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Grant Helps Larkin Street Youth Services Change Lives

Publication: San Francisco Bay

San Francisco’s largest nonprofit providing services for homeless teens and young adults received a $2.5 million grant from the state.

Assemblyman Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, announced at a press conference on Monday that the Larkin Street Youth Services is one of four recipients to receive money from a $10 million grant which Ting secured last year in the state budget for the Homeless Youth Emergency Services and Housing Program.

Ting said homeless programs need to have a “multi-prong” approach in helping young teens who are homeless:

"We can't just treat this population as if we would treat adults. Young people are different. Their issues are different. The reasons they are on the streets are for different reasons."

Ting Announces $10M in State Grants for Homeless Youth

For Immediate Release:  April 2, 2018 - Contact: Nannette Miranda (916) 319-2019 - Nannette.Miranda@asm.ca.gov

Larkin Street Youth Services Receives $2.5 million State Grant To Help Homeless Teens & Young Adults

Assemblymember Phil Ting and others announce 0 million state grant for homeless youth(San Francisco) – Larkin Street Youth Services will be able to house more homeless teens and young adults in the City, thanks to a new $2.5 million state grant. On any given night, more than 1,300 youth in San Francisco don’t have a safe place to call home. That stunning number inspired Assembly Budget Committee Chair Phil Ting (D-San Francisco) to champion the effort last year to secure $10 million in state funding for the new Homeless Youth Emergency Services and Housing Program, which aims to provide rental assistance, transitional or supportive housing to those under 25 years old.

“It’s unacceptable to have so many kids on the streets,” said Ting. “Larkin Street has a proven track record of guiding clients toward productive lives. That’s a good investment to make, and I’m proud to have fought for this new funding.”

Claim Your Money! Expanded California Earned Income Tax Credit Means More Families Qualify

More Californians are eligible for a state tax refund under the California Earned Income Tax Credit (CalEITC), which was expanded for the 2017 tax year and beyond. Assemblymember Phil Ting (D-San Francisco), Chair of the Assembly Budget Committee, fought to expand the program through the state budget process last year. Research shows that EITCs are an effective anti-poverty tool for many struggling families.

“When working families live paycheck to paycheck, they struggle to build and focus on the future. This modest boost in income can be life-changing,” said Ting. “The previous income limits were too low, and I’m glad the Governor and my colleagues in the Legislature agreed with me that more Californians should benefit.”

Assemblymember Phil Ting and Assemblywoman Quirk-Silva Lead Committee on Economic Investment with China

(SACRAMENTO) – Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva (D – Orange County), Chair of the Assembly Committee on Jobs, joined with Assemblymember Philip Ting (D – San Francisco), Chair of the Assembly Select Committee on Asia/California Trade and Investment Promotion (ACTIP) convened an informational hearing to examine trade and investment activities between California and the People's Republic of China.

Ting Honors Workers' Rights Attorney Joan Graff As Woman Of The Year

Assemblyman Ting with Joan Graff Woman of the Year 2018

(Sacramento, CA) – During the State Assembly’s Woman of the Year celebration at the State Capitol today, Assemblymember Phil Ting (D-San Francisco) honored attorney Joan Messing Graff for her half-century-long fight for equality and economic justice in the workplace.

Will California Use Its Budget Surplus to House the Homeless?

Publication: The Mercury News

Responding to pleas from 11 big-city mayors grappling with the alarming rise of homelessness, California lawmakers on Wednesday announced two proposals that would devote over half of the state’s $6.1 billion budget surplus to the crisis.

A bipartisan bill from Assemblyman Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, and backed by Republican Assemblyman Brian Maienschein of San Diego, calls for a one-time infusion of $1.5 billion in matching funds for cities.

Another proposal would direct $2 billion of the coming year’s budget to cities and counties for affordable housing: Senate Bill 912 from Sen. Jim Beall, D-Campbell, and Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley. The two lawmakers also support Ting’s legislation, Assembly Bill 3171.

“We’re hearing loud and clear that this is really the most important issue for cities up and down the state,” said Ting, who heads the Assembly Budget Committee.

California Big 11 Mayors and State Lawmakers Announce Legislation for $1.5 Billion to Address Homeless Crisis

Sacramento, CA – Today, the mayors of the eleven largest cities in California and a bi-partisan group of state lawmakers announced the introduction of AB 3171, which allocates $1.5 billion from the state budget to help address the growing homeless crisis. Assemblyman Phil Ting (D-San Francisco) and State Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens) will champion the effort in their respective houses.

“Homelessness is first and foremost a humanitarian crisis, but it is also the single greatest threat to the economic prosperity, opportunity and growth our cities are fighting for,” said Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg, who leads the Big 11. “We are on the front lines of providing compassionate and effective solutions to this issue, and we request that our state partners make alleviating homelessness in our cities an even greater priority.”