ReThink Your Drink Webinar Materials Available

The California Summer Meal Program Coalition hosted a webinar on Friday, July 9,  on ReThink Your Drink.  Click here to access the webinar recording, the PowerPoints and additional resources.

CCRWF Quick Links

SUMMER MEAL PROGRAMS

Go to the Summer Meal Coalition Web Page to access case studies and tool boxes to help summer meal sites with administration, programming and outreach.

Join the Summer Meal Technical Assistance Network.

PRIMERS

CalWORKs Primer - download and get information on ordering printed copies.

Child Welfare Services Primer - download and get information on ordering printed copies.

2010 WORKING FAMLIES POLICY SUMMIT

Recommendations and Resources

CCRWF Releases Updated CalWORKs Primer

California’s welfare program is at the center of the state’s budget debates.  CCRWF’s updated  and newly released CalWORKs primer can help you deepen your understanding of the history, purpose and structure of this essential social service program.

Understanding CalWORKs: A Primer for Service Providers and Policymakers (2^nd edition) reviews the major laws, programs and financing mechanisms for California’s welfare program.  The primer also provides a profile of welfare families and highlights some of the key issues confronting practitioners and policymakers.

Understanding CalWORKs is one in….

Summer Meal Program Coalition Releases Case Studies & Tool Boxes

Click here to access case studies and tool boxes.

Click here to view and listen to the April 7, 2010 Summer Meal Webinar.

Worried about what might be involved in starting up a new summer meal program?  Not sure how to go about reaching out to families and neighborhoods?  Wondering what programming you might offer, week to week?

As showcased on our April 7 Webinar, the Coalition has developed case studies and tool boxes to provide sponsors and sites with model materials relating to administration,….

Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis Keynotes CCRWF Working Families Summit

Click here for policy papers released at the Summit.

400 California leaders attended the CCRWF California Working Families Policy Summit keynoted by Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis.  Secretary Solis discussed “Creating Jobs and Family-Friendly Workplaces in the 21^st Century.” At the conclusion of her remarks, the Secretary received a standing ovation in appreciation of her commitment and vision.

A copy of the Secretary’s speech and additional photos from her visit are available on the Department of….

Summer Meal Program Coalition Launched to Combat Hunger & Obesity — Webinars to be held in Spring 2010

CCRWF is helping to lead the Summer Meal Program Coalition, a new statewide network of leaders and organizations united to combat hunger and obesity by increasing access to subsidized summer meal programs.  Nutrition education will be integrated into all aspects of our work.

Members of the Coalition include:

▪ California Department of Education

▪ California Association of Food Banks

▪ California School Boards Association

▪ California After-School Network

▪ Bay Area Partnership

▪ California Food Policy Advocates

▪ Food Research Action Center (in DC)

▪ Redwood Empire Food Bank

▪….

Now Available Online: Child Care and Early Learning Webinar

Over 200 California leaders joined us for the second Working Families Webinar: California’s Child Care and Early Learning System:  Where we are . . . and where we want to go, held Thursday, October 15, 2009.

Click here to hear and view the Child Care and Early Learning webinar.

The webinar featured Senator Carol Liu, Chair, Senate Human Services Committee; Catherine Atkin, President, Preschool California; Nancy Strohl, Executive Director, Child Care Law Center; and Jennifer Peck, Bay Area Partnership for Children and Youth.

Please Cal….

Safety Net Webinar Now Available Online

Click here to hear and view the Safety Net webinar.

On August 20, CCRWF launched its first Working Families Webinar: How Safe is California’s Safety Net?

The webinar featured Senate President pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg; Scott Graves, California Budget Project; Farrah McDaid Ting, California State Association of Counties; and Ana Pagan, Merced County Human Services Agency.

Please Cal WebEX directly at 1-866-229-3239 if you have any trouble connecting to the presentation.

Interested in viewing the PowerPoints from the webinar?

Click on the links below.

An Overview of Recent….

From the Executive Director: The Exhilaration and Distress of Releasing the CWS Primer

A year of research and writing has culminated in the release of our updated Child Welfare Services primer.

While it is typically thrilling (and exhausting) to complete a long project, this conclusion is punctuated not only by exclamation points and asteriks to acknowledge incredible partners, but also by an ellipses. . . . as we all wait for cuts to the programs and services that support our state’s most vulnerable children and families.

I am among the many pragmatists struggling with the….

Supporting SFSP Outreach

CCRWF is working with the  California Legislative Women’s Caucus and the Nutrition Services Division of the California Department of Education to increase outreach to families and children eligible for the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP).   Together we developed materials to help legislators reach out to low-income families to encourage their participation in the Summer Food Service Program.

Everyone agrees this partnership is a “win-win” scenario:  Children ages 18 years and younger living in eligible low-income neighborhoods have increased access to nutritious meals, while the….