Stop the Hate was created in response to the rise in hate in California. In 2021, $110 million was allocated to community organizations providing services to individuals and communities targeted by acts of hatred.
Supported by five regional leads, the Stop the Hate network aims to foster healthy and safe neighborhoods throughout California. The five regions covered are:
With the initial intention of tackling anti-Asian hate, the Stop the Hate program quickly grew to support 173 organizations serving Asian, Black, disabled, Indigenous, Latinx, LGBTQ+, and Pacific Islander communities. This funding is necessary in ensuring the safety and wellbeing of all Californians.
In conjunction, 12 additional organizations with a track record in anti-hate work were called to implement programs under the Transformative Grant. Our partners tackle hate with research-based strategies that revolutionize how communities recover from their experiences.
By meeting communities where they are, in the languages they speak, and with culturally-relevant resources they trust, the Stop the Hate and Transformative Grant programs help make California safe.
In response to the visible rise in anti-Asian hate, both locally and nationally, the California State Legislature passed the historic $165.5 million Asian Pacific Islander (API) Equity Budget to support individuals and communities affected by hate. Supported by the California Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander American Affairs, and signed into law in 2021 by Governor Gavin Newsom, the API Equity Budget allocated $110 million to support initiatives such as victim services, education, and outreach in the face of hate.
In August 2023, California invested an additional $40 million to expand the program to serve an expanded set of communities affected by hate throughout California.
