Thursday, September 10 | Volume 40 No. 26

Westsidestory Newspaper

CalKIDS Scholarship Month Launches in San Bernardino County to Help More Students Claim Scholarships

SAN BERNARDINO, CA--- CalKIDS is launching the first CalKIDS Scholarship Month this September, partnering with coun ty offices of education and school districts across California. This statewide effort will bring schol arship claiming support directly to school communities, making it easier for eligible students to take action and claim their CalKIDS Scholarship Accounts. In San Bernardino County, nearly $162 million in CalKIDS Scholarships is available to eli gible public-school students, and approximately 78% of publicschool students in grades 2-12 are eligible for a scholarship worth up to $1,500. “CalKIDS Scholarship Month is about meeting students where they are and making it easier for them to access resources that can help support their education after high school,” said California State Treasurer Fiona Ma, CPA. “By bringing CalKIDS directly onto school campuses throughout California, we can help more students take this important step and claim their scholarship funds.” Throughout the month, par ticipating school districts and campuses will host designated CalKIDS Scholarship claiming events where students and fami lies can check eligibility and claim their scholarships on-site. Throughout the month, par ticipating school districts and campuses will host designated CalKIDS Scholarship claiming events where students and fami lies can check eligibility and claim their scholarships on-site.

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Asm. Smallwood-Cuevas’s Bill Repealing ‘Racist’ CalWORKs ‘Man-in-the-House’ Rule Clears Legislature

By Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media

(D-Los Angeles), SB 1030 would eliminate the California Work Opportunity and Re sponsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) “Unrelated Adult Male,” or UAM, rule. Smallwood-Cue vas called the policy “outdated and actively harmful,” saying it relies on mid-20th-century gender stereotypes and subjects families to in trusive surveillance. The Assembly approved the bill 77-0 on Aug. 19, followed by a 40-0 Senate concur rence vote five days later. Newsom has until Sept. 30 to sign or veto the measure. “This is a law that helped divide our families. This is a rule that separated us from our mothers, fathers, and restricted men's access to their families mainly because of the discriminatory practices of public housing systems back in the 1960s and 1970s,” said Smallwood-Cue vas, a member of the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC). Under Section 11351.5 of the California Wel fare and Institutions Code, an unrelated adult man living with a family applying for or receiv ing CalWORKs must make a financial contri bution based on his income and expenses. He and the mother must disclose their household expense-sharing arrangement under penalty of perjury. Benefits may be discontinued if either person knowingly refuses to cooperate.

A California rule requiring an unrelated adult man living with a family receiving welfare benefits to contribute financially to the house hold could be repealed if Gov. Gavin Newsom signs Senate Bill (SB) 1030 into law. Authored by Sen. Lola Smallwood-Cuevas

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