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White House Seeks Urgent Temporary WIC Funding
Last week the White House urged Congress to approve $1.4 billion in emergency funding for WIC as part of any short-term funding proposal passed before September 30th to avoid a government shutdown. The request will need support from House Republicans, whose previous Agriculture Appropriations plan would significantly reduce the fruit and vegetable benefit and leave WIC unable to serve all eligible participants. ACTION: let your representatives know that they must adequately fund WIC to make sure that all WIC families are able the access the resources they need to thrive.
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Chilling Effect of Trump-Era Public Charge Rule Lingers | |
A new report from the Urban Institute reveals the ongoing chilling effect of the former Trump Administration's policy changes to the "public charge rule." In spite of the new Biden administration public charge rule going into effect last December, the report finds that the chilling effect from the Trump era is far-reaching.
Key findings include:
- 25% of adults in mixed-status families did not participate in safety net programs in 2022 because of green card concerns.
- The chilling effect even reaches households where all family members are naturalized or US-born citizens, with 7% of adults in all-citizen families reporting they avoided safety net programs.
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CA Legislature Addresses Appropriations Suspense Bills | The California Senate and Assembly Appropriations Committees last week worked their way through 489 and 276 measures, respectively, that had been placed in the suspense file as they were estimated to cost at least $50,000. Those that survived already cleared their house of origin and now must pass the other chamber before Sept. 14 to move to the governor’s desk. Among the survivors was SB 616 (Gonzalez) which is a priority bill for the California Work and Family Coalition, of which CWA is a member. SB 616 proposed to expand CA’s paid sick days from 3 to 7, but has now been amended down to 5 days. |
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Coalition Members Meet With A Staff Member for Assemblymember Hart | |
Senator Atkins to Step Down from Leadership Role | Last week California Senate President Pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego) announced that the Senate Democratic Caucus convened and determined that Senator Mike McGuire (D-Healdsburg) will be the Pro Tem Designee, with a transition to be announced next year. |
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Joyous & Equitable Leader Workshops
We are excited to continue our Joyous & Equitable Leader work with Joyous Part II! Dr. Melissa Franklin is returning to get into the nitty gritty of program design, data, and human resources with a joyous and equitable frame, emphasizing mental health, psychological safety, maternal mortality, and more in a series of educational sessions. Find information on our website and contact Lena with questions.
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Submit Your WIC Watch Story!
The WIC Watch is a bi-annual CWA publication where we share achievements, events, collaborations, updates, stories of exceptional staff members and projects from our local California WIC agencies and community partners. The submission deadline for the Fall issue of the WIC Watch is coming up on September 7th! Please send submissions to Sarah!
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FDA Issues Warnings to Three Formula Manufacturers | |
The FDA has issued warning letters to three infant formula manufacturers due to regulatory violations related to infant formula production found during inspections. Importantly, the FDA does not advise parents to discard or avoid purchasing any specific infant formula at this time.
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1 in 5 in the U.S. Report Mistreatment During Maternity Care | |
In a report, the CDC analyzed data from a survey examining maternity care experiences of participants. Of the respondents, 20.4% reported experiencing at least one form of mistreatment while they were receiving maternity care.
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Children With Food Allergies More at Risk of Food Insecurity | |
Children with food allergy had greater risks for food insecurity, underscoring the need to assess for food insecurity in allergy practices, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.
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Lengthy Screen Time Associated With Childhood Development Delays | |
A recent study indicates that young toddlers who spend more time with screens are at increased risk of developmental delays.
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Updated COVID-19 Information | |
New weekly COVID-19 hospitalizations increased more than 20% in the last two weeks, according to the most recent data from the CDC, and test positivity and wastewater surveillance has indicated that COVID-19 is surging in California and across the country. Here's what to know about boosters, isolation guidelines, your rights at work in California, and coverage for testing.
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