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Press release Carlos Marquez III

California Leaders Must Step into the Breach and Protect Vulnerable Children, Adults and Families in the State Budget
County Eligibility Workers Make the Difference Between an Unmitigated Healthcare and Hunger Crisis and Families’ Preserving Ongoing Access to Life Saving Food Assistance and Healthcare Coverage

Sacramento, CA – The County Welfare Directors Association (CWDA) of California issued the following statement from Executive Director Carlos Marquez III today on Governor Gavin Newsom’s 2026 – 2027 Budget Proposal. 

Press release Carlos Marquez III

Federal Freeze of Vital Anti-Poverty Programs Threatens California’s Most Vulnerable Children & Families
Stakeholders Urge HHS to Immediately Restore Stability to Child Care and Safety Net Programs

Sacramento, CA- Last night the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, with baseless accusations and zero evidence, froze funding for vital anti-poverty programs that serve California’s most vulnerable children and families.  

The federal government is subjecting California to punitive paperwork and bureaucratic barriers in order to continue funding through:  

●       The Child Care and Development Fund 

●       Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF, known as CalWORKs) 

Press release Carlos Marquez III

CWDA Applauds Lawsuit Demanding the Federal Government Tap Emergency Reserves to Keep Americans from Going Hungry
California has joined more than two dozen states in suing the U.S. Department of Agriculture over its refusal to use emergency reserves to fund the nation’s food stamp program

Sacramento, CA – The County Welfare Directors Association (CWDA) of California issued the following statement from Executive Director Carlos Marquez III today on more than two dozen states, including California, filing a lawsuit against the Trump Administration for its refusal to use emergency reserves to fund the SNAP program, known in California as CalFresh, beginning November 1: