CA ACR110

Designates February 2010 and February 2011 as Step Up California Month and February 3, 2010 and February 3, 2011 as Step Up California Day

Commends the Step Up California Campaign to Cut Poverty and organizations working to reduce poverty in California

Encourages all Californians to volunteer time and donate money to direct service providers to help those in need

Supports broadening economic opportunities and asset ownership for all Californians to reduce poverty and strengthen the economy

Acknowledges California's poverty rate of 12.8 percent, projected to reach 17 percent by 2014, and highlights poverty's particular impact on elderly residents and children