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| Oct 10, 2026 | Gobernador Newsom a los californianos: Cuídense y conozcan sus derechos ante el aumento de actividades federales de inmigración | California apoya a sus comunidades
Nuestra prioridad es la seguridad pública. Esto significa mantener seguras a las comunidades, generar confianza con nuestras familias y garantizar que las personas pueden denunciar delitos y buscar ayuda s... |
| Sep 29, 2026 | Governor Newsom signs bills to push back on Trump’s Orwellian immigration tactics to protect immigrant communities | The legislation builds on California’s longstanding efforts to support immigrant communities and reflects the state’s response to an intensified federal immigration enforcement environment, including federal operations in Southern Californi... |
| Sep 19, 2026 | NOW AVAILABLE: Resources to Help California Families Understand New Federal Public Charge Rule | Resources to help Californians understand the federal government’s new Public Charge Rule, including information about what the rule means and how it may affect individuals and families, are now available. We are continuing to create and up... |
| Sep 17, 2026 | More Fourth Graders in the Outdoors: Sign-ups for California State Parks’ Free Pass Grow by Nearly 50% | Contact:
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First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom, California Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot, State Parks Director Armando Quintero and Assemblymember Jessica Caloza celebrate with California students ... |
| Aug 13, 2026 | Governor Newsom and First Partner Siebel Newsom announce California State Parks’ FREE Fourth Grade Pass Now Available for 2026/27 School Year | Outdoors for All
The free pass is a cornerstone of Outdoors for All, Governor Gavin Newsom and the First Partner’s commitment to equitable park access, ensuring all Californians can enjoy the physical, mental, and social benefits of the out... |
| Jul 14, 2026 | Disability Pride Month Reflections: “We Will Not Go Back!” | Written by: Sascha Bittner (with her mom, Emily Medders Bittner, who was along for the ride)
This Disability Pride Month, as I reflect on how far we’ve come in making America more inclusive for disabled people, I also watch in despair as th... |
| Jul 9, 2026 | Successfully Tackling Family Homelessness: California’s Integrated Approach | Families Facing Homelessness
The lives of families living in poverty and experiencing homelessness are often complex. They are constantly navigating difficult and unpredictable circumstances while seeking or keeping a job and caring for chi... |
| May 21, 2026 | California launches SUN Bucks for summer 2026 to help fight childhood food insecurity | How SUN Bucks works
Most children are automatically enrolled if they qualify for free or reduced-price school meals or receive CalFresh, California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs), and/or Medi-Cal (certified at or bel... |
| May 21, 2026 | California lanza SUN Bucks para el verano de 2026 para ayudar a combatir la inseguridad alimentaria infantil | “Desde el lanzamiento del programa en 2024, las familias y los cuidadores de todo el estado han realizado compras de alimentos por un valor de más de $877 millones utilizando los beneficios alimentarios de SUN Bucks,” declaró Jennifer Troia... |
| Jan 16, 2026 | Governor Newsom announces free entry to California State Parks on MLK Day — as Trump swaps the “free day” for his birthday and whitewashes civil rights history from National Parks | On MLK Jr. Day, January 19, 2026, free vehicle entry on MLK Day is being made possible through the generosity of the California State Parks Foundation — not taxpayer dollars. A longtime champion of our state park system and partner in the G... |
| Jan 16, 2026 | California reduces theft of food and cash benefits by 83% with state-of-the-art technology | “We remain steadfast in our commitment to stopping benefit theft and protecting the resources meant for families who truly need them,” said California Health and Human Services Agency Secretary Kim Johnson. “Every step forward strengthens o... |
| Nov 21, 2025 | Once a patient’s in custody, ICE can be at hospital bedsides — but detainees have rights | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By Claudia Boyd-Barrett, KFF Health News
In July, federal immigration agents took Milagro Solis-Portillo to Glendale Memorial Hospital just outside Los Angeles after she suffered a medical emergenc... |
| Oct 25, 2025 | With SNAP Benefits Under Threat, Attorney General Bonta Demands Answers from Trump Administration | OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today co-led a coalition of 23 attorneys general in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins, expressing grave concerns about a potential lapse in iss... |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Trump shutdown could soon halt food support for millions in California; CalFresh cards face possibility of no new funds in November | SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that President Trump’s federal government shutdown will likely delay food benefits for millions of Californians who rely on CalFresh cards to feed themselves and their families. If Presiden... |
| Feb 4, 2025 | Governor Newsom announces new food benefits available for people in Los Angeles impacted by recent fires | California Health and Human Services Agency (CalHHS) Secretary Kim Johnson: “The California Health & Human Services Agency and its departments, in partnership with our federal, local, and other state partners, are committed to helping p... |
| Jan 31, 2025 | AlterCareLine Appointed by CA Department of Social Services to Manage Crisis Counseling Services for LA Wildfire Victims | LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, January 31, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- AlterCareLine, a no-cost counseling platform, has been awarded a $855,420 federal grant for the purpose of providing crucial mental health support to victims of the rece... |
| Oct 16, 2024 | California is the best state for families. Here’s why. | Putting money in families’ pockets
California has its own California Earned Income Tax Credit (CalEITC), which last year provided nearly 3.5 million California filers additional resources to make ends meet and provide for their families. Ca... |
| Sep 26, 2024 | California continues to lead in the fight against hate | CA vs Hate
In 2023, Governor Newsom launched CA vs Hate, California’s first-ever multilingual statewide hotline and resource network that provides a safe, anonymous reporting option for victims and witnesses of hate. Whether people report t... |
| Sep 6, 2024 | California awards new farm to school grants serving more than 1.65 million students across the state | First Partner Siebel Newsom, in partnership with the California Department of Food and Agriculture, led the work to launch the state’s farm to school grant program and ongoing efforts to broaden its reach to more students.
California implem... |
| Jun 11, 2024 | Where unaccompanied migrant children in SF come from | figcaption>span]:font-sans" data-chromatic="ignore">
Data: U.S. Department of Human Health and Services via New York Times; Note: Includes places that have received at least 100 unaccompanied migrant children; Map: Kavy... |
| Jun 6, 2024 | Find free summer meals at San Diego schools | figcaption>span]:font-sans" data-chromatic="ignore">
As the school year ends, low-income families can still get free meals and groceries for their kids at schools, libraries and community centers countywide.
Why it matt... |
| Jun 5, 2024 | California expands summer meal access for children | WHY THIS MATTERS: SUN Bucks will provide $120 per child, which is equivalent to $40 per month, during the three months schools are typically closed during the summer – helping reduce food insecurity and making nutrition more reliably availa... |
| Apr 26, 2024 | April Consumer Connection | It’s National Financial Capability Month, and we’re featuring information and resources to help consumers protect themselves from scams and fraud.
Debt can build up quickly and compound when not managed carefully. Follow these three steps t... |
| Mar 11, 2024 | ICYMI: CalHHS Takes Action to Support Youth, Parents, and Older Adults, Advancing Its Vision of a Healthy California for All | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: In case you missed it, the California Health & Human Services Agency last week announced progress in our efforts to improve the lives of all Californians, including youth, pare... |
| Dec 4, 2023 | Health | What some caregivers have learned caring for ill loved ones | “It’s not the most comfortable moment that I’m having, but there are these radical lessons.”
That’s how performer/writer Chris Wells describes the experience of moving with his husband from New York back to his childhood home in Lancaster, ... |
| Jun 23, 2023 | California Delivers $1.49 Billion in Behavioral Health & Community Housing Grants | Published: Jun 23, 2023
$907 Million to 53 counties to address housing and treatment needs of unsheltered persons with serious behavioral health conditions
$430 Million to 21 counties to increase mental health and substance use disorder fac... |
| May 4, 2023 | Loren Alikhan could become 1st South Asian woman on DC District Court | President Joe Biden announced today he would nominate appeals court judge Loren Alikhan to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
Alikhan, if confirmed, would be the first South Asian American woman to serve on that prestigio... |
| Apr 13, 2023 | USDA Announces Approval of D-SNAP for California Disaster Areas | WASHINGTON, April 13, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that low-income California residents in seven counties (Kern, Mariposa, Monterey, San Benito, Santa Cruz, Tulare, and Tuolumne) recovering from the impact of s... |
| Mar 28, 2023 | Governor Newsom Expands Storm State of Emergency, Requests Presidential Major Disaster Declaration to Support Ongoing Response and Recovery | SACRAMENTO – As California continues to deploy personnel and resources to protect communities and support recovery efforts amid ongoing severe storms, Governor Gavin Newsom today requested a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration to bolste... |
| Feb 9, 2023 | ‘No light at the other end’: Impending loss of pandemic CalFresh boosts could trigger hunger spike | In summary
For nearly three years, an increase in federal aid has allowed California to issue higher-than-usual amounts in food stamps. That ends in April.
Food banks across California are bracing for a feared spike in hunger amid inflated ... |
| Jan 5, 2023 | No more excuses. California must prioritize children in foster care | In summary
Roughly 60,000 children are in California’s foster care system. For years, state leaders have failed to make progress or increase support for them. In 2023, it must be a priority.
Guest Commentary written by
After years of stalle... |
| Dec 16, 2022 | California Partners With Philanthropy to Boost Guaranteed Income Pilot Program | California announced the nation’s first state-funded guaranteed income pilot program earlier this year
1,975 Californians will receive between $600 and $1,200 per month for 12 to 18 months
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today announced ... |
| Oct 8, 2022 | ‘Ya estoy estresada’: familias tendrán facturas más altas por el cuidado infantil subsidiado cuando California termine con las exenciones | En Resumen
Durante los últimos dos años, algunas familias que reciben cuidado infantil subsidiado obtuvieron una exención de las tarifas que pagan para participar. Pero la exención terminará el próximo año después de que el gobernador Gavin... |
| Oct 7, 2022 | ‘I’m already stressing out’: Families to face bigger bills for subsidized child care as California ends waivers | In summary
For the last two years, some families who receive subsidized child care got a waiver from the fees they pay to participate. But the waiver will end next year after Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have extended it, citi... |
| Aug 25, 2022 | In Los Angeles, Governor Newsom Announces $694 Million in Homekey Awards to Create More than 2,500 New Homeless Housing Units Statewide | Since its launch in 2020, Homekey has funded the creation of more than 12,500 homes for people exiting homelessness by purchasing hotels, motels and other buildings
LOS ANGELES – Alongside state and local leaders at a new Homekey project in... |
| Jul 8, 2022 | California Distributes $30 Million to Combat Hate Crimes | California has funded a total of $110 million in anti-hate programs
SACRAMENTO — In the wake of escalating violence, California has awarded $30.3 million to 12 organizations to aggressively address hate crimes by providing services to survi... |
| May 19, 2021 | Ending the pandemic can’t happen without ending evictions, which needlessly increase infections | Americans protested a wave of evictions and foreclosures at the end of last year as protections aiding people who couldn’t afford rent or mortgage payments was close to expiring. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images
The CDC eviction moratorium... |
| May 19, 2020 | California is offering $500 cash payments to undocumented immigrants who don't qualify for stimulus checks or unemployment benefits | California is rolling out a taxpayer-funded program to aid undocumented immigrants with $500 cash payments.
"Every Californian, including our undocumented neighbors and friends, should know that California is here to support them durin... |
| Nov 5, 2019 | Running a Home-Based Preschool Is Tough, and Support Is Meager | EL SOBRANTE, Calif. — Training day at Rachel Bolden-Kramer’s home-based preschool. Her two newest employees gather around a snack table outside Bolden-Kramer’s two-story home. The hollers of eight children echo from her makeshift backyard p... |
| Oct 29, 2019 | Kaiser’s Food for Life program seeks to boost food security | While CalFresh provides enrollees up to $192 per month to buy food, the program is underused. Kaiser wants to help change that.
“Each day in America, there are approximately 37 to 39 million citizens who are going to bed without a meal,” sa... |
| Jan 8, 2018 | mRelief launches end-to-end food stamp enrollment service | Signing up for food stamps can be cumbersome, especially for those with limited access to transportation and internet. In San Francisco, about one in four people struggle with hunger, according to the SF-Marin Food Bank. Meanwhile, $13 bill... |
| Kaiser’s Food for Life program seeks to boost food security | Bernard J. Tyson, CEO of Kaiser Permanente, speaking at the HLTH conference Monday in Las Vegas
California-based healthcare provider Kaiser Permanente has launched a new initiative to ensure many of its members have access to healthy food. ... |
| A new California law aims to strengthen access to mental health services | The number of people with symptoms of depression and anxiety has nearly quadrupled during the covid pandemic, which has made it even more maddeningly difficult to get timely mental health care, even if you have good insurance.
A California ... |
