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June 2025 Newsletter
June 2025 Newsletter
This Pride Month, we honor the strength and resilience of LGBTQ+ refugees and the community of care that surrounds them. Yesterday’s Supreme Court decision reminds us that our laws and systems do not always protect the most defenseless among us. New state laws across the country are targeting LGBTQ+ youth, restricting their access to affirming…
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Tell Congress to Protect Medicaid & SNAP!
Tell Congress to Protect Medicaid & SNAP!
Negotiations are at a critical juncture – ACT NOW to tell your Members of Congress to protect Medicaid and SNAP! Current proposals in the Senate reconciliation package would force massive funding cuts for Medicaid and SNAP and kick vulnerable people off these core programs.
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JFCS East Bay Stands with MAZON to Protect SNAP Access
JFCS East Bay Stands with MAZON to Protect SNAP Access
We join our partners at MAZON in sounding the alarm: the Senate’s proposed budget bill would eliminate SNAP protections for veterans, former foster youth, and people experiencing homelessness. With a vote expected next week, now is the time to act. Click here to take action and help ensure no one is denied access to the…
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Social services for Jewish Nazi victims have been supported by a grant from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
This service is supported by a grant from The Jewish Federations of North America’s Center on Aging, Trauma, and Holocaust Survivor Care.