February 2021

Children's Defense Fund-California Presets Featuring Keynote Remarks By Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II A policy and advocacy virtual symposium that will highlight the current state of California's children and explore opportunities to rebuild communities of color with social justice, racial equity, and the lives of young children as the drivers of decision-making and action. For additional information please contact: ChildWatch@childrensdefense.org

From CalEITC4me: As we prepare for the 2021 Tax Season, we are sensitive to the difficult time that many Californians are experiencing as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and we want to work with you to ensure that each and every one of them who is eligible for the California Earned Income Tax Credit (CalEITC) claims it. Last year when the sheltering orders came down, we turned our in-person programs into online outreach, and as a result of our collective work more than 6.2 million...

Amid the dual pandemics of COVID-19 and racial injustice, we’ve seen how untenable and inequitable our society’s way of life has become. If we are to truly build back better — a phrase coined by disaster relief experts and championed by many, including President Joe Biden, during 2020 — then we must also build a better, braver philanthropy: one that eschews tinkering around the edges of a broken system, for supporting ambitious new solutions that shape new systems where everyone has a right...