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IMAGINE 2024: Priorities to End Child Poverty
The End Child Poverty CA Coalition urges the Legislature to reject cuts that harm California’s most vulnerable communities. Instead, we urge leaders to support revenues and investments that will lift all children and families out of poverty. Our 170+ End Child Poverty CA partners and allies are stronger than ever in 2024! We IMAGINE a future… Read More »
ECPCA & EPIC Co-Host “Baby Bonds in Action: From California to the Nation’s Capital”
February 22, 2024 – Oakland was filled with energy, community and all things Baby Bonds during our forum “Baby Bonds in Action: From California to the Nation’s Capital” in partnership with End Poverty in California (EPIC) on February 22, 2024. Check out our livestream! Baby Bonds are a financial investment made when a child is… Read More »
RELEASE: GRACE & End Child Poverty CA Joint Statement with CalWIC Association on Opposing SNAP Restrictions and Supporting Fully Funding WIC
[PASADENA, CALIF., UNITED STATES, February 28, 2024] — Statement attributable to Karen Farley, Executive Director of the California WIC Association, and Shimica Gaskins, President and CEO of GRACE/End Child Poverty California, regarding the Fiscal Year 2024 bill for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration: We urge Congress to both fully fund the Special Supplemental Nutrition… Read More »
End Child Poverty CA Celebrates Successful IMAGINE 2024 #ForwardTogether Legislative Briefing!
THANK YOU to our End Child Poverty Coalition partners, allies, & friends for an amazing IMAGINE 2024 #ForwardTogether Legislative Briefing! The day was filled with storytelling, collaboration, advocacy, and a commitment to move #ForwardTogether, no going back. Take a look at our livestream and highlights! Coalition members spoke about anti-hunger priorities, baby bonds for foster… Read More »
RELEASE: GRACE & End Child Poverty CA Statement on Proposed Federal Tax Deal
ECPCA & GRACE urge Congress to improve the poverty-fighting potential of this package and to adopt proposal, benefitting more than 2 million children in California left out of the CTC under current law.
RELEASE: GRACE & ECPCA Are Pleased Gov. Newsom’s Proposed Budget Protects Anti-Poverty Investments
We thank Governor Newsom for his continued leadership to put wealth to work. We ask the Governor to ensure that the values of California’s budget, both in revenues and investments, prioritize the future free from poverty we know is possible.
Census Data Underscores That Poverty Is A Policy Choice
Historic increase in child poverty reinforces urgent need for continued state and federal actions for equitable revenues and investments Today, the Census Bureau released 2022 data for poverty, income, and health insurance in 2022 from its Current Population Survey (CPS). While we await California-specific information, the national data makes it clear that when using the… Read More »
Summary of California’s Budget Investments to Fight Child & Family Poverty in 2023-24
At GRACE, we imagine a California where children and families receive accessible and equitable investments to ensure a secure and stable present, and advance a future free from poverty. Public policy is a fundamental tool to realize this vision with the power to dismantle poverty driven by systems of oppression and foster a community-led future… Read More »
End Child Poverty California Statement on 2023-24 California Budget
GRACE & ECPCA praise a California state budget that protects and makes key progress, calls for a bold vision of revenues and investments needed to end child poverty. Statement attributable to Shimica Gaskins, President & CEO, GRACE & End Child Poverty California At GRACE, we dare to dream of a future in which every child… Read More »
GRACE & End Child Poverty California Oppose Debt Ceiling Agreement That Cuts Critical Cash and Food Aid
Expanding the SNAP time limit and deepening punitive TANF rules will worsen poverty and hunger PASADENA, CA // May 31, 2023 The proposed debt ceiling agreement comes at the expense of Californians with the lowest incomes, furthering narratives rooted in racist and sexist stereotypes that stigmatize families experiencing poverty, and perpetuating structural racism by undermining… Read More »