💵#SB323,🍎#SB761, & 🎓#AB934 have all crossed the 1st step and are moving forward to Appropriations! Thank you @SashaReneePerez, @SenatorAshby, & @AsmMarcBerman for championing these transformative higher ed policies for CA's students. SoCalCAN is a proud cosponsor of all three.
We are proud to support The Protecting Sensitive Locations Act of 2025! We have witnessed the chilling effect the rescission of the sensitive locations memo has had on our schools and communities. Thank you @RepEspaillat & @SenBlumenthal for taking action!
Thank you to @RepEspaillat and @SenBlumenthal for reintroducing the Protecting Sensitive Locations Act! Everyone deserves to feel safe when taking their children to school, the doctor’s office, and child care.
Our partners @socalcan will open their centers this week to continue to offer support. Please share.
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Our team is onsite and ready to assist anyone in need of resources for themselves or their loved ones. Please don’t hesitate to drop in any of our HACLA sites.
#TogetherWeCan
Join us for an informational workshop with @Carecen_LA where you'll learn how to take practical steps to care of you and your family in uncertain times. Join us on Thur., 01/16 and Fri. 01/17 at 9:00 am on: bit.ly/lausdweareone
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If you have been affected by the fires in LA County and are looking for assistance, @fema will be at these locations TODAY and TOMORROW to help survivors with applying for aid. Learn more about FEMA Assistance through the link below:
fema.gov/press-release/20250…
Happy Holidays from our team to yours! As 2024 comes to a close, we want to thank you for standing with us as we support the college and career dreams of students in SoCal and beyond. As a reminder, our offices are closed from12/23 through 1/3. We'll see you in 2025!
We applaud @cagovernor & #AB1780 author @philting for valuing equity and restoring fairness to postsecondary access in CA. This is a win for the hard-working underrepresented students that persevere through barriers and deserve an equal chance of enrolling in their dream college.
Following @CAgovernor Newsom's veto of #AB2586 Opportunity for All, the California Undocumented Higher Education Coalition has released a statement expressing our disappointment. Read more here.
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⚠ BIG NEWS! Early-bird reg pricing for #NCAN2024 has been EXTENDED to Jul 19! Register now before rates increase & check out the just-published sessions list at conference.ncan.org.
Our partners @KidCityHopePl, are currently working with @socalcan and the Capital One Cafes to host Financial Aid Completion workshops in July & August.
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If you still need to complete your FAFSA or CADAA, attend one of these workshops. Questions: info@kidcityhopeplace.org
The Protecting Students from Creditor Colleges Act has cleared the Senate Judiciary Cmte! 🎉
#AB1160 aims to shield students from the economic harms associated with institutional debt — debt owed to higher institutions — and extend critical consumer protections.
Thanks to @theSBPC, @CharlieEatonPhD, and @NextGen_Policy for all of your support and collaboration. #EndShadowDebt
The Legislature passed a budget that protects key services for CA. While I am disappointed #CalGrantReform will not be implemented this year, I want to thank all those who continue to work with the Legislature on this issue. Our work to expand access to education is not done.
Grateful for @AsmDavidAlvarez & @AsmMikeFong championing #CalGrantReform. Despite no funding in the #CABudget, we remain dedicated to college affordability. The work continues next year with @CAgovernor & #CALeg to fulfill the promise to students! 🔗Read: bit.ly/4cbM4Mr
Today, the Legislature passed the 2024-25 Budget.
This budget preserves funding for our schools and financial aid for college, including middle class scholarships and begins implementing #CalGrant Reform.
I am proud of the Legislature's work to protect access to education.
Join us in urging @CAgovernor@RobertRivas_CA & @ilike_mike to keep #CalGrantReform in the final state budget! Cal Grant Reform will help 137,000 more low-income students access higher education & secure a brighter future.📚
Click to TAKE ACTION TODAY: bit.ly/45qjc0b ✊🏾