1. LOBBY DAY 2013

2. Schedule Tonight: Reception, 5:30-7PM Wahrenberger House, 208 West 14th

3. Schedule Tomorrow: 8AM – Breakfast in the Capitol Grill (E.1) 10-11AM – House proclamation (House gallery, 3 rd Fl) 11-Noon – Senate proclamation (Senate gallery, 3 rd Fl)

4. Statistics Food insecurity 1 in 5 Texas households (18.5%) is food insecure 1 in 4 Texas children (27.1%) lives in a food insecure household Texas is among the eight worst states in terms of our food insecurity rate Texas is #2 in the number of food insecure households SNAP Texas ranks 40 th in terms of SNAP participation Only 67% of potentially eligible Texans receive SNAP benefits Food Banks There are 21 food banks in Texas We feed 3M Texans annually, one third of which are children

5. Anatomy of a Lege Meeting

6. Talking Points General points: Our food bank helps your constituents every day. We are a successful partner with the state of Texas. We are here for you and your constituents.

7. Anatomy of a Lege Meeting

8. Talking Points TDA Partnership: The ask: Double funding ($1.6M > $3.2M) Key phrases: Statewide; healthy food; reinvestment in ag economy; win-win for farmers and hungry families Key stats: We distribute 12 pounds of produce for every $1; doubling would mean 15M more meals for hungry Texans.

9. Anatomy of a Lege Meeting

10. Talking Points HHSC Partnership: The ask: Maintain funding Key phrases: We help the most vulnerable; we provide access (NOT outreach); we make HHSC more efficient

11. Talking Points Breakfast for Success: The ask: Support bill by Eddie Rodriguez (HB 296) Key phrases: breakfast improves testing, behavior and health; We help the most vulnerable; we provide access (NOT outreach); we make HHSC more efficient Pushback? Schools have already done this at no-cost (federal $$ covers expansion); school breakfast is not associated with obesity; children don’t have to take it if they don’t want it

12. Talking Points Breakfast for Success: The ask: Support bill by Eddie Rodriguez (HB 296) Key phrases: breakfast improves testing, behavior and health; We help the most vulnerable; we provide access (NOT outreach); we make HHSC more efficient Pushback? Schools have already done this at no-cost (federal $$ covers expansion); school breakfast is not associated with obesity; children don’t have to take it if they don’t want it

13. Talking Points TANF: The ask: Fund HB 1622 (passed in 2009) Key phrases: nutritious food for children at risk of hunger and diet-related disease; we successfully used TANF funds in 2011 ($25M) and this year ($3M)

14. Talking Points Physical Activity: The ask: Enact policies in the Kelder report (RGK foundation) Key phrases: Revenue-neutral; we’re interested in both nutrition and physical health

15. Talking Points Assets: The ask: Use SNAP as an outreach tool to help families save (and incidentally, remove the asset test) Key phrases: “Shortening the line;” promoting self- sufficiency; emergency savings as a bridge; helping people find and keep work

16. Anatomy of a Lege Meeting

17. Finally: Complete a meeting feedback entry after every meeting!

18. Social Media Facebook? Tag us: “Texas Food Bank Network” Tweeting? Include the hashtag #txlege Good meeting? @ include legislator’s twitter name