USDA increases federal food benefits for roughly 25 million Americans
“This is a real increase in people’s benefits that’s going to make it a little easier to keep food on the table,” said Lindsay Nako, director of litigation and training at the Impact Fund, which represented the California plaintiffs alongside the Western Center on Law & Poverty.”
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California legislature holds PPP bill to add tax relief for Covid-restricted industries
“But there are other groups bearing the brunt of the pandemic who are still left out, like CalFresh households and immigrants without ITINs — they need to be included in future stimulus payments,” said Western Center on Law & Poverty’s policy advocate, Christopher Sanchez.”
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