PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, USA, Nov. 29, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ — We commend Governor Newsom and legislative leaders for calling to come together in a special session focused on recovering a portion of profits exceptional records that the oil companies have cashed in by exploiting Californians.
A majority of low-income California families — disproportionately Black, Latinx, and other Californians of color struggle to meet their basic needs. An astonishing 1 in 3 California adults said they had reduced their food intake, nearly as many avoiding health care, putting in stark terms the urgency needed for state policymakers to continue to act.
The good news is that COVID has shown that government is effective when it invests in proven programs to fight poverty and foster shared prosperity. Statewide, our safety net programs — collectively — have reduced poverty by a remarkable 10.3 percent and narrowed longstanding racial disparities.
These results were possible through the combined leadership of the federal and state governments, and we continue to call on Congress to expand the child tax credit and invest in child nutrition and other programs that have made their evidence to reduce poverty.
California must also continue to lead. To do this, state budget stakeholders must recognize that abuse at the pumps affects us all – that profit ripples throughout our economy, raising the price of food and other basic necessities. . And the high cost of gasoline disproportionately hurts low-income people, whether or not they own a car.
Therefore, any relief should recognize this shared difficulty and not be reserved exclusively for those who can afford a car and pay the price of gas. State budget actors must prioritize the incomes of the lowest-income Californians, who need it most, to continue tackling record-breaking inequality.
We again thank Governor Newsom and the Legislature for proactively seeking new ways to continue supporting Californians. Government action during the pandemic has demonstrated with great success that poverty is a political choice and that we only need the political will to act. We encourage budget stakeholders to explore all opportunities to ensure wealthy societies pay their fair share and we look forward to working together to develop new revenues that will help the state achieve its goals for a more equitable future. .
Executive Steering Committee Members
CAPPA | California Alternative Payment Program Association
California Association of Food Banks
California Budget and Policy Center
California Immigration Policy Center
California Interfaith Coalition/Friends Committee on Legislation
Child Care Resource Center
The kids now
California Children’s Defense Fund
Dolores Huerta Foundation
Economic Security Project
Ending Poverty in California
Top 5 California
Marin Promise Partnership Marin County
MEDA | Mission Economic Development Agency
CORE/HOPE Through HOUSING National Foundation
National institute for young people
Saint John’s Well Child and Family Center
South Bay Community Services
partnership for children
United Way of California
Western Center on Law and Poverty
For a complete list of all of our partners, please visit our website: https://www.endchildpovertyca.org
Andrew Cheyn
GRACE and ending child poverty CA
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