LA just rescinded all 'No Vending Zones.' This is a profound shift in how the city approaches sidewalk vending and a big win for vendors and coalition partners Inclusive Action for the City Community Power Collective East LA Community Corporation Public Counsel Western Center on Law & Poverty Its been a journey 1/
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Kudos to our partners Latino Coalition for a Healthy California who are proposing ways to reverse Latino Medi-Cal disenrollment. Let’s continue to broaden efforts to expand access to health care in 2024! Read the full OpEd via Los Angeles Times at latimes.com/opinion/story/…

The #Health4All Coalition thanks @CAGovernor for his continued commitment in the #CABudget to ensure ALL income-eligible Californians are able to access essential health care through Medi-Cal!

With your support, in 2023 we settled 6 landmark cases, passed 4 bills, and provided 1200 hours of training and technical assistance. Make your final year-end donation today to fuel our work in 2024: fundraise.givesmart.com/vf/WCLP
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With your support, in 2023 we settled 6 landmark cases, passed 4 bills, and provided 1200 hours of training and technical assistance. Make your final year-end donation today to fuel our work in 2024: fundraise.givesmart.com/vf/WCLP
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We continue our #SNAP advocacy so plaintiffs like Jacqueline, representing the 1in5 Californians experiencing hunger, can find the peace that comes w/ food security. Pls donate to support our ongoing efforts to protect food benefits here in CA & the U.S. fundraise.givesmart.com/vf/WCLP

Your #GivingTuesday tax-deductible donation allows Western Center to drive transformative policy and impact litigation that centers the full humanity of the more than 7 million Californians living in poverty.

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We proudly worked with #Health4All , #CALeg , and impacted people to:
- Expand Medi-Cal to everyone regardless of immigration status
- Eliminate the outdated asset test
- Ensure anyone disenrolled from Medi-Cal knows their options to maintain/get coverage sfchronicle.com/california/art…

We are hearing from advocates today at the release of a report by Golden State Opportunity highlighting impacts of the pandemic on CA women. Thank you Assemblywoman Lori D. Wilson, CA_Labor_Commissioner, Dreams for Change, Western Center on Law & Poverty Black Women for Wellness, Dreams for Change and Throughline Research.

Thank you, The Hill for sharing this powerful first person account of the impact of Congress’ actions in the lives of over 40M #SNAP recipients as told by our & Impact Fund’s plaintiff in our case against USDA.

I am sharing my story because food should not be treated as “optional.” #SNAP food benefits are not a “nice to have,” they are a “need to have” for 40M Americans, many of whom are children, seniors and people with disabilities. thehill.com/opinion/congre…

'Reparations and the racial repair that comes with it are an opening, an invitation, and an opportunity to transform ourselves, our communities, and our nation,' writes Cora Daniels in The Chronicle of Philanthropy. philanthropy.com/article/why-is…

'With access to WIC’s vital benefits in jeopardy, Congress must act swiftly to provide the funding necessary to ensure WIC can continue to provide the full benefit to every eligible new parent and child,' writes Center on Budget. cbpp.org/blog/looming-w…

Hi all, this is Ady’s wife, Rachael. I’m devastated to share the news that Ady has died from complications of ALS. You probably knew Ady as a healthcare activist. But more importantly he was a wonderful dad and my life partner for 18 years. [1/4]

'The latest numbers from Public Policy Institute of California show that pandemic aid dramatically reduced poverty in the state — and that the expiration of most of those programs is coinciding with a renewed rise in poverty rates.' capitalandmain.com/poverty-and-lo…

'The vouchers, called Section 8, allow low-income people to rent an apartment from participating, market-rate landlords and get their rents subsidized by the federal government. The wait list opened Oct. 23 and closes at 5 p.m. on Nov. 6.' #SF sfchronicle.com/sf/article/sec…

Did you know?

600,000 young children and new parents could be turned away unless Congress adheres to a 25-year bipartisan commitment to fully fund WIC, says the Center on Budget.
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'What’s unique to the CA program is that farmworkers — regardless of citizenship status — who are exposed to pesticides can take time off during the pregnancy as a preventive measure if other accommodations aren’t available...' 19thnews.org/2023/10/pregna…

600,000 young children and new parents are at risk of losing critical nutrition and food assistance from #WIC unless Congress fixes its looming funding shortfall. cbpp.org/blog/young-chi…