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We did it! AB 1296 Passes, Improving Health Care for Needy Kids and Families

United Way and our advocates have campaigned since April for the passage of California Assembly Bill 1296, which streamlines the Medi-Cal and Healthy Families application process for low-income children and their families. Finally, our work has come … > Take Action


Call Congress to preserve $ for the hungry and homeless in the Bay Area

400,000 struggling Bay Area residents could get cut off from services they receive from local food pantries and homeless shelters.  That’s because funding for the U.S. Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP) has been slashed 40% in the 2012 … > Take Action