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Advocates urge $200 million state incentive to preserve Promise Neighborhoods after federal cuts
Summary
Advocates and practitioners told the subcommittee the Promise Neighborhood place‑based model yields strong returns and outcomes and urged state investment and AB 1969 to prevent program closures after federal reductions; evaluation cited a near‑4:1 return on investment.
Advocates and Promise Neighborhood leaders urged the Assembly subcommittee to protect and expand place‑based cradle‑to‑career infrastructure that coordinates education, health and family supports at the neighborhood level.
Shemeika Gaskins of In Child Poverty California described the statewide network and said independent…
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