That’s almost a quarter of our state’s population, which means California has the highest percentage of poor people in the nation. But, even though so many in our communities are struggling to meet their basic needs, our state CUT millions of dollars of funding to public programs like Medi-Cal and CalWORKS—the kind of programs people need to survive and move out of poverty. It’s clear that our sta
te’s leaders need a wake up call. That’s why we’re fighting for an EQUAL VOICE for Southern California Families. EQUAL VOICE is a united network of community organizations waging a campaign for an equitable state budget that puts enough money into the programs our communities need to move out of poverty. Will you join us to ensure an EQUAL VOICE for the 8.7 million? Equal Voice for Southern California Families Alliance: Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Los Angeles, Californians for Justice (Long Beach), California Partnership, Central American Resource Center (CARECEN), Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA), Community Coalition (CoCo) of South LA, Consejo de Federaciones Mexicanas en Norteamerica (COFEM), InnerCity Struggle, Instituto Popular del Sur de California (IDEPSCA), Khmer Girls in Action (Long Beach), Labor/Community Strategy Center, Latino Health Access (LHA), Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy (LAANE), Los Angeles Community Action Network (LA-CAN), Parent Institute for Quality Education (PIQE), Strategic Actions for a Just Economy (SAJE), Strategic Concepts in Organizing and Policy Education (SCOPE), and YMCA of Greater Long Beach.
