ACTION ALERT: Oppose Governor Brown’s 2012 proposed budget cuts to CalWORKs

The Governor has proposed $517 million in cuts to California's low-income Kinship children and families. Since 1998, the state of California's Califonia Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program, has assisted low-income families and children by providing quality affordable childcare support. This subsidy has enabled caregivers to work or seek out employment under the state's Welfare-to-work program, while ensuring that their children are safe.

Take action today by contacting your local state representative(s). more...

Be sure to read The Chronicle for Social Change's recent article, Proposed Budget Cuts in California Squeeze Kinship Care, featuring Jamilla McCallum, Director of Edgewood Kinship Services in San Mateo. more...

What does this mean for children and families served by Edgewood?  

• 23% of Edgewood's Kinship caregivers and their children depend on CalWORKs as a valuable resource for helping to provide financial support to pay for their children to be in quality affordable childcare. Our kin-caregivers often recieve little to no support from the government. You can help Edgewood's Kinship families by contacting your local state representative(s) more...

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