CFFPP has newly created a series of ongoing bimonthly publications providing policy updates specific to California. These briefs track state child support and public assistance policy, cover new research relevant to low-income families in California, and highlight local resources available to practitioners.

The briefings are currently distributed to practitioners, advocates, and policy analysts around the state and country on a bimonthly basis, in addition to being available on the Center's website. If you would like to receive the briefing by fax or email, please provide the necessary information on the California Policy Briefing "request form". In addition, if you have any comments on current or past issues, or suggestions for future material or resources, please communicate these to us via the California Policy Briefing "comment page".

This series is modeled upon the Center's ongoing monthly national briefing. For this month's briefing, or to register to receive the national briefing by email or fax, please visit the "National Policy Briefing" page.

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• Register Now for December 6th Child Support Training
• Improved Support Services and Access to Waivers Recommended for CalWORKS Participants
• Legal Aid Services Not Meeting Need of Low-Income Californians
• California's Criminal Justice Policies Questioned
• Report Released on Services to Immigrants in the U.S.
• Housing Update
• New State Law Will Provide Paid Family Leave
• AIDS Figures Available for California
• Resources Available to Advocates

• New Reports and November Ballot Address California's Housing Shortage
• Economic Roundtable Surveys Los Angeles Welfare Recipients
• Department of Child Support Achieves 750,000 In-Hospital Paternity Declarations
• California Prison and Felon Policies Investigated
• California Budget Update
• New Census Data Available for California

• State Graded on Opportunities Afforded Welfare Recipients
• DNA Tests May Soon Be Permitted to Rescind Support Orders
• New Report Investigates Disparity in Incarceration of Latino Youth
• Use of Charitable Choice Funds in California Increases Ten-Fold
• California Counties Respond to President Bush's Marriage Promotion
• Reports Highlight Need for Increased Health Coverage Among Low-Income Californians
• Low-Income Health Coverage Likely to Be Most Affected by State Budget Cuts

• Implications of Proposed Federal Welfare Reauthorization Assessed for California Advocates Respond
• California Voters Want Poverty Reduction and More Flexible Time Limits
• Reports Issued on Economic Wellbeing of Women and Children Post-Welfare Reform
• Los Angeles Caseworkers Interviewed
• Community College Increases Earnings for Welfare Recipients
• Report Finds High Incidence of Domestic Violence, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Among CA Welfare Recipients
• Impact of Welfare Reform on California Immigrants Assessed
• Advocates Seek Improvement in State's Food Stamp Program

• One Strike Housing Policy Upheld by U.S. Supreme Court
• State of California Evaluates Child Support System Two Years after Mandated Overhaul
• Los Angeles County Child Support Assessed for Performance and Customer Service
• New Child Support Changes in Effect
• California-Specific Child Support Resource Guides Available to Parents and Advocates
• State Prepares for Welfare Reauthorization

• Cost of Living Calculated for California Families
• Two New Studies Reveal Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Poverty Levels and Education in California
• Recent Child Support Rulings and Legislation Could Benefit Low-Income Families
• Child Support Clients Entitled to Complaint Procedure and State Hearing
• California Faces Budget Crunch
• Nonprofits Report Decreased Funding During Period of Increased Clientele Need
• "Three Strikes" Law Reconsidered
• Immigrants Now Eligible for In-State Tuition at California State Colleges and Universities