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Join us for the Working Families Policy Summit 12/03/2010
Come learn from Western Center advocates and other Sacramento policy experts about Governor Brown's budget proposals and priority policy proposals to improve the health and well-being of California's families.
January 12, 2011
9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Convention Center
1400 J Street
Sacramento, CA
California Working Families Policy Summit
Making the System Work for Working Families
Join Western Center for the 2011 California Working Families Policy Summit.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Convention Center
1400 J Street, Sacramento, CA
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
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