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County Leaders Declare Racism a Public Health Crisis
CWDA joins several other county associations, as well as local governments in California and nationwide in declaring that racism is a public health crisis.

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We are the County Welfare Directors Association of California. We are a nonprofit association representing the human service directors from each of California’s 58 counties.

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Counties Celebrate End of Cruel Public Charge Changes
Biden Administration Withdraws Defense of Trump-Era Regulatory Changes

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Immigration Resources for Counties
This page includes tools and resources for county human services agencies relating to immigration, health care and public benefits under current law. 

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CWDA DEI Efforts Detailed in New Blog Post
CWDA's Board and Staff have adopted a comprehensive five-year plan to enhance our DEI work. Read the blog, and view the timeline and plan details.

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CWDA Statement: Final Budget Preserves Critical Services
"The budget agreement will help us navigate this moment and preserve baseline services to our communities in their time of greatest need." 

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Budget Memo Highlights CWDA Top Budget Priorities
County human services programs are responding to COVID-19 challenges; need strong support, not cuts, to continue aiding vulnerable Californians

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CWDA Post-Election Analysis

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The incoming Republican administration and Congressional majority will employ executive powers and legislative tools to dismantle Biden-era policies, implement new priorities, and reshape the federal government’s regulatory and fiscal landscape. This memo includes an overview of the policy levers available to President-elect Trump and Congress and the outlook for health and human services programs and vulnerable populations.

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Budget Update #4 – Final Budget Agreement

The Governor, Senate Pro Tem McGuire, and Assembly Speaker Rivas announced on Saturday, June 22, 2024 that they have reached a final agreement on the 2024-25 budget. The Legislature will be voting on the budget bills and budget trailer bills this week, which will go to the Governor for signature prior to the start of the new fiscal year on July 1.

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Budget Update #3 – Legislature’s Budget Plan

The Assembly and Senate have reached a two-party budget agreement and took actions in their respective budget committees today to adopt the plan. We do not yet know the timing of the next steps of the process – when there will be a full Senate and Assembly vote on the budget plan and when legislative leadership negotiations with the Governor will begin in earnest (and whether there will be a three-party final budget deal prior to June 15t h) . We will continue to keep you posted as we learn more about the process and timing.

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Opposition to Child Welfare Cuts in the May Revision

The County Welfare Directors Association (CWDA), the California State Association of Counties (CSAC), the Urban Counties of California (UCC), and the Rural County Representatives of California (RCRC) are strongly opposed to the May Revision proposals
that would eliminate funding for caregiver approvals and the Family Urgent Response System (FURS) program.

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Blog post Carlos Marquez III

With New Plan, CWDA Deepens Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

As I stepped into the role of CWDA’s Executive Director in January 2021, our state and our county human services agencies were grappling with several interrelated crises.  One was the devastation, fear and human loss of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our county staff were on the front lines, meeting a surge of need and witnessing the devastating impact of the virus on communities long excluded from the basic foundations of health – quality housing, nutrition, preventive care and more. 

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