Welcome – Susan Kaplan, Board President, California Family Resource Association

Advocating for Policies to Strengthen Families: Lessons Learned From Across the Nation – Chantel Walker, Director, Programs & EvaluationsMarguerite Casey Foundation

From Fragmentation to Shared Vision:  The Family Support Policy Journey in California - Leticia Alejandrez, Executive Director, California Family Resource Association

The Future is Now:  The New Demography, New Economy and the New Inequality in California – Professor Manuel Pastor, University of California, Santa Cruz

Lunch (hosted)

Connecting the Pieces:  The Role of Family Support in Helping Families Stay Out of Crises, Achieve Economic Success, and Prepare Their Children to Succeed – Confirmed speakers include:

Kris Perry, Executive Director, California First 5 Commission

Fred Blackwell, Director of the San Francisco Mayor’s Office of Community Development

Frank Mecca, Executive Director, California Welfare Directors Association
Mental Health Representative

Workshops (Session 1)

Economic Self-Sufficiency and Family Support:  Practices and Polices for Helping Families Make Ends Meet & Move Up the Economic Ladder

Child Welfare Reforms and Family Support:  Practices and Policies for Implementing Differential Response

School Readiness and Family Support:  Practices and Policies for Equipping Children to Succeed in School

Mental Health Services and Family Support:  Practices and Policies for Increasing Access to Community-Based Mental Health Supports

Results Oriented Community Change:  Engaging Community in Improving Outcomes -  A Case Study of San Joaquin

Effective Communications for Advancing Family Support Policy:  Why it Matters and How Can You Use It

Legislative & Policy Champions Awards Reception – Capitol Rotunda
(Location pending)

Organizing Family Support Networks for Local Policy Change – Roundtable Discussion

Workshops (Session II)

Economic Self-Sufficiency and Family Support:  Practices and Policies for Helping Families Make Ends Meet & Move up The Economic Ladder

Child Welfare Reform and Family Support:  Practices and Policies for Implementing Differential Response

School Readiness and Family Support:  Practices and Policies for Equipping Children top Succeed in School

Mental Health Services and Family Support:  Practices and Policies for Increasing Access to Community-Based Mental Health Supports

Results Matter:  Using Evaluations to Promote Family Support Policy

Families at the Helm:  Organizing Communities to Fight for Family Strengthening Policies

Luncheon/Plenary Session (hosted)

An Emerging Vision of Family Support Policy in California:  Presentation and Discussion of CFRA Preliminary Policy Priorities with State Legislators

Helping Families and Communities Thrive and Succeed:  The National Context for Family Support Policy – Ralph Smith, Vice President, Annie E. Casey Foundation