California

  • Board Vote Gives Youth Advocates Power

    Earlier this week, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to give a group of youth experts and advocates the power to determine how tens of millions of dollars that are supposed to be used on young people gets spent

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  • Child Health

    A Healthier Start to Life

    In February, CDF-CA and others joined Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) at a press conference to announce the introduction of AB 875 to reestablish “Healthy Start.” Healthy Start

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  • Take action to protect children, not guns!

    A few weeks ago, the Bipartisan Background Checks Act (H.R.8) passed the House of Representatives to strengthen background checks and keep guns out of the hands of those who would use them to harm our children and communities.

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  • Breaking the Silence Los Angeles: a Town Hall on Girls and Women of Color

    With the African American Policy Forum and other organizations, CDF-CA co-sponsored a town hall on Saturday on girls and women of color at Loyola Law School. Community leaders came together to help elevate the voices and experiences of women and girls of color in Los Angeles.

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  • Implementing SB 439

    Senate Bill 439 went into effect on Jan. 1, ending the prosecution of children under 12 in juvenile court; but counties have until Jan. 1, 2020 to develop an implementation plan that actualizes this vision.

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  • Child Health

    Supporting Boys & Young Men of Color

    Along with hundreds of leaders from across the country, CDF-CA Executive Director Shimica Gaskins participated in The Obama Foundation’s MBK Rising event to synergize efforts to support boys and young men of color.

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  • CDF-CA Co-Sponsors the 2nd LCAP Community Forum

    It is the time of year for school and district budgeting and accountability! Earlier this month, CDF-CA co-hosted our second forum with Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD) and other youth-serving organizations to increase parent and community engagement in the district budgeting process.

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