Take Action to Support the Creation of a Health Equity and Racial Justice Fund
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Take Action to Support the Creation of a Health Equity and Racial Justice Fund

In response [to the pandemic], a group of organizations has convened to advocate for creating a HE&RJ Fund that would provide funding directly to community-based organizations, clinics, and tribal organizations (CBOs) to identify the most pressing health and racial justice issues in their communities and develop solutions to address them.

Joint Hearing Assembly and Senate Select Committee on Nonprofit Sector
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Joint Hearing Assembly and Senate Select Committee on Nonprofit Sector

On February 17, 2022, the Assembly and Senate Select Committees on the Nonprofit Sector held a joint hearing featuring panelists and public comment from nonprofit leaders across the state. The committees prepared a background paper and invited panelists to testify. On February 17, 2022, the Assembly and Senate Select Committees on the Nonprofit Sector held a joint hearing featuring panelists and public comment from nonprofit leaders across the state. The committees prepared a background paper and invited panelists to testify.

Sign On Letter: Impact of Cannabis Tax Cuts on Low Income/Children of Color
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Sign On Letter: Impact of Cannabis Tax Cuts on Low Income/Children of Color

On behalf of child and youth advocates, we are writing to share our strong concerns about the recent proposal from the cannabis industry regarding state cannabis tax rates and to express our opposition to this proposal. If the industry is successful in persuading state leaders to lower, suspend and/or eliminate the tax rates approved by voters in Proposition 64, we will see an immediate, negative impact on thousands of children living in poverty and children of color across our state.