ReThink Your Drink Webinar Materials Available
July 21, 2010
Filed under Nutrition, Webinars, Working Families Web Forum
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
June 17, 2010
Filed under From the Executive Director, Webinars
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
CCRWF Releases Updated CalWORKs Primer
May 13, 2010
Filed under Econ. Security, Kate Karpilow, Primers, Publications, Working Families Web Forum
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 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 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 CalWORKs primer was made possible due to support from the Zellerbach Family Foundation.
This primer and a companion publication on Child Welfare Services also support Linkages, a statewide effort to coordinate welfare and child welfare programs in California.
Recommended Citation:
Reed, D. F., & Karpilow, K. A. (2010). Understanding CalWORKs in California: A primer for service providers and policymakers (2nd ed.). Berkeley, CA: California Center for Research on Women and Families. Available on the CCRWF website: www.ccrwf.org.
Permission to download and copy is granted. Please notify CCRWF at ccrwf@ccrwf.org.
Printed Copies:
While supplies last, printed copies are available at no charge through the Resource Center for Family Focused Practice (RCFFP), The Center for Human Services, U.C. Davis Extension, through a grant from the California Department of Social Services’ Office of Child Abuse Prevention.
Contact Monica Caprio at mcaprio@unexmail.ucdavis.edu or (530) 757-8643.
Please do not contact CCRWF about printed copies.
Summer Meal Program Coalition Launched to Combat Hunger & Obesity — Webinars to be held in Spring 2010
February 5, 2010
Filed under From the Executive Director, Uncategorized, Webinars
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
▪ San Diego Unified School District
▪ YMCA of Silicon Valley and more!
Sign up for Summer Meal Program Webinars!
The Summer Meal Program Coalition will host a series of webinars from April through June of 2010, working closely with our network partners representing food banks, school districts, and summer & after-school programs.
Click here to sign up to be notified of the Coalition’s webinars.
Case Studies and Tool Kits on Summer Meal Programs
The Coalition will also develop case studies and tool kits to help school districts, food banks, and summer programs easily access best practices for program administration, programming, and nutrition education. Working closely with CDE and our network partners, we will encourage new sponsors and sites to sign on to provide summer meal programs - and join the statewide effort to combat hunger and obesity.
Click here if you would like to be notified when the case study/tool kit resources are available.
For specifics about our 2010 Summer Meal Campaign, click here.
To contact the Summer Meal Program Coalition, email ccrwf@ccrwf.org.
Now Available Online: Child Care and Early Learning Webinar
October 20, 2009
Filed under Child Care, Uncategorized, Webinars, Working Families Web Forum
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 WebEx directly at 1-866-229-3239 if you have any trouble connecting to the presentation.
Interested in directly viewing the PowerPoint presentations?
Click on the links below.
Preschool and Child Care
Catherine Atkin and Nancy Strohl
After-School Programs
Jennifer Peck
An announcement about our next webinar will be posted on this website and e-mailed to all previous webinar participants.
Safety Net Webinar Now Available Online
August 24, 2009
Filed under Catherine Atkin, Child Care, Jennifer Peck, Nancy Strohl, Uncategorized, Webinars, Working Families Web Forum
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 Cuts to California’s Safety Net
Scott Graves, Senior Policy Analyst, California Budget Project
California Counties: How Healthy are County Health and Human Services Safety Nets?
Farrah McDaid Ting, Senior Legislative Analyst, California State Association of Counties
California Budget Cuts: Impacts on Merced County
Ana Pagan, Director , Merced County Human Services Agency
And . . . save the date!
Our next webinar will be held on Thursday, October 15, at 2:00 PM and will focus on child care, preschool, and after-school care. Registration will be available in early October.
Understanding the Child Welfare System in California: A Primer for Service Providers and Policymakers
July 1, 2009
Filed under Foster Care, Primers
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 primer was made possible due to support from the Zellerbach Family Foundation.
In addition to providing a resource for local and state policy leaders and providers, this primer and a companion publication on CalWORKs support Linkages, a statewide effort to coordinate welfare and child welfare programs in California. Linkages is now directed by the Child and Family Policy Institute of California (CFPIC). CCRWF designed and directed the first phase of Linkages.
Primer Addendum: Summary of Federal & State Child Welfare Laws
Recommended Citation:
Reed, D. F., & Karpilow, K. A. (2009). Understanding the child welfare system in California: A primer for
service providers and policymakers (2nd ed.). Berkeley, CA: California Center for Research on Women and Families. Available on the CCRWF website: www.ccrwf.org.
Printed Copies:
While supplies last, printed copies are available at no charge through the Resource Center for Family Focused Practice (RCFFP), The Center for Human Services, U.C. Davis Extension, through a grant from the California Department of Social Services’ Office of Child Abuse Prevention.
Contact Monica Caprio at mcaprio@unexmail.ucdavis.edu or (530) 757-8643.
Please do not contact CCRWF about printed copies.
Californians Support Paid Sick Days
April 7, 2009
Filed under Kate Karpilow, Publications, Workplace
Click here for the complete results and graphics from the Field Research Corporation survey conducted in July 2008.
As paid sick days legislation (AB 2716 - Ma) proceeds through the California State Legislature, what does the voting public think about this workplace benefit? And do California voters see a public health benefit to paid sick days?
To answer these questions and more, CCRWF commissioned the respected Field Research Corporation to assess public opinion on paid sick days.
What did we learn?
- Striking majorities of Californians - across party, demographic, ethnic and economic lines - are concerned that 5.4 million California workers have no paid sick days - and voters support legislation that would guarantee every worker the right to earn paid sick days.
- Californians not only consider paid sick days a basic worker right, they also agree that paid sick days laws will protect the public’s health.
Click here for the complete results and graphics from the Field Research Corporation survey conducted in July 2008.
CCRWF extends thanks to the Public Welfare Foundation for funding this effort.
For another recent public health assessment of paid sick days, conducted by Human Impact Partners, click here.
Understanding Nutrition: A Primer on Programs and Policies in California
Understanding Nutrition: A Primer on Programs and Policies in California is one in a series of primers offered to assist practitioners and policy leaders in advancing their basic knowledge of complex social service systems. This Primer offers a statistical profile of the weight, dietary practices, and physical activity of Californians, a review of the relevant federal and state governmental structures and laws, a description of the programs supporting nutrition and community food security, and a review of the key policy issues.
Funding for the Primer was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Stamp Program, an equal opportunity employer and provider, through the California Nutrition Network for Healthy, Active Families. For information about the California Food Stamp Program, please go to http://www.dss.cahwnet.gov/foodstamps/
or call 1-800-952-5253.
Recommended Citation:
Reed, D. F. & Karpilow, K.A. (2004, August). Understanding nutrition: A primer on programs and policies in California. Berkeley, CA: California Center for Research on Women and Families, Public Health Institute. Available on the CCRWF website, http://www.ccrwf.org.
Please direct comments about this Primer to ccrwf@ccrwf.org.
Understanding CalWORKs: A Primer for Service Providers and Policymakers
January 20, 2009
Filed under Primers
Understanding CalWORKs: A Primer for Service Providers and Policymakers is one of a series of primers offered to assist practitioners and policy leaders in advancing their basic knowledge of complex social service systems. Funded by the Zellerbach Family Foundation, this Primer and a companion publication on the child welfare system, support the CalWORKs/Child Welfare Partnership Project, which aims to coordinate welfare and child welfare programs in California.
Recommended Citation:
Kelch, D.R. (2002, November). Understanding the CalWORKs system in California: A primer for service providers and policymakers. Berkeley, CA: California Center for Research on Women and Families, Public Health Institute. Available on the CCRWF website, http://www.ccrwf.org
