Our partnerships with community organizers are central to creating change in California. Street Vendor Activist Marcel Douglas shares her experience working with Policy Advocate Chris Sanchez to get #sb972 passed.
Full StorySB 31 (Jones) seeks to further criminalize the very existence of our unhoused neighbors in public spaces. SB 31 would make it a crime to sit, lie, sleep, or store,…
Full StoryWestern Center settles lawsuit against USDA to get emergency food benefits to one million California households who need it most. At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Steve Summers received…
Full StoryFamilies stayed in their homes when Western Center intervened in a case of skyrocketing rent.
Full StoryAB 2035, sponsored by Western Center, protects recipients of cash assistance from electronic theft.
Full StoryWestern Center compelled California to provide nursing care for brothers living with muscular dystrophy.
Full StoryThe Working Families Anti-Hunger Act, co-sponsored by Western Center, helps parents maximize enrollment in CalFresh.
Full StoryA Western Center intervention kept Sheila in her home, and set a nationwide precedent.
Full StoryWestern Center worked to restore driver's licenses for hundreds of thousands of Californians with suspensions from unpaid debt.
Full StoryWestern Center led efforts to pass AB 1579 to prevent homelessness and ensure health of newborns.
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