Immigrant Families in California Faced Barriers Accessing Safety Net Programs in 2021, but Community Organizations Helped Many Enroll
Dulce Gonzalez, Michael Karpman, and Clara Alvarez Caraveo; Urban Institute (August 4, 2022)
This research assessed immigrant families’ participation and experiences with seven public benefits programs in CA, finding that community organizations played a key role in connecting families to these programs and that many families avoided benefits due to immigration-related fears.
