On June 5, patients, healthcare workers, community organizations, and advocates gathered at Valley Medical Center in San Jose to call on California leaders to protect public healthcare from federal and state funding cuts. With Santa Clara Valley Healthcare serving more than 400,000 Medi-Cal patients, advocates warned that reduced funding could lead to longer wait times, service cuts, and delayed care. The coalition urged state leaders to invest in public hospitals, protect Medi-Cal access, and strengthen outreach efforts to ensure vulnerable communities can continue receiving critical care.

Featured on NBC Bay Area, this story highlights how Latinas Contra Cancer provides culturally rooted support and advocacy for families facing cancer. A Santa Clara County family navigating both a breast cancer diagnosis and the sudden loss of their home found stability and renewed hope through a housing support pilot program, receiving critical financial and emotional assistance that helped them move forward together.

Latinas Contra Cancer Executive Director Darcie Green joined local leaders at a press conference led by Susan Ellenberg calling for increased state investment in childcare programs. The event brought together officials including Supervisor Betty Duong and Assemblymember Patrick Ahrens to highlight the critical need for expanded funding to support families, strengthen childcare systems, and address gaps in workforce, subsidies, and facilities.