SB 1051 (Menjivar)

Helps Foster Families Quickly Secure Childcare by Allowing Navigators to Make Referrals to the Emergency Child Care Bridge Program

AB 2379 (Solache, Carrillo)

Ensures All Childcare Providers Are Informed of Their Constitutional Rights when Encountering Immigration Enforcement Activity

AB 2092 (Bonta)

Creates a Statewide Integrated Data System for All Early Childhood Programs to Help Identify and Address Disparities Facing Young Children and Families

AB 2201 (Boerner)

Reinstates Streamlined Medi-Cal Renewal Strategies to Help Mitigate Devastating Cuts from Last Year’s Federal Budget HR 1

AB 1626 (Gabriel)

Trains High School Sports Coaches to Better Identify Students in Need and Refer them to Appropriate Behavioral Health Resources

AB 1540 (Gonzalez)

Restores Access to Specialized LGBTQ+ Youth Crisis Experts by Reinstating the “Press 3” Option on the 988 Suicide & Crisis Hotline

AB 1690 (Ahrens)

Reduces Child Poverty by Extending the Age Bracket for California’s Young Child Tax Credit

SB 18 (Rubio)

Creates the Food Desert Elimination Grant Program to Expand Access to Healthy Foods in Under-Resourced Areas

AB 1996 (Bonta)

Establishes the California Child Poverty Reduction Advisory Council to Develop a Plan to Reduce Child Poverty by 50% in 10 Years

Federal: Family Prosperity Act

Advances Family-Friendly Drop-in Support Hubs Trusted by the Community by Investing in Family Resource Centers

SB 557 (Hurtado)

Matches the State and Federal Definitions of Family Resource Centers to Streamline Future Potential Funding

State Budget: Community Schools

Secures $1 Billion per Year to Sustain Commitment to the Community Schools Model Now That the One-Time Investment has Expired

State Budget: Foster Family Agencies

Helps FFAs Continue Recruiting Loving Foster Homes by Providing $30 Million Bridge Funding through the Insurance Crisis

AB 2333 (Pellerin)

Further Helps FFAs Avoid Impending Fiscal Cliff by Extending Short-Term Liability Solutions

AB 2441 (Rodriguez)

Pilots Family Resource Center Referrals as Alternatives to Child Welfare System Involvement for Situations Where There is No Significant Risk to the Child