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Tulare ag center covid vaccine schedule6/22/2023 ![]() ![]() Continued investment in our small businesses is key to our full economic recovery. The pandemic has hurt small businesses and exasperated labor issues. This would benefit nearly 250,000 families and connect farmers to various federal resources. Through this program, the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) will partner with the California Department of Food & Agriculture (CDFA), California Department of Public Health (CDPH), California Association of Food Banks (CAFB), and California Food Banks to purchase food from local, underserved farmers across California. Provided $5 billion to support socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchersĬreated the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperate Agreement Program (LFPA to maintain and improve food supply chains. Provided $3.6 billion to strengthen our food supply chain Provided $1.1 billion in additional Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) administrative fundsĮxpanded the Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) Program, which allows convenience stores to purchase necessary food items.Īllocated $800 million for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) $37 million to cover food shortfalls in the Commodity Supplemental Food Successfully advocate for a 15% increase in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for families struggling with food insecurity nationwide. The American Rescue Plan delivered solutions to address food insecurity among families and support farming communities. Nearly 25 million adults and 10 million people were food insecure during the pandemic. Specifically, in California, the EITC benefited over 1.8 million workers. This step benefited more than 17 million low-income workers like cashiers and delivery drivers. The CTC lifted 27,300 children in my district out of poverty.įor individuals without children, the American Rescue Plan nearly tripled the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) to roughly $1,500, the first real increase since 1993. The CTC was fully refundable and eliminated earnings requirements.ĭelivered $299 million in child tax credits for over 92,000 families in my district. ![]() Nearly 95.5% (215,000) of all children in Costa's district were eligible for the child tax credit.Įxpanded the Child Tax Credit to up to $3,600 ($300/month) per child for children ages 0 to 5 and $3,000 ($250/month) per child for children ages 6 to 17. The American Rescue Plan provided critical relief for families to afford childcare, pay the bills, and put food on the table. ![]() Lucy Hernandez, a local union organizer says continuing the outreach to the ag worker community for vaccines is crucial.The American Rescue Plan delivered over $1 billion to California's Central Valley to help local governments continue providing vital services to residents like emergency and public health services, retaining employees, and strengthening our efforts to distribute vaccines and mitigate the impact of COVID-19 across the Valley.įresno, Madera, and Merced Counties, all of which were facing budget shortfalls, received more than $230 million in local relief: “The county has strategically focused itself on really identifying those isolated populations, and making sure we’re still going to do our due diligence,” Valero said.Īlso at the event, the United Farm Workers union provided to-go meals for ag workers who received the vaccine. Tulare has made a strong push to vaccinate its residents recently, with the International Agri-Center opening up eligibility to anyone 16 and up this past Wednesday, more than two weeks before the eligibility expands across the state. The clinic in Orosi was a collaborative effort between Tulare County Health and Human Services, Adventist Health, and United Farm Workers. Valero volunteered at Saturday’s clinic and emphasized the success of expanding vaccine equity through local partners. “I think the state has given us the ample opportunity to vaccinate as many people as we can here,” said Eddie Valero who sits on the Tulare County Board of Supervisors. Over 200 Johnson & Johnson vaccines were given mostly to local agricultural workers. (KGPE) - On Saturday the vaccine rollout for essential workers continued at El Monte Middle School in Orosi. ![]()
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