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Promised Neighborhoods leaders warn of fiscal cliff, urge $17.5 million to sustain services
Summary
Program leaders and Assembly members told the subcommittee that four state-supported Promise Neighborhoods have shown measurable results but face a funding cliff this June without new state support.
Executive directors and state officials urged the subcommittee to provide bridge funding for California’s Promise Neighborhoods, a place‑based initiative that connects early‑childhood, education, mental‑health and family supports.
Edgar Chavez, executive director of Hayward Promise Neighborhoods, said four state‑supported Promise Neighborhoods have served tens of thousands of residents with measurable improvements in chronic absenteeism and…
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