Senate Health Committee State Capitol Sacramento, CA 95814
Re: AB 503
Dear Senator Hernandez,
On behalf of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Sacramento, I am writing to express our opposition, as a community benefit organization, to AB 503. However well-intentioned, this bill will have a chilling effect on support for the good work of many charities in our region, including ours.
The Boys & Girls Club has been the proud and grateful beneficiary of funding and support from non-profit health care providers such as Sutter and Kaiser and others for many years. Their funding and community support has kept thousands of children safe from the violence and vices that permeate the neighborhoods in which we live and work. We work closely with our health care partners to identify, address and meet the specific needs of the neighborhoods and communities in which we work. Currently our hospitals are uniquely responsive to those needs and work with their community partners to tailor programs that they know will bring positive health outcomes. AB 503 threatens that flexibility and autonomy and is an unnecessary impediment to developing and delivering programs that are critical to the health and vitality of your constituents.
With all the changes in health care that are upon us, it does not seem wise to propose legislation that could have such a devastating effect on our children and in our communities. We urge you to oppose AB 503.
Sincerely,
Maureen Price, CEO
Officers Kimberly Key, Chair Kristina Launey, Vice Chair Tim Fry, Past Chair Sean Collins, Treasurer Deborah Rubens, Secretary
Board Members Ashil Abhat Erin Allen Steve Barrilleaux Ashley Brand Ellen Brown Julianne Campbell BJ Daisey Jane Einhorn Holly Harper Maggy Krell John Lockwood Erik Maness Anthony Musante Adam Nelson Carolyn Ramirez Kevin Sheehan Nevin Stanton Trehan Jennifer Teel Wolter
BOARD OF TRUSTEES Gordon Beatie John Lenk Rob Miller Fred Teichert
CEO Maureen Price
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