First 5 Network Responds to State Budget Cut Proposals Impacting California’s Youngest Children
Media Contact: Melanie Flood FRSAmelanie@first5association.org First 5 Network confronts the challenges of state budget cuts on child services and advocates for continued support for children’s programs The First 5 Network today expressed disappointment following Governor Newsom’s May Revision in response to the state’s budget shortfall. Proposed cuts announced on Friday worsen the impact of reductions […]
May Revision: Multi-Year Continuous Medi-Cal Coverage for Young Children Not Funded
Tens of Thousands of CA Children’s Medi-Cal Coverage Not Preserved A coalition of organizations – including American Academy of Pediatrics California, Children Now, First 5 Association of California, March of Dimes, Maternal and Child Health Access, National Health Law Program, The Children’s Partnership, and Western Center on Law and Poverty – express frustration that the […]
