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• Commentary

  5 Ways California Can Support Workers & Families Right Now

  Safe communities, living wages, stable child care, affordable housing, and healthy workplaces. In good times and bad, what Californians need to thrive doesn’t change. We all want to live in flourishing communities and know our family, friends, and neighbors will be OK when a recession, pandemic, inflation, or extreme weather conditions hit. Government and smart … Continued
  
  COVID-19

  California Budget
• Data Hit

  California Workers Without Adequate Paid Sick Days as COVID Surge Hits Again

  California workers deserve to be safe, healthy, and thrive. State leaders created COVID-19 supplemental paid sick leave to ensure workers were able to take time off to care for themselves and loved ones while following public health guidelines. This temporary policy lapses once again on September 30, 2022. Without it, many workers may have just … Continued
  COVID-19

  Poverty & Inequality
• Report

  Students Need Financial Support for Higher Education & Career Paths

  All California students pursuing higher education and career pathways should have access to an affordable education and the ability to achieve economic security. And California offers many postsecondary institutions for students to pursue their goals, including colleges, universities, community colleges, and trade schools. Yet, high costs of higher education and career training programs, along with … Continued
  COVID-19

  Education
• Report

  Who is Experiencing Housing Hardship in California?

  Introduction All Californians deserve a safe and stable place to call home – a home that is affordable, located near their work and communities. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, California’s serious housing affordability challenges threatened the well-being of families and communities and the future growth of the state. Throughout the pandemic, job losses have hit … Continued
  COVID-19

  Housing & Homelessness
• Report

  Moving Beyond Relief for California Child Care

  Introduction California children need a safe space to learn and grow while parents are at work, and the COVID-19 pandemic underscored just how essential child care is for the livelihood of workers and communities. California’s subsidized child care and development system has long been critical to the state’s economic infrastructure, helping families struggling to make … Continued
  COVID-19

  Child Care & Preschool
• Report

  California’s Subsidized Child Care Providers Are Overdue for Pay Raise

  California’s subsidized child care providers offer vital early learning and care for families struggling to make ends meet. Even as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, many providers and their staff have risked their health and safety to offer care for children of working parents. These early educators — primarily women and disproportionately women of color — … Continued
  COVID-19

  Child Care & Preschool
• Report

  Getting California’s K-12 Students Back to School

  All California K-12 students deserve an engaging education that prepares them for college, career, and community life. However, many K-12 students are increasingly not enrolled and not attending schools. Students of color, students learning English, and students from families with low incomes have disproportionately experienced declines in enrollment and attendance. State policymakers should pursue policies … Continued
  COVID-19

  Education
• Fact Sheet

  Youngest Californians Need Continuous Medi-Cal Coverage

  Consistent access to health care is necessary for everyone to be healthy and thrive. During the pandemic, millions of Californians with low incomes have been able to keep their Medi-Cal coverage without administrative renewals and regardless of changes to their income. This is because of a temporary “continuous coverage” federal provision.1A provision in the federal … Continued
  COVID-19

  Health & Safety Net
• Data Hit

  California Renters Risk Eviction and Homelessness as Key Protections Expire

  Safe and stable housing is a fundamental need for every child and adult. Yet state legal protections that have kept California renters with low incomes housed throughout the pandemic expire at the end of March 2022. Applications for emergency rental assistance will close at the same time. Half of California renters with low incomes report … Continued
  COVID-19

  Housing & Homelessness
• Fact Sheet

  Public Health Can’t Afford Another Decade of Underfunding

  Everyone should have the opportunity to be healthy and thrive, regardless of their race, gender identity, sexual orientation, income, or zip code. The California Department of Public Health as well as local public health departments play a critical role in protecting and promoting Californians’ health and well-being.1State departments other than the Department of Public Health … Continued
  COVID-19

  Health & Safety Net
• Fact Sheet

  Curbing Enrollment Decline & Investing in California’s Community College Students

  COVID-19 has disrupted California Community College (CCC) students’ higher education plans, causing many to reduce their course loads or pause their education altogether. The CCCs serve high percentages of students of color and students with low incomes, and drops in enrollment can further narrow educational opportunities and undermine workforce development priorities statewide.
  COVID-19

  Education
• Commentary

  The pandemic isn’t over, even if support for California families is ending.

  While many Californians hoped to put the pandemic behind us by now, COVID-19 is still with us. And we know COVID-19-related hardships have put immense health and economic stress on families, especially low-income households and Californians of color. Yet, Californians are losing key housing, sick leave, and economic supports that have been a lifeline. September 30th … Continued
  COVID-19

  Poverty & Inequality