End Child Poverty CA

08/20/2026

08/13/2026

Monday's press conference on the steps of the Capitol saw dozens of anti-hunger advocates pleading with state budget leaders to protect vulnerable families from the H.R. 1 hunger crisis by increasing state-level food assistance. As Dolores Huerta said, "The kind of requirements that [Trump & Congress] are putting on these programs are going to affect the very people that feed us." It's time for California to step up.

08/11/2026

Dolores Huerta, Civil Rights pioneer
“Now is the time for our legislature to step up.”
Yesterday at the California State Capitol, civil rights icon Dolores Huerta joined advocates, elected leaders, and impacted Californians to demand action against cuts that strip food from children and elders.
Her message to California leaders was clear: protect the people who need these programs most.
No child should be left hungry. People with disabilities should not lose access to food or medical assistance because they cannot meet burdensome work requirements. And California should use the resources it already has to protect families from hunger.
As Dolores reminded us:
“There is no excuse why these programs should not be fully funded.”
California has a long history of choosing to build a stronger safety net. Now is the time to uphold that commitment and ensure that every child, family, immigrant, foster youth, older adult, and person with a disability can access the food and support they need.
California leaders: it’s time to step up.

08/11/2026

Bayley Craig, former foster youth and CalFresh recipient, MSW candidate at Sacramento State University, and Foster Youth advocate at John Burton Advocates for Youth
Food security is about more than food. It’s about stability, opportunity, and a future.
At today’s anti-hunger press conference, Bayley Craig, former foster youth and CalFresh recipient, MSW candidate at Sacramento State University, and Foster Youth advocate at John Burton Advocates for Youth, called on California leaders to stand up for people who too often lack the resources or platform to advocate for themselves.
Bayley shared a vision for a California that invests in its children, families, foster youth, veterans, older adults, immigrants, and everyone struggling to make ends meet.
When people have reliable access to food, they have the stability to focus on school, care for their families, find employment, and build a better future.
And Bayley left state leaders with a powerful reminder:
“Our voices are stronger when we use them together.”
Now is the time to listen to communities too often overlooked and make sure their voices are heard at our state Capitol.

08/11/2026

At yesterday’s anti-hunger press conference, Koy Saeteurn, Legislative Advocate with the Coalition of California Welfare Rights Organizations, brought the human cost of food assistance cuts into focus.
Half of the 49,000 families at risk include children, seniors, or people with disabilities. And Koy reminded us that these families are not statistics; they are our neighbors, our communities, and, as she shared, “They’re me. They’re my family.”
Refugee and immigrant families are too often the first asked to sacrifice when the safety net is weakened. But when we stand together, we can change that.
Because at the end of the day, hunger is not a policy debate. It’s a child going to bed hungry in the richest state.
California must choose to protect its families and ensure everyone has access to the food they need.

08/11/2026

California has a choice: protect our safety net or let families go hungry.
At yesterday’s anti-hunger press conference at the California State Capitol, Benyamin Chao, Supervising Health & Public Benefits Policy Manager at the California Immigrant Policy Center, reminded us that other states have already stepped up to protect humanitarian immigrants from losing food assistance.
“They saw the need and they took the needed steps to avoid a hunger crisis.”
Benyamin reflected on 1996, when federal welfare reform created barriers that stripped many immigrants of food assistance. California chose a different path: building a stronger, more inclusive safety net and refusing to let Washington determine who deserves enough to eat.
Now, 30 years later, California faces another defining moment.
“Will we look back and be proud of how our state responded?”
State leaders can act now to protect humanitarian immigrants, families with children, and foster youth from going hungry.

08/11/2026

California is facing a hunger crisis and state leaders still have time to act.
At yesterday’s anti-hunger press conference at the California State Capitol, Yesenia Robancho, Associate Director of Policy & Strategy at End Child Poverty CA, powered by GRACE, highlighted the devastating impact of federal food assistance cuts:
“These are not just numbers on a spreadsheet. These are parents, children, foster youth, refugees, immigrants, survivors of violence, and people already struggling to make ends meet.” Families are already struggling with the high costs of housing, food, and healthcare.
California is the fourth-largest economy in the world and is often described as the state that feeds the nation. Yet right here in California, we are entering a crisis where families are getting kicked off of benefits solely because of their immigrant or working status.
State leaders can act now by strengthening food assistance for humanitarian immigrants, families with children, and foster youth.
No child, family, immigrant, or foster youth should go hungry. California must act.

08/10/2026

TODAY!! 9 a.m on Instagram: Civilrights icon joins fight for CA kids and immigrants facing hunger crisis

Head to LIVE at 9 am: speaks out for CA kids and immigrants set to lose food aid under

08/10/2026

TODAY! (Mon Aug 10)

Join us at the California State Capitol as civil rights icon Dolores Huerta stands alongside anti-hunger advocates, immigrant rights organizations, labor leaders, elected officials, and impacted Californians to call for urgent action to prevent a looming hunger crisis.

Federal cuts in H.R. 1 threaten to strip food assistance from humanitarian immigrants, families with children, and foster youth. California leaders have the power to act now by strengthening the state's food safety net and ensuring no child, family, or immigrant goes hungry.

📍 California State Capitol, West Steps (Sacramento)
📅 Monday, August 10, 2026
🕘 9:00–9:30 a.m. (Media setup begins at 8:00 a.m.)

Together, we'll urge Governor Gavin Newsom and state legislators to:
🥕 Expand the California Food Assistance Program for humanitarian immigrants.
🍎 Fund a one-time family food supplement for families impacted by federal cuts.
🤝 Protect foster youth, people experiencing homelessness, and others with critical nutrition needs.

Now is the time to act. Hunger is preventable, and California can lead the way.



*** LIVESTREAM starts promptly at 9am. Go to End Child Poverty CA via their instagram page!

08/06/2026

Let's stand with working moms for ! The EEOC wants to stop collecting data that's been used for 60 years to identify hiring/pay discrimination. Without this data, discrimination against moms will be harder to prove and easier to ignore. Take action!

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