Senator Julia Salazar signs the cash champion pledge
Senator Julia Salazar is a Cash Champion! We're grateful to New York State Senator Julia Salazar for taking the Cash Champion Pledge and agreeing to support a series of bills that would get more cash into the hands of New Yorkers in need. Continue reading below for the full pledge that her and other NY lawmakers have signed.
I AM A CASH CHAMPION!
I know that low-income New Yorkers are smart, capable, and can be trusted to make the best economic decisions for themselves and their families. The overwhelming evidence from guaranteed income demonstrations across the U.S., including New York, show that unconditional cash helps people to work, advance economically, and plan for the future; builds strong and resilient families; supports people providing care to loved ones during times of crisis; and strengthens community ties.
That is why I stand with the Cash Alliance in calling on our state to embrace a guaranteed income. NYS can lead our country in expanding unconditional cash support by including several promising pieces of legislation in the FY2025-26 budget. To move us in that direction, as a Cash Champion, I will sponsor/co-sponsor:
Baby Bucks Allowance Bill (S.2132/A.1597): provides direct cash assistance to income-eligible parents, for the last three months of pregnancy and first 18 months of a child's life.
Reentry Assistance Bill (S.6222/A.193): increases the amount of money some receive coming home from incarceration.
Child and Family Wellbeing Act Bill (A.10274/S. 6431): establishes a fund for communities to use to support the needs of children and families, including cash assistance.
The Working Families Tax Credit (S.2082/A.3474): improves and expands tax credits provided to families quarterly on a sliding scale based on income.
Cash Assistance Reform Package: a package of bills relating to reforming current cash assistance programs, including increasing the benefit amount (A.106/S.1127), establishing parity for homeless recipients (A.108/S.113) and eliminating the resource cap and allowing applicants for cash assistance to benefit from earned income disregards (A. 4352 Rosenthal).
