Friend,

One of the bright spots of the pandemic was the introduction of the
expanded Child Tax Credit.

In 2021, child poverty fell to a historic low, just 5.2%.(1)

But then Congress let the tax credit expire, and child poverty jumped to
12.4%, representing millions of children who are suffering.(2)

Congress can fix this grave error in judgement and reinstate the expanded
Child Tax Credit, helping to make real progress. The program is widely
popular, and we need to combine our voices to convince our representatives
to act in the new year.

[ [link removed] ]Tell Congress: Reinstate the expanded Child Tax Credit now!

[ [link removed] ]SIGN ON NOW

Child poverty isn’t a one-size fits all problem.

After the end of the tax credit expansion, Black poverty rates surged to
17.2% and Latino poverty to 19.3%.(3)

Combined with a strong labor market, this tax credit was a lifeline during
the pandemic, but now we are once again failing communities that have been
let down again and again.

More than 754,000 children under the age of six in California live in
families that earn less than $26,100 per year, and 16,000 are
unhoused.(4,5) An expanded Child Tax Credit will make a huge difference
for them, and Congress needs to act now.

[ [link removed] ]Will you sign on to tell Congress to reinstate the expanded Child Tax
Credit?

Thank you for joining the fight.

–Irene, along with Angela, Annie, Isidra, Jen, Mario, Marvin, Alyssa, and
Lindsay (and the rest of the Courage team)

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Courage California (formerly Courage Campaign) makes sure our democracy works for ALL of us by fighting corruption in California politics. We believe the solution lies in exposing and solving systemic problems through strategic organizing, enhancing coordination between progressive organizations, and mobilizing civic engagement from our communities, particularly voters of color, young voters, and self-identified progressives.

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