The Lifting Children and Families Out of Poverty Task Force

Assembly Bill 1520 (Chapter 415, Statutes of 2016) directed the California Department of Social Services to convene The Lifting Children and Families Out of Poverty Task Force. 

The Task Force issued its final report in November, 2018. This report is intended to be a high-level policy document to inform the next Administration and the Legislature.

Task Force Report 
AB1520 - Final Report 

Task Force Meeting Information
• December 12, 2017
• January 17, 2018
• March 14, 2018
• May 30, 2018
• July 18, 2018
• August 23, 2018
• September 26, 2018
• October 17, 2018
• October 29, 2018 Webinar (2:00-5:00 pm)

Meeting Location
California Department of Social Services
744 P Street, Auditorium, Room 9-02-202
Sacramento, CA 95814

October 29, 2018 Meeting Information
Draft Recommendations
Draft Ramp Up

October 17, 2018 Meeting Information
Draft Recommendations
Draft Ramp Up
Draft Tax Credit Proposal

September 26, 2018 Meeting Information
• Prioritizing Recommendations

August 23, 2018 Meeting Information
Data and Benchmarks

July 18, 2018 Meeting Information
Subcommittee Instructions and Call-in Information
Family Homelessness and Housing Instability
Do Minimum Wages Help Alleviate Poverty?
Child Welfare: The Federal Context
Evicted Epilogue, by Matthew Desmond
A post-Great Recession overview of labor market trends in the US and CA

May 30, 2018 Meeting Information
Subcommittee Instructions and Call-In Information
CA Department of Education – Strategies to Reduce Child Poverty
Department of Social Services Housing Program
Housing Perspectives from Los Angeles
Early Childhood Programs Memorandum

March 14, 2018 Meeting Information
Culture, Context, and Community Engagement: A Foundation for Reducing Child Poverty
Employment and Workforce Training

January 17, 2018 Meeting Information
Earned Income Tax Credit - Hilary Hoynes
CalFresh - Hilary Hoynes
California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) - PPIC
California’s Capacity to Monitor Poverty - David B. Grusky

December 12, 2017 Meeting Information
Meeting Agenda
Purpose Statement
Welfare and Institutions Code 20050
Bagley-Keene Overview
California Budget and Policy Center - Presentation
Public Policy Institute of California - Presentation

WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT
California Bridge Academies
California Building Industry Association
Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission