California Food Policy Advocates is a statewide public policy and advocacy organization dedicated to improving the health and well being of low-income Californians by increasing their access to nutritious and affordable food.
As California's only statewide anti-poverty program with a focus on hunger and malnutrition among low-income people, CFPA employs a variety of strategies to develop and implement public policies that recognize the value of adequate nutrition and its fundamental contribution to good health and development, education and productivity. These strategies include:
Research that demonstrates the scope and nature of hunger in California and the efficacy of public and private food programs in mitigating it.
Development and promotion of strategies and programs to meet the nutrition needs of low-income communities and individuals.
Public education and advocacy to ensure the inclusion of nutrition in the formation and implementation of sound public policy.
Technical assistance, training and support to low-income communities in their efforts to identify and overcome hunger and hunger-related deficiencies.
Collaboration, through conferences, communication and coalition-building, among food program providers and other community-based organizations throughout California to facilitate their working together to mitigate hunger and poverty.
