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  CalWORKs

  The California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) is the state’s version of the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, established in 1997 following the federal program’s creation in 1996. CalWORKs is a monthly cash grant program designed to support children and families with low incomes. CalWORKs aims to address poverty for … Continued
  Health & Safety Net
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  SSI/SSP

  The Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment programs, or SSI/SSP for short, provide income support for eligible individuals in the form of cash assistance. Established in 1974, the programs help older adults with low incomes and people with disabilities pay for housing and other necessities. Who is eligible for SSI/SSP? Eligible Californians are low-income adults who … Continued
  Health & Safety Net
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  Medi-Cal

  Medi-Cal is California’s Medicaid program that provides free or low-cost health care to millions of Californians with low incomes. It is designed to provide access to essential health services that support public health and economic stability. Medicaid was established in 1965 as a state-federal partnership to offer coverage to people with low incomes, including children, … Continued
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  CalFresh

  CalFresh is California’s state version of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which provides modest monthly assistance to Californians with low incomes to purchase food. Established in its modern form in 1977, CalFresh aims to fight hunger and keep Californians out of poverty, and it has expanded to provide food assistance to over 5 … Continued
  Health & Safety Net
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  Building Bridges, Not Walls

  Embracing and supporting newly arriving immigrants is not just a moral imperative but a strategic investment in our collective prosperity.
  Health & Safety Net
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  California Has Reopened. Support for Mental Health Conditions and Substance Use Disorders Must Ramp Up for Californians

  With COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations increasing in the state due to a contagious variant of the virus, we are reminded the pandemic is not yet behind us. The road to recovery from the pandemic as well as the economic recession will be long for California children, families, and individuals. And the effects of the past … Continued
  Health & Safety Net
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  California Has Work Ahead

  Investing in the Health and Economic Well-Being of Every Californian Can’t Wait
  Health & Safety Net
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  Congress’ Failure to Extend UI is an Economic Attack on Workers & Families… Here’s How We Know

  Communities of color have been hit particularly hard by the pandemic, heightening the importance of unemployment insurance and other supports provided by the federal government to help families in this time.
  Health & Safety Net