http://www.ccrwf.org Public Polilcy information, research and expert opinion Tue, 27 Jul 2010 07:41:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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.   http://www.ccrwf.org/2010/07/access-rethink-your-drink-webinar/ 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 ... http://www.ccrwf.org/2010/06/2647/ 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 (2nd edition) reviews ... http://www.ccrwf.org/2010/05/test-2/ 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 ... http://www.ccrwf.org/2010/04/summer-meal-program-coalition-releases-case-studies-tool-boxes/ 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 21st Century." At the ... http://www.ccrwf.org/2010/03/2604/ 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 ... http://www.ccrwf.org/2010/02/summer-meal-program-coalition-launched-to-combat-hunger-obesity-webinars-to-be-held-in-spring-2010/ 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 ... http://www.ccrwf.org/2009/10/now-available-online-early-learning-and-child-care-webinar/ 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 ... http://www.ccrwf.org/2009/08/safety-net-webinar-now-available-online/ 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. . ... http://www.ccrwf.org/2009/07/the-exhileration-and-distress-of-releasing-the-cws-primer/ Understanding the Child Welfare System in California: A Primer for Service Providers and Policymakers (2nd edition) is one in a series of primers offered to assist practitioners and policy leaders in advancing their basic knowledge of complex social service systems. Originally published in 2002, this 2nd edition of the CWS ... http://www.ccrwf.org/2009/07/understanding-the-child-welfare-system-in-california-a-primer-for-service-providers-and-policymakers/