This messaging guide equips advocates with clear, values‑based language to make the case for policies that nourish babies and toddlers during the most critical years of development. It outlines the shared aspirations, challenges, solutions, and calls to action needed to protect and strengthen programs that provide nutritious food, health care, and child care—helping families thrive and communities grow stronger.

This policy agenda outlines state and federal solutions to ensure every infant and toddler has access to healthy, affordable food—so no family has to worry about hunger during the most critical years of development. Grounded in what we know works, it advances proven nutrition policies that support families, strengthen communities, and lay the foundation for lifelong health, learning, and economic stability.

If you are advancing policy solutions that strengthen nutrition programs and improve access to healthy food for babies and toddlers in your state, we invite you to apply. Funded campaigns will protect, strengthen, and/or expand SNAP, WIC or CACFP through state policy. Proposals must also include a federal advocacy component, lobbying and/or educating your state’s members of congress to help delay or reverse SNAP changes made through H.R. 1. See eligible states and all details at the link below.