A Flight of Advocacy: 2 Ways to Take Action on California’s Budget Priorities

Welcome to your Flight of Advocacy ✨

This year’s state budget decisions will shape access to healthy food for millions of Californians. We’ve made it simple to learn what’s at stake and take action, one issue at a time.

Think of this as a tasting flight:

✔ Quick insights
✔ Clear impact
✔ Easy ways to take action

Let’s get started.

🍽️ Your Advocacy Opportunities

🍎 CalFresh Fruit and Vegetable Supplemental Benefits Program

What’s at stake:
A proposed $100 million one-time investment to expand the CalFresh Fruit and Vegetable Supplemental Benefits Program, helping families afford more fresh produce.

Why it matters:
This program makes healthy food more accessible while supporting local agriculture, improving nutrition and strengthening communities at the same time.

👉 Take Action: click here

🧑‍🌾 Market Match (California Nutrition Incentive Program)

What’s at stake:
Establishing a permanent, ongoing state investment in the California Nutrition Incentive Program (CNIP), which funds Market Match through the Office of Farm to Fork at the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA.)

Why it matters:
Market Match helps CalFresh participants stretch their grocery budgets by matching their CalFresh dollars when they buy fruits and vegetables at farmers markets, supporting both healthy eating and local farmers.

👉 Take Action: click here

✅ Complete the Flight

Every action helps move these priorities forward.

✔ Take your actions
✔ Share with your network

Together, we can ensure California’s budget reflects the needs of our communities.

👉 Take Both Actions – click here.