Legislature Should Restore CalWORKS Grant Cut
May 8, 2009 by admin
Filed under Econ. Security, Michael Herald
State Forfeiting $117 Million in Stimulus Funds
Authored By Michael Herald, Legislative Advocate of the Western Law & Poverty Center
The Legislature and Governor Schwarzenegger should restore the CalWORKs grant cut set to take effect July 1, 2009. California will lose $117 million in federal stimulus funds and the significant economic impact from human service spending if it does not act. If the cuts are allowed to go into effect the grant will be lower than the amount the state paid in 1989 even though more families need help because they can not find work. Click here for the full document.
Mike Herald is a Legislative Advocate with the Western Center for Law and Poverty and a longtime participant in the California Working Families Policy Summit.
