Senate Budget Sub-Committee #3 Health & Human Services
Public Comment Template
When: Thursday, April 25 @ 9:30am or upon adjournment of floor session
Where: 1021 O. St (Swing Space), Room 1200
Chair: Sen. Menjivar
Members: Sen. Eggman, Sen. Grove, Sen. Roth
More info/Agenda: Watch hearing here, Detailed Hearing Agenda
Please support our CACFP state meal reimbursement fairness budget request by submitting a public comment in person or through email. Public comment over the phone is not allowed. You can also support by sharing on social media.
SUBMIT YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT THROUGH EMAIL
If you cannot attend the hearing in person, please email your comment on or before April 25th.
Subject line: Sen. Budget Subcommittee 3: Public Comment in Support Child Care Nutrition Budget Request - Food with Care
Sample email comment:
Dear Chair Menjivar and Members,
My name is [Your Name] and I am emailing on behalf of[Organization], commenting in support of Item #12.
Food with Care: Free Meals for Kids in Preschool and Child Care
With adequate funding and support, the Child and Adult Care Food program has the power to fill the gap in equitable access to healthy meals in child care, while supporting the financial stability of the child care workforce.
[If you have time, write a few sentences about why the CACFP is important to you and needs adequate funding]
We look forward to continuing to work with the Legislature and Administration to ensure our youngest learners receive the nutrition they need, and that child care providers are fairly compensated.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
[Your Name/Title/Organization]
SUBMIT YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT IN PERSON
If you are available to attend in person, we encourage you to stay for the public comment period, which may start closer to 12 or 1pm depending on how long the hearing lasts.
Your in person public comment should be no longer than 1 minute, and depending on how many people are lined up to give public comment, the Chair may ask people to keep their comments to under 30 seconds.
Sample Public Comment
Hello, Madame Chair and members. My name is [Your Name] and with [Organization], commenting in support of Item #12
Food with Care: Free Meals for Kids in Preschool and Child Care
With adequate funding and support, the Child and Adult Care Food program has the power to fill the gap in equitable access to healthy meals in child care, while supporting the financial stability of the child care workforce. Please fund Food with Care. Thank you.
SHARE ON SOCIAL MEDIA
#FoodWithCare is in the Senate Budget Subcommittee 3 today! Our youngest learners and the child care providers that feed them deserve better support from our state government. 👏 @CarolineMenjiv3
📣 Show your support for child care providers by emailing the Senate Budget Subcommittee 3 today! Use our draft script here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12Uw2Rm503-mbBQ0VKD6aGm62n6VF4soOxIuvH24mHio/edit #FoodWithCare @CarolineMenjiv3
⭐ The Child and Adult Care Food program has the power to fill the gap in fair access to healthy meals in child care. Call on @CarolineMenjiv3 & the Senate Budget Subcommittee 3 to support #FoodWithCare today by using our public comment script: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12Uw2Rm503-mbBQ0VKD6aGm62n6VF4soOxIuvH24mHio/edit
That’s it, you’re done! Thank you for your support and advocacy!
