Foster kids, families in crisis may lose programs as lawmakers and governor try plugging $78 billion budget hole.
State Sen. Caroline Menjivar, a Democrat from Van Nuys, criticized proposed cuts to foster care, family programs. 2023 photo by Rahul Lal for CalMattersSome programs helping foster kids and families in crisis could lose all funding as lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom address budget shortfall.a painful story about reaching his breaking point during his son’s COVID-era mental health crisis.
“All of our programs at CDSS impact people experiencing need or vulnerability, so any proposed reductions are very difficult,” Jennifer Troia, the Department of Social Services chief deputy director, told the committee. “The choices that we are facing as the administration and Legislature in light of the state’s fiscal situation are indeed very difficult.
“Your kid could have been a statistic. He could have been homeless, died by suicide, or you would have had a broken family, and it wouldn’t have been your fault. It would have been because the system failed you,” Menjivar told Center. “My mom cleans houses still to this day. I had to start working at age 15 because I needed to help my mom.” Menjivar said she gets frustrated talking about bills on such issues as artificial intelligence when her constituents struggle to put food on the table or to buy feminine hygiene products, reflecting California’s wealth inequality.
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