Hunger Action Los Angeles MONTHLY MEETING

1. Healthy Retail: What’s Happening in LA
Learn about the exciting work that’s happening in changing the food landscape in South LA, Boyle Heights and other areas with community market conversion---changing small grocery stores so they can offer more produce and other healthy items. The WIC-only stores can also now acquire farm fresh produce locally grown. Plus updates from the Healthy Retail committee of the LA Food Policy Council and the Market Match program at farmers’ markets in LA. Guest speakers from Community Market Conversions, Farm to WIC, and LA CAUSA

2. Breakfast In the Classroom: Next Steps


3 Updates: State Legislation and Hunger Action Day
State bills to align CalFresh with MediCal: end the lifetime ban on people with drug felonies from getting CalFresh: requiring charter schools to serve a meal to students: Advocacy trainings in Boyle Heights, South LA and Long Beach and Hunger Action Day May 17.