Strength in Community
Press & Media, Uncategorizeda recurring column from ECPCA’s President & CEO, Shimica Gaskins March 31, 2025 At the start of this year, I knew we had to brace for some turbulent…
RELEASE: Attacks on Department of Education Are an Attack on Democracy
UncategorizedPasadena, CA — March 21, 2025 — End Child Poverty CA condemns the Trump Administration’s dangerous and shortsighted attempt to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. This reckless effort…
ECPCA Friends and Supporters Run the LA Marathon!
UncategorizedWhat an energizing and joyful weekend we had at the LA Marathon March 15–16, 2025! We passed our $10,000 LA Marathon fundraising goal thanks to all of YOU! …
ECPCA’s Yesenia Jimenez Receives Building the California Dream Alliance Rising Star Award
UncategorizedThis month End Child Poverty California powered by GRACE’s own Yesenia Jimenez was one of seven leaders given the Building the California Dream Alliance Rising Star award. Building the…
Women’s History Month: Let’s ReIMAGINE CalWORKS
UncategorizedThis Women’s History Month we honor the village. People who mother have always worked to keep our children nurtured and free. We acknowledge that not every woman is a…
CA Budget: “This Is the People’s Hearing”
2025 Campaign, Anti-poverty Strategies, California State Budget, California State Government, Partners and Collaborations, UncategorizedThe California State Assembly Budget Subcommittee #2 Anti-Poverty Hearing on February 26, 2025, was a marathon of emotion and personal testimony. It was also a powerful example of communities that…
Here’s To a Successful 2025 IMAGINE Briefing
UncategorizedTogether we kicked off our 2025 IMAGINE agenda and are pushing for more equitable revenues and forward-looking policies that shine a light toward a liberated future. Let’s make…
Black History Month
Events, UncategorizedThis Black History Month we highlight the strength of the Black community and the Black organizations, churches, and social justice organizations that have always fought for justice and found…
Community Fund Brings Hope After Eaton Fire
LA Fires, UncategorizedIn response to the Eaton Fire’s disproportionate impact on the Black community in Altadena, local community organizations such as Community Aid Dena, Altadena Heritage, and WalkGood…
GRACE CEO Shimica Gaskins Sits Down with Sojourners Magazine
UncategorizedLike many who lost homes in the Los Angeles fires, our President and CEO Shimica Gaskins has a lot to think about when it comes to rebuilding and moving…