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CalWORKs Association Opposes Proposal to Block Categorical Funding

June 24, 2011

Dear Dr. MacDougall:

This letter is to inform you that the California Community Colleges CalWORKs Association (www.calworksassociation.org), OPPOSES any proposal to block grant categorical funding. Our position is similar to other student services organizations in that such a proposal would further dilute services offered to those students who are most educationally disadvantaged thus ultimately harming students.

Block grant funding does not ensure protection of services to our most vulnerable students. Standards of reporting and measurements of student success would negatively impact many of our CalWORKs students whose academic life is less flexible than most because they are already managing poverty, parenting, and limited job skills.

Since 2009-2010, CalWORKs funding at community colleges has been reduced nearly 40%, at the same time as the population continues to increase without any imposed restrictions on the numbers of students the program is able to serve.

Flexibility in funding would lead to additional reductions to programs that service the most disadvantaged families and redirecting funds to services for those deemed “college ready”. For CalWORKs students, the result has a negative generational impact as these student’s children continue to see their parents struggle to reach self sufficiency.
It is the mission of the California Community Colleges CalWORKs Association to provide advocacy and leadership to advance CalWORKs students’ success and self-sufficiency through educational excellence and workforce training.
Our students and their children count on your support as we continue to support student success.
Sincerely,

Susan L. Sweeney
President California Community College CalWORKs Association

“Subcommittee Votes To Help CalWORKS Kids” – California Healthline, May 25, 2011

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