👍'We must continue to improve the restoration process while taking action to prevent as much theft as possible by addressing the enormous inequity in card security & consumer protections.'

👉Andrew Cheyne on the need to balance access w security w EBT Chip Tap & EBT theft

💵The EBT skimming crisis is real. People with the lowest income are being exposed to theft.

💰We need a balance between access and security. We want to make sure there’s a smart, solid plan in place.

California Budget & Policy Center Assemblymember Corey Jackson #CABudget #CAAssembly

“The proposed #DoubleCut would:
- push families past the brink

- threaten high road union jobs, and

- undermine the Governor’s plan to pursue new pilots to finally make #CalWORKs more family-centered, anti-racist, and build real pathways out of #poverty ”

#HandsOff #CaBudget

📢Our own Andrew Cheyne is clear about the double cut to #CalWORKs & Medi-Cal:
⚡️Keep the money where it’s needed most. Hands off: no cuts, no delays. #CABudget

Andrew Cheyne from End Child Poverty in California speaks to the importance of stopping the double cut to the Safety-Net Reserve and CalWORKs services in the #CABudget

❤️'My lens is towards those things which sustain our most vulnerable population & keeps them out of a state of crisis. That is the test every program we go through must be able to achieve.'

👏Assemblymember Corey Jackson sets the tone for today's Assembly Budget Subcommittee . #CABudget

Tune into #CaBudget hearing on this now to hear more about the harm from the proposed #DoubleCut and why we ask the #CaLeg to reject it

assembly.ca.gov/media-live-eve…

Draining the Safety Net Reserve would leave no dedicated funds to support CalWORKs and Medi-Cal benefits and services if economic conditions worsen. Caseload had been declining before the pandemic, but is now on the rise.

The governor’s budget proposes withdrawing all $900 million from the Safety Net Reserve (SNR) along with significant ongoing cuts to CalWORKs. Zeroing out the reserve would put unwarranted pressure on the General Fund in an economic downturn

🧵This approach is too short-sighted

We will have a California #FarmBill statement and analysis soon.

It is clear from what was released today that the House majority proposes deep cuts to #SNAP - $30 Billion in food taken from people already experiencing #hunger .

The #FarmBill must protect and strengthen #SNAP !

REGISTRATION FOR BLACKECE'S SYMPOSIUM: POLICY, PRACTICE, AND RESEARCH IS NOW OPEN!

💪Building worker power means supporting every fight for justice. From raising the wage wages to fair contracts, we stand united. #JusticeForJanitors #MayDay #FightFor15 , #CaLeg

Amazing day with our partner Parent Voices coming up next week!!

Thank you for your leadership Nancy Skinner on #SchoolMealsForAll ! California continues to lead the nation, showing that it's possible to combat hunger and improve educational readiness with freshly prepared school meals! #HungerActionDay #BiteBackAgainstHunger

🙌 Our community is decorating paper plates to show California Governor and the legislature that hunger is an immediate and widespread need! #HungerActionDay

We know our bold 2030 goal is possible because #CradleToCareer Network members are already transforming systems, expanding opportunities and getting better, more equitable outcomes. See their impact in our 2023 annual report, #NeighborhoodToNational : hubs.li/Q02vgb2l0

“There are too many ppl in CA that are hungry… We are a rich state— no one should be hungry.” -Nancy Skinner

Thank you for your leadership to #EndHungerNow ! 🙏

Among so many landmark accomplishments, you led the way for California to be the first state to achieve #SchoolMealsForAll - with states across the country joining us! 🎉

👏👏👏

Ever - period!

With #SchoolMealsForAll and maximizing #SummerEBT #SUNBucks , California is leading the way to #EndChildHunger year round! 🔥🎉