A smarter system starts in Los Angeles
UncategorizedMake no mistake: working families in Los Angeles face countless challenges when trying to get ahead. From skyrocketing rents to the jaw-dropping cost of childcare, families on a budget…
Fresno shows us how it’s done.
UncategorizedPeople ask us all the time: “How can we possibly end child poverty?” Here’s the good news: In California, we have the answers. We just need the courage and…
Voices of the Movement: Ilene Garcia
UncategorizedYou know the story. A teen mom drops out of high school. Gives in to depression. Gives up on life. Thanks to Youth Policy Institute (YPI), that’s not my…
“Something is going on here.” – Voices from Fresno
UncategorizedFar too often, decisions are made from the top down that affect hardworking people across the state. This campaign has always been about families first, which is why we’re committed…
It’s a start
UncategorizedDear Fellow Californian, Last Friday, we took a step forward in our movement to end deep child poverty once and for all in our state. Thanks to the work…
Courage, compassion, and will
UncategorizedI’m frustrated and you should be, too. Here’s why: We know how to end child poverty in the fifth largest economy in the world. Yet 1 in 5…
Voices of the Movement: Laura Lomeli & Andre Shirley
UncategorizedWhen you were a child and needed help, who did you call? Maybe you leaned on a parent, an aunt, or an uncle for some much-needed advice…
Voices of the Movement: Sister Julie Kubasak
Uncategorizedhttp://www.endchildpovertyca.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ECP_SisterJulie_4.12.18.mp4 You know the statistics. Nearly two million California children — that’s one in every five kids — lives in poverty. As a native Californian and…
Voices of the Movement: Sharonda Wade
Uncategorizedhttps://www.endchildpovertyca.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ECP_Sharonda_4.4.18.mp4 Here in California, we encourage our children to be anything they want to be. Maybe they dream of being a doctor, an astronaut, or even…
Do Your Taxes for Free. Get Your Money.
UncategorizedIf budgets are tight in your family—and for most Californians, they are—then you probably dread tax season. But if you’re living paycheck-to-paycheck, taking the time to claim a good return…