🍎 IMAGINE Bills are on the Governor's Desk! #SB411 (Perez) would fight child hunger by creating a single, translated SUN Bucks application website, providing critical access for 1.8 million CA kids. Take action now and ask @governor.ca.gov to fight child hunger!! act.cafoodbanks.org/sb411perez?m...

⭐IMAGINE Bills are on the Governor's Desk!! #AB461 (Ahrens) will repeal the criminal penalties for parents if children need help to attend school. Families need more support, not less! Use our email template and urge Gov. Newsom to sign #AB461! docs.google.com/document/d/1...

💕 We are so proud that #AB461 (Ahrens) made it to the Governor's desk! AB 461 strikes down an unjust system that punishes families for struggling with school attendance and affirms every child’s freedom to learn without their families being treated like criminals. edsource.org/2025/califor...

🎉 We encourage your continued advocacy as our sponsored bills hit the Governor's desk! 🎯 #SB411 (Perez) 🎯 #AB461 (Ahrens) 🎯 #AB777 (Rodriguez) 🎯 #AB969 (Rodriguez) 🎯 #AB1324 (Sharp-Collins)

💯 Assemblymember Corey Jackson looks ahead to January and the uncertainty of what might transpire before the legislative session commences. We thank the Assembly for their comprehensive work. #EndChildPoverty #CABudget #HR1 #BigUglyBill #BigBeautifulBill

💓 This Saturday 10 AM (ET)!! 🎧 Tune in to the INSPIRE broadcast with special guest President & CEO of End Child Poverty CA Shimica Gaskins! We can't wait this inspiring conversation. Tune in below! 🔽 linktr.ee/watchinspire

No one wins when families are ripped apart or food and medical care is taken away. Thank you Asm. Gabriel, Asm. Mia Bonta, Asm. Corey Jackson, Asm. Dawn Addis, Asm. Alex Lee and all members of the Assembly Budget Committee. #EndChildPoverty #CABudget #HR1 #BigUglyBill #BigBeautifulBill

#AB461 (Ahrens) is off to the Governor's desk! Ahrens stated, “I am thankful to my colleagues for passing this repeal of a failed policy that criminalizes struggling CA families for their children missing school.” #AB461 #AsmAhrens #EndChildPoverty #SchoolAttendance #Truancy #SupportOverPunishment

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 @calbudgetcenter.org Analyzes the Census Bureau's 2024 Poverty, Income and Health Insurance Data "By not making the $2,200 Child Tax Credit fully refundable Congress and President Trump missed an opportunity to substantially reduce child poverty." Read more here: www.cbpp.org/blog/analyzi...

SB411 (Pérez) has PASSED Legislature & is headed to the Gov’s office! The Stop Child Hunger Act of 2025 addresses the gaps in school meal programs- addressing summer breaks, streamlining registration & protecting personal data. Kids have the right to access the nutritious meals they need to thrive!

Our President and CEO Shimica Gaskins, alongside Co-Executive Director of Liberation in a Generation Solana Rice have a lot to say about what Trump Accounts actually mean for families. Read more! ⤵️ lnkd.in/g78rEzHt

🥕Thank you #CALeg for standing with students as #SB411 (Perez) "The Stop Child Hunger Act" goes to the Senate for a concurrence vote!! @seiuca.org seiuca.org/press-releas...

💪#AB238 (@asmharabedian and co-authored by @senatorsrp) the Mortgage Forbearance Act, which allows wildfire-affected homeowners to pause mortgage payments for up to one year without penalties or foreclosure risk & provides families with the stability & relief they need to rebuild their lives.

📢 We are happy that elected leaders are standing up, but there is real work to do to raise revenues and drive a more equitable California. #ChildPoverty #HealthcareCuts #FoodAssistance #ChildTaxCredit #BillionaireTaxBreaks #Deportation #Equity #Childcare #TrueCostOfCare

💟 "Although it's impossible to clean up all of the mess and to prevent all of the harm, CA will continue to innovate and continue to lead with a strong moral compass. But there's no doubt that a wave of instability is on the way."- Asm. Corey Jackson on the impact of H.R. 1 on California

💪 "We're not powerless and we're not going to stand idly by. The state is going to be creative and innovative and push back and do the things that we have always done to try to protect our people and our values." - Asm. Jesse Gabriel on the H.R 1 Provisions that impact the State of California

👏 "If we intersect all the issues happening, for example, mass immigration raids where people are afraid to go to work or send their kids to school resulting in missed school meals; it's a crisis happening in real time." -Asm Sharon Quirk-Silva on the the impact of H.R. 1

👍 "A govt's budget should help every person live with dignity. We urge the leg to develop new revenue pathways to protect and sustain life-changing programs like affordable childcare, Medi-Cal, & CalFresh."- Mariam Sossouadouno w/ Child Care Law Center on the essential roll of govt. budgets!

❤️ "Education & economic outcomes excluding families based on immigration status will create hardship for low income & rural communities. It's important to consider the real consequences for families across the state." Vanessa Orozco with Golden State Opportunity on the effects of H.R 1 provisions.

"President Trump's legislation is a direct assault on CA's core programs & values. CA has always excelled at adapting to challenges w/ a commitment to our values." 👏 Asm. Gregg Hart opens the Asm Budget Subcommittee informational hearing on the impacts of H.R.1 on CA’s Budget #CABudget #CAAssembly

David Huerta delivers the message we need to hear. Every worker. Every language. Every color. UNITED. We close this series with a challenge for all: Organize. Stand together. Fight together. #ConEstasManos #WithTheseHands @californialabor.bsky.social @ufw.bsky.social @bravenewfilms.bsky.social

“We are a power. We must embrace that power. Long live the workers!” David Huerta’s words close out With These Hands — and launch the next chapter of our fight. Watch Part 4, then take action: thesehands.us/take-action/

With ICE outside and Trump's playbook on display, we came out with @gavinnewsom.bsky.social to defend democracy. We won't stand by while bullies try and rig the rules to silence working people. We're done playing defense. We’re fighting fire with fire. seiuca.org/press-releas...

“There is no humane way to detain families.” — Neha Desai, NCYL Children in family detention face trauma, malnourishment & medical problems — some held for months. Neha spoke with @washingtonpost.com on the urgent need to end the govt’s detention of families. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

Both federal and state govs have made changes to public benefits such as Medi-Cal/Medicare, Covered CA and CalFresh that will have a significant impact on immigrant communities in CA. Learn about these changes and discover ways to support our communities. Register: bit.ly/CAPIFPubBenefits

🗣️ WIC’s fruit and vegetable benefit is critical for helping millions of families access a variety of nutritious foods. But the White House’s proposed budget would cut it by more than half! Let your reps know: NOT CUTS TO #WIC! ➡️ bit.ly/notcuts26

👏 #AB461 (Ahrens) puts an end to criminalization & sanctions against CalWORKs families facing school attendance challenges. Instead, it puts in place strong, compassionate alternatives to support families, advance equity, & help kids thrive. Read more below: www.endchildpovertyca.org/ab-461-ahren...

(1/5) DHS is seeking 7 million immigrant taxpayer IRS records in violation of confidentiality laws. Taxpayer privacy is a cornerstone of the U.S. tax system. The IRS must protect all taxpayers’ information who are economic contributors. www.propublica.org/article/trum...

🎉Good news! SB 290, the Reimagine CalWORKs bill authored by Senator Lola Smallwood Cuevas, passed the CA Assembly Human Services Committee today! This bill will update policies to support parents when it comes to getting routine immunizations for children. #CALeg #ReimagineCalWORKs

"CalWORKs families often access vaccines through community health clinics lacking digitized records. #SB290 (Smallwood-Cuevas) seeks to repeal CalWORKs sanctions on families already experiencing poverty." 🌈ECPCA's own Yesenia Jimenez champions #SB290 and it's support for CalWORKs families!!

“Extreme poverty makes it harder for the family to be able to do all the positive things they need to do. We're putting these families in situations leading to homelessness.” Luan Huynh from the California Welfare Rights Organization on the importance of #SB290 (Smallwood Cuevas)

#SB290 (Smallwood-Cuevas) repeals the CalWORKs penalty that reduces the family's grant if they cannot provide documentation showing their child has received a required immunization." 💪 TY Sen. Lola Smallwood-Cuevas for making sure we can help families in a way that's fair!

The impact of ICE raids on school attendance is undeniable. The removal of policies, like the sensitive locations policy, impacts children & families dealing with heightened fear of deportation, leading many immigrant parents to keep their children home.

AB 461 pushes SUPPORTS over punishment when it comes to school attendance policy. It’s time we meet families where they’re at! There are many factors outside of a family’s control that create barriers and they should not be punished while navigating these obstacles. @westerncenter.bsky.social

AB 461 will transform school attendance (truancy) policy to replace punishment with SUPPORT. We look forward to this bill making it all the way. Our students and their families deserve support for student success, especially as families are facing fear, toxic stress and instability.

👏"Why should poor families be subject to extreme punishment, such as having their cash aid, which is already inadequate reduced? The data are clear that revoking aid only pushes families into deep poverty." Rebecca Gonzalez w @westerncenter.bsky.social speaks to the importance of #AB461

" #AB461 ensures that families navigating school attendance challenges are met with support, not punishment. Under current law, our system compounds family hardship rather than address causes related to chronic truancy." ECPCA's own Yesenia Jimenez joins Asm. Patrick Ahrens in championing #AB461

For low-income Black women especially, closing the #WageGap would put the actual money they’ve earned in their pocket to take care of themselves and their families. Anything less simply isn't acceptable. #BlackWomensEqualPayDay share.equalrights.org/s/z1tB0A4t

⭐Giving participants more choice in their pathway out of poverty and making CalWORKs less punitive makes the program more successful. Read more below. @carolinemenjivar.bsky.social #ReImagineCalWORKs www.endchildpovertyca.org/reimagine-ca...

🔥Thank you to our California leaders who are fighting back! You can take action too! Go to the link below and demand we #SayNo to this #BigUglyBill and say YES to our children’s future! Use this link and make your voice heard! 🔗www.tinyurl.com/VoteNoOnBUB

“I would just like to bring us back up to a high level on SNAP. This is the most effective anti-hunger program that this country has ever seen. Every dollar we invest in this program returns a $1.50 to our overall economy & about a $1.80 in rural communities.”

Senate's passage of the Big Betrayal Bill threatens the future of every child in CA & across the country with its historic cuts to healthcare & food assistance programs. We are demanding that every CA member of Congress vote no on this bill to save our children and the future of California.

The #USSenate is voting right now on a bill that will RAISE CHILD POVERTY & strip health care from millions of Americans. Take action! #NoCutsToOurCare

If enacted it will stand alone in history — a reconciliation bill that drives up poverty and the number of people uninsured, while increasing deficits and debt. www.cbpp.org/press/statem...

There is nothing American about taking food out of the mouths of millions of children and families in need. SNAP cuts raise deep concerns, as reductions would harm families & strain the operations of food banks & other community resources. #NoCutsToSNAP #NoCutsToOurCare

KEEP CALLING YOUR SENATORS! We slowed down the Republican Big Betrayal Bill but it's not over yet. One more Republican voting "NO" & we can #StopTheBetrayalBill! https://actionnetwork.org/call_campaigns/call-your-senators-to-vote-no-on-the-republican-budget/?source=bsky.mr#StopTheBetrayalBill#MomSky

"The enrollment freeze and inclusion of premiums to medical for undocumented immigrants are significant hurdles that will result in people losing health care. Protecting immigrants means protecting their access to health care."-Anallely Martin w/ California Immigrant Policy Center on the #CABudget

"The proposed freeze on Medi-Cal enrollment undermines our commitment that everyone deserves access to health care regardless of immigration status. We urge the legislature to keep healthcare truly accessible for our most vulnerable communities."- Danielle Bautista with @unitedwaysca.bsky.social.

"We are grateful for the legislature's work, including restorations to foster youth rate reform and leadership to maximize universal school meals & sun bucks. However, this budget fails to adopt the necessary revenue solutions to support all Californians." ECPCA's Sam Wilkinson on the #CABudget