Pledge to Reduce
Poverty in LA County
Take the Pledge for Shared Prosperity to help reduce poverty in your city by promoting programs that put food on families’ tables, money in their pockets, and connect them to healthcare and other essential benefits.
COUNTYWIDE GOALS
Taking Action to
Reduce Poverty
The Anti-Poverty Pledge focuses on three key ways to reduce poverty in communities across LA County
1. Increase CalWORKs Enrollment
Decrease local child poverty by increasing CalWORKs enrollment by 10,000 families Countywide.
- Connect more families to cash assistance
- Target high-poverty neighborhoods
- Coordinate with DPSS centers
2. Increase Tax Credit Filings
Increase filings of the Child Tax Credit (CTC) and Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) by 10% over two years.
- Co-locate CYCLA outreach at DPSS centers
- Expand VITA volunteer network
- Provide free tax preparation tools
Countywide Tracking
3. Keep Your Benefits Campaign
Promote the campaign to residents enrolled in CalFresh and Medi-Cal to help families maintain critical benefits.
- Track CalFresh & Medi-Cal access by city
- Disaggregate data by Supervisorial District
- Monitor benefit participation rates
88
Cities in LA County10,000
Families to Enroll10%
Tax Credit Increase Goal
THE PLEDGE
A Pledge for Shared
Prosperity
“Our City joins Los Angeles County in our shared responsibility to reduce poverty and expand opportunity for all residents. We will work alongside the County’s Poverty Alleviation Initiative to connect more families to CalWORKs, increase access to tax credits, and help families keep their health and food benefits. We commit to our role as a poverty disruptor and partner in supporting the County with achieving the goals detailed in the Pledge implementation plan.”
Building Stronger Families, Stronger Communities by Uniting Los Angeles County Cities Against Poverty
Protecting Our
Communities
Poverty is a policy choice. Current systems are structured to reinforce disparities and perpetuate cycles of poverty. Since 2021, LA County has made poverty alleviation a Countywide priority.
The consequences of H.R. 1 are expected to be drastic—representing the largest cuts to federal food assistance (SNAP/CalFresh) and Medicaid in the programs’ history, pushing families into hunger and hardship.
While the County cannot backfill federal cuts, anti-poverty programs remain our region’s safety net. Working together with all 88 cities, we can target interventions, track progress, and ensure families get the support they need.
Less than 60% of eligible Los Angeles County families are currently receiving CalWORKs support.
FOR CITIES
Join the Pledge
Register your city to become a partner in our shared effort to reduce poverty. Signing will register your city with PAI so we can provide additional assistance and track our partner cities.
City Registration
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
How Cities Can Participate
Cities that sign on to the anti-poverty pledge commit to three key actions that help connect residents with vital resources and support.
Implementation
Plan Guide
A one-page guide on how cities can take specific actions, build local goals, and develop a plan to tackle poverty locally.
Marketing & Outreach
Toolkits
Download ready-to-use marketing materials to support outreach for each of the three pledge goals. Includes flyers, social media graphics, and messaging guides.
Coming Soon!
Social Media
Toolkit
Ready-to-use social media content including sample posts, hashtags,
and graphics to help promote the pledge in your community.
Available After Joining
COMMUNITY ACTION
State of Poverty
Dashboard
The State of Poverty Dashboard helps cities identify and understand poverty trends across neighborhoods and communities. Through interactive maps and data visualizations, users can explore indicators such as income, housing, employment, education, and access to services to better understand areas of economic need and support data-driven planning, outreach, and resource allocation.