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High support exists among parents of all income levels for School Meals for All in California

Apr 8, 2024
- Family
- Food
- Health
Research brief examines benefits of Massachusetts’ Healthy School Meals for All policy on families

Mar 12, 2024
- Family
- Food
- Health
Research Brief: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Participants appreciate behavioral science informed nutrition text messages

Nov 29, 2023
- Family
- Food
- Health
Research brief: Health inequities may have been exacerbated by SNAP-Ed reductions during the COVID-19 pandemic

Nov 17, 2023
- Family
- Food
- Health
Participants new to WIC may benefit from more guidance on shopping for WIC foods

Nov 16, 2023
- Family
- Food
- Health
Collaborative ‘farm to corrections’ project provides fresh produce to people in prison and brings nutrition education to formerly incarcerated individuals

Oct 17, 2023
- Food
- Health
Research brief: Family childcare home providers need more CACFP funding to provide healthy meals and snacks to young children

Oct 5, 2023
- Family
- Food
- Health
Research brief: CalFresh Healthy Living interventions increase students’ fruit and vegetable consumption during COVID-19 school closures

Sep 26, 2023
- Family
- Food
- Health
Offering no charge school meals to all students yields many benefits

Aug 30, 2023
- Family
- Food
- Health
California parents value School Meals for All and offer suggestions to strengthen school meal programs

May 17, 2023
- Family
- Food
- Health
Research brief assesses how safety net supports can better meet the needs of families with low incomes

May 15, 2023
- Family
- Food
- Health
CalFresh shoppers and farmers/vendors appreciated the temporary increase in dollar-for-dollar match incentive during the early years of COVID-19 pandemic

May 9, 2023
- Family
- Food
- Health
New research brief on school lunch periods in California shows insufficient time for eating

Apr 21, 2023
- Family
- Food
- Health
New research brief: Connecting to culture helps families return to drinking water

Feb 27, 2023
- Family
- Health
NPI research brief elevates voices of WIC participants to inform revisions of WIC food packages

Feb 17, 2023
- Family
- Food
- Health
New research report shows how improving school nutrition standards positively impact students

Feb 15, 2023
- Family
- Food
- Health
New data brief demonstrates how an increase to the WIC cash value benefit affected fresh fruit and vegetable redemption trends

Jan 12, 2023
- Family
- Food
- Health
Research brief on study that identified limited implementation of California’s Healthy Default Beverage law

Nov 4, 2022
- Family
- Food
- Health
New study identifies benefits of and challenges to participation in the federal Child and Adult Care Food Program by independent child care centers and their sponsors

Oct 31, 2022
- Family
- Food
- Health
New data brief shows why WIC participants support the extension and permanency of the cash value benefit for purchasing fruits and vegetables

Oct 10, 2022
- Family
- Food
- Health