November 2003

In This Issue:
• New Name and Web Site
• No Action Yet on Fiscal Year 2004 Appropriations
• Food Insecurity and Hunger on the Rise
• USDA Launches New Commodity Web Site
• More Foods in the Pipeline
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New Name and Web Site
The California TEFAP Alliance is changing its name and broadening its scope. In an effort to increase the influence of TEFAP agencies nationwide, the California TEFAP Alliance is becoming the TEFAP Alliance. Our efforts are supported primarily by California Emergency Foodlink, a statewide food distribution agency based in Sacramento.
We have also launched a new web site – http://www.tefapalliance.org – that we invite you to visit and help us expand. Please send any TEFAP, commodity, or food distribution related articles or announcements to zyweinberg@earthlink.net for inclusion in WASHINGTON UPDATE and/or on the web site. Thank you for your work on and interest in TEFAP!
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