California Working Families Policy Summit

Making the System Work for Working Families
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On January 12, 2011, policymakers, community leaders, and advocates came together for the the 2011 California Working Families Policy Summit.

In addition to offering a hot-off-the-press overview of the Governor's just-released budget, leading advocates released priority policy proposals to improve the health and well-being of California's families. Recommendations focused on health care, welfare, school services, early learning, child care, asset building, housing, food stamps, nutrition programs and paid leave.

Handouts and materials from the panels are available here.

This summit was hosted by the California Center for Research on Women and Families and co-sponsored by the California Endowment, the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health, the New America Foundation, the California Legislative Women's Caucus, and the California Commission on the Status of Women.
 

Agenda

9:00 am - Welcome and Morning Plenary Session
Budget 2011:  A Hot-off-the-Press Overview  

  • Jean Ross, California Budget Project   

10:15 am - Morning Policy Tracks: Choose one workshop

Track 1: SECURING THE SAFETY NET
CalWORKs, Food Stamps, Housing and Immigrant Services

  • Mike Herald, Western Center on Law and Poverty
  • Jessica Bartholow, Western Center on Law and Poverty
  • George Manalo-LeClair, California Food Policy Advocates
  • Vanessa Cajina, California Immigrant Policy Center
  • Zack Olmstead, Housing California 

Track 2: HOW TO DEAL WITH CALIFORNIA'S CONTINUING BUDGET CRISIS
Confronting Structural Problems and Advocacy Strategies and Priorities

  • Mark Paul, Institute of Governmental Studies, UC Berkeley
  • Lenny Goldberg, California Tax Reform Association
  • Ronald Coleman, Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment
  • Tim Gage, Blue Sky Consulting Group

Track 3: CONNECTING HEALTH AND EDUCATION
Full-Service Community Schools, School Health and Support Services, School Meals, and Physical Education

  • Jennifer Peck, Partnership for Children and Youth
  • Serena Clayton, California School Health Centers Association
  • Ken Hecht, California Food Policy Advocates
  • Jennifer Richard, California Center for Public Health Advocacy

11:30 am - Networking & Luncheon Registration

12:00 pm -  LUNCHEON KEYNOTE: HEALTH CARE REFORM

  • Insurance Commissioner-Elect Dave Jones

1:45 pm - Afternoon Policy Tracks: Choose one workshop

Track 4: TAKING CARE OF OUR CHILDREN
Early Learning and Care, Child Care and WIC

  • Molly Munger, Advancement Project
  • Sharon Scott Dow, Advancement Project
  • Donna Sneeringer, Child Action, Inc
  • Laurie True, California WIC Association    
     

Track 5: ASSET PROTECTION AND ASSET BUILDING
State policies and local programs 

  • Olivia Calderon, New America Foundation
  • Sarah Brennan, Office of Los Angeles City Councilmember Richard Alarcón
  • Sunaena Chhatry, EARN                                                    

Track 6: WORKPLACES THAT WORK FOR FAMILIES
Paid Sick Days and Paid Family Leave, Bereavement Leave, Flex-Options, and        WorkplacesRespond.org - A Virtual Resource Center

  • Brandy Davis, Labor Project for Working Families
  • Mariko Yoshihara, California Employment Lawyers Association
  • Jenny Erwin, United States Department of Labor Women's Bureau
  • Keiko Takano, Family Violence Prevention Fund  
     

3:00 pm - AFTERNOON PLENARY: HEALTH CARE AND HEALTH CARE REFORM
Health Care Exchange, Medi-Cal Waiver, Eligibility & Enrollment, and Access & Prevention

  • Anthony Wright, Health Access
  • Elizabeth Landsberg, Western Center on Law and Poverty
  • Kerry Sanders, California Pan-Ethnic Health Network
  • Robert Garcia, The City Project  
     

4:15 pm - FINAL REFLECTIONS

  • Senator Carol Liu
  • Assembly Member-Elect Holly J. Mitchell
  • Kate Karpilow, CCRWF
Issues:

Event Time and Location

Wednesday, January 12, 2011 - 9:00am - 4:30pm
Convention Center
1400 J Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
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