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Pro-Kid SB 1006 will strengthen financial aid for CA college students while supporting vulnerable populations, including student parents and former foster youth 👉 bit.ly/4t74lSX Thank you @SenStevePadilla for your leadership! Let's get this bill passed! #CALeg

"Education governance is foundational. It’s a first step that will help with all the things we need to do to improve student achievement." Children Now President @tedlempert addressed CA policymakers yesterday on the vital importance of education governance reform.👇 #CALeg

Pro-Kid AB 2023 and SB 1119 will help to protect kids from the growing dangers of AI companion chatbots 👉 bit.ly/4tfdGby Thank you Asm. @BauerKahan, Asm. @BuffyWicks, and @SenStevePadilla for your leadership! We're excited to help get these bills passed! #CALeg

AB 1602, which will establish a statewide Child Welfare Disaster Response Program, has passed out of the Assembly Human Services Committee on consent and is now headed to the Assembly Appropriations Committee! 👏 Thank you @Rubio4Assembly for your leadership! #CALeg #ProKidCA

We're excited to share that AB 1904 has passed out to the Assembly Education Committee with a 8-0 vote and has now been referred to the Assembly Labor and Employment Committee! 👏 Thank you @AsmMikeGipson for your leadership! #CALeg #CaliforniaEducation #ProKidCA

AB 1901 is a Pro-Kid bill that makes transparent information about diapers easily accessible, so families can make informed choices. We're proud to be a co-sponsor of AB 1901 with @ewg and @ConsumerReports. Thank you @AsmMarcBerman for your leadership! 👉 bit.ly/40pDe9C

🫶 Transgender youth deserve stability. 🫶 We are urging California's leaders to invest $26 million, less than .01% of the state's $300 billion budget, to protect transgender health care in our state. #HealthcareForAllMeansAll #CALeg #ProKidCA

There are smarter paths forward than one-size-fits-all ballot initiatives to protect kids online. We look forward to continuing to work with CA legislators to make even more progress in ensuring safe online spaces for our kids 👉 politi.co/4rTyzsd #CALeg #OnlineSafety

We need stability in the early learning and care field. And currently there is none. This week we urged CA's leaders to continue standing up for kids and fighting against the federal government's attempts to freeze child care funding. We invite you to watch👇 #ChildCare #CALeg

We're excited to share SB 492, the Youth Housing Bond Act of 2026, passed out of the Senate Floor yesterday with a 30–9 vote! 🙌 🙌 Thank you @SenatorMenjivar for championing this critical Pro-Kid bill! 👏 👏 #CALeg #ChildWelfare

We're excited to share SB 492, the Youth Housing Bond Act of 2026, passed out of the Senate Appropriations Suspense Hearing last week with a 5–2 vote! 🙌 🙌 Thank you @SenatorMenjivar for championing this critical Pro-Kid bill! 👏 👏 #CALeg #ChildWelfare

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94% of Gen Z youth in CA report experiencing regular mental health challenges, yet insurance companies continually wrongfully deny care. Read our conversation with Capital & Main on our co-sponsored bill, authored by Sen. @Scott_Wiener, to change this👇 bit.ly/3YKjOvf

💥The California Children’s Report Card webinar is today!💥 Join us at 10:30am to learn what Pro-Kid policy recommendations would best support kids across California 👉 bit.ly/4jHODdB See every grade in the Report Card 👉 bit.ly/49FwSqS #CALeg #ProKidCA

A child care funding freeze doesn’t punish a political party. It punishes millions of real children, families and providers. Read Children Now's Letter to the Editor in today's @LosAngelesTimes here 👉 lat.ms/4qpLMZo #ChildCare #EarlyChildhoodMatters #ProKidCA

The grades are out on how California supports its kids and what we must do to ensure they thrive.👇 The 2026 California Children’s Report Card grades state leaders on their performance supporting kids in 30 key issues. See every grade 👉 bit.ly/49FwSqS #CALeg #ProKidCA

Reforming California's education governance system is critical for better student outcomes and long overdue. 👏 Thank you @latimes for shining a light on this important story, and @CAgovernor for fighting for California students.👇 lat.ms/3Z3wmhe

Our statement on @CAgovernor addressing long-needed education governance reform. 👏 👇 Read the Governor's full press release here 👉 bit.ly/4aQdbie

2025 was a busy and productive year fighting to get great kids’ policy ideas across the finish line. 🙌 We invite you to read our 2025 Year in Review on how our work resulted in multiple new laws that will positively impact California kids 👉 bit.ly/4oQtbUP #CALeg

Want to know about the vital issues affecting California kids? 🤔 Join the CN Insider! You'll get updates on big policy wins for kids, insights from Children Now experts, and stories about the power of advocacy. Become an Insider today! 👉 bit.ly/4j1lsSn #ProKidCA