bill from Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, that cleared the Assembly’s Hum ...

June 19, 2019
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Senate Passes Legislation to Reduce Food Insecurity among Californians Experiencing Hunger

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|Date: May 23, 2019
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Senate Passes Legislation to Reduce Food Insecurity among Californians Experiencing Hunger

SB 285 Streamlines CalFresh enrollment by setting clear and accountable statewide enrollment goals, impro ...

SB 285 Streamlines CalFresh enrollment by setting clear and accountable statewide enrollment goals, improving ease of access to enrollment for eligible Californians, and eliminating questions deemed u ...

May 23, 2019
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Higher Education Committee Passes Student Hunger Bill

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|Date: May 03, 2019
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Higher Education Committee Passes Student Hunger Bill

Hunger among community college students at nearly 50 percent (From Press Release)–With unanimous bipartis ...

Hunger among community college students at nearly 50 percent (From Press Release)–With unanimous bipartisan support, the Assembly Committee on Higher Education passed legislation to address the growin ...

May 03, 2019
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Dodd’s College Student Food Insecurity Bill Passes Senate

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|Date: April 23, 2019
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Dodd’s College Student Food Insecurity Bill Passes Senate

(From Press Release) – Legislation from Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, that would ensure low-income college st ...

(From Press Release) – Legislation from Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, that would ensure low-income college students have reliable access to nutritious food through the Cal Fresh program cleared the full S ...

April 23, 2019
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Dodd Plan to Reduce Student Food Insecurity Clears Committee

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|Date: March 12, 2019
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Dodd Plan to Reduce Student Food Insecurity Clears Committee

(From Press Release) - Legislation from Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, that would ensure low-income college stud ...

(From Press Release) - Legislation from Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, that would ensure low-income college students have reliable access to nutritious food through the Cal Fresh program cleared the Senate H ...

March 12, 2019
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Senator Dodd Tackles College Student Food Insecurity

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|Date: February 01, 2019
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Senator Dodd Tackles College Student Food Insecurity

(From Press Release) – Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, introduced legislation today ensuring low-income college ...

(From Press Release) – Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, introduced legislation today ensuring low-income college students have reliable access to food through the Cal Fresh program. “Students shouldn’t be for ...

February 01, 2019
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Vanguard Interview with Senator Bill Dodd

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|Date: January 16, 2017
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Vanguard Interview with Senator Bill Dodd

Vanguard Board Member Leanna Sweha met with newly-elected Senator Bill Dodd in his Capitol Office on Thur ...

Vanguard Board Member Leanna Sweha met with newly-elected Senator Bill Dodd in his Capitol Office on Thursday, January 12. Here is their interview. You are Chair of the Banking and Finance Committee, ...

January 16, 2017
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Counting Acre Feet and Growing Food

Posted by Leanna Sweha
|Date: October 16, 2016
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Counting Acre Feet and Growing Food

By Leanna Sweha October 16 is UN World Food Day. This year’s theme is “The climate is changing. Food and ...

By Leanna Sweha October 16 is UN World Food Day. This year’s theme is “The climate is changing. Food and agriculture must too.” Adaption to climate change is critical to agricultural sustainability. ...

October 16, 2016
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