Campaign Launch! The Head and the Heart
Head and Heart Anti-poverty CampaignLet’s talk about your head and your heart. Child poverty is upsetting. It’s frustrating. It’s also a problem we’re smart enough to solve. That’s why we’re launching…
Stay tuned! Our New Campaign Launch Is Around the Corner
Child Poverty in California, Head and Heart Anti-poverty CampaignWe’re coming off an exciting win with the governor signing AB 1520, the Lifting Children and Families Out of Poverty Act, and now we’re taking our work to the next…
BIG WIN for California Kids! Gov. Brown Signs Lifting Children and Families Out of Poverty Act
UncategorizedIt’s time to celebrate and get to work: Gov. Jerry Brown signed AB 1520, the Lifting Children and Families Out of Poverty Act. This is a big deal—the first…
Letter to the Editor
Child Poverty in CaliforniaFrom our CEO, Conway Collis: Here’s what we know: when people learn that California has the highest poverty rate in the country they’re shocked, then outraged, and then…
BREAKING: AB 1520, The Lifting Children and Families Out of Poverty Task Force, Passes CA Legislature without a Dissenting Vote
California State Government, Good News for California KidsJust a day after the U.S. Census Bureau released new numbers that show that California still has the highest rate of child poverty in the nation…
Enough Is Enough with the “Bootstraps”
UncategorizedThe “pull yourself up by your bootstraps” phrase is everywhere. But let’s name it for what it is: a bully phrase that insults millions of working families living…
New Video About California’s Child Poverty Crisis
Anti-poverty StrategiesCalifornia can dramatically reduce child poverty with research-backed solutions. Legislation now in the State Senate will create a roadmap for California to cut child poverty in half over 20…
AB 1520 Passes Senate Human Services Committee
Anti-poverty Strategies, California State GovernmentOn Tuesday, The Lifting Children and Families Out of Poverty Act (AB 1520) passed the Senate Human Services Committee by a unanimous and bipartisan vote. Since its introduction, AB 1520 has been…
State Budget Wins for California Kids
California State Government, Good News for California KidsGovernor Jerry Brown just signed the 2017–2018 budget that includes some key wins for California’s children living in poverty: More than one million more households will now be eligible for…
Get the Facts on AB 1520, the Lifting Children and Families Out of Poverty Task Force
Anti-poverty Strategies, California State GovernmentAssembly Bill 1520, the Lifting Children and Families Out of Poverty Task Force, creates an expert task force made up of leaders and stakeholders from inside and outside government that…