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Parents, advocates press Assembly subcommittee to end CalWORKs sanctions and expand supports
Summary
A coalition of parents and anti-poverty advocates urged the Assembly Budget Subcommittee to implement recommendations from the January CDSS report to ‘Reimagine CalWORKs,’ including ending unnecessary sanctions, increasing grants and expanding supportive services. County and labor representatives also urged budget adjustments to county single
Scores of parents, Parent Voices organizers and anti‑poverty advocates asked the Assembly Budget Subcommittee to implement recommendations from the January California Department of Social Services report to reimagine CalWORKs.
Speakers urged lawmakers to end what they called unnecessary sanctions, increase monthly grants, expand supportive services such as child care and housing assistance, and better align county CalWORKs single‑allocation methodology to current costs.
Why it matters: CalWORKs is California’s principal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) cash assistance…
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