California Partnership

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The California Partnership, a project of the Center for Community Change, is a statewide coalition of community based organizations that fights against poverty in California. We work together for our common goals by organizing and advocating at the local, state and national levels for the programs and policies that reduce and end poverty. The overall goals of the California Partnership are: 1) to win concrete gains in the lives of poor Californians; 2) to develop our collective political strength at the state level; 3) to strengthen organizations fighting crucial battles in their own communities; and 4) to strengthen California's role in the national debate around poverty issues. The California Partnership currently has over 120 member organizations. We are organized into five active chapters, in the Bay Area (San Francisco, Alameda and Contra Costa), Fresno, Los Angeles, San Bernadino and San Diego. We have additional members in San Jose, the Central Coast, other portions of the Central Valley, and the Sacramento valley. The California Partnership is governed by a Coordinating Committee of member organizations from around the state that represent the chapters and at-large membership. This ensures that our priorities and programs are a reflection of the needs of the membership. Click here to see our coordinating committee. The building blocks of our coalition came together in 2000, out of grave concern about TANF reauthorization, especially in the context of a broad...

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