Home About CCRWF CalWORKs/ Child Welfare Partnership Project CA Working Families Policy Summit Publications Events Stakeholders	California Working Families Policy Summit   Background on California Working Families Policy Summit - 2000 The first Summit was held in January 2000 at the Sacramento Convention Center. Summit 2000 was hosted by the Institute for Research on Women and Families. The California Commission on the Status of Women was an active partner in the development and funding of the Summit. The California Legislative Women's Caucus was an event co-sponsor, and The Women’s Foundation also provided support for the Summit. The Summit was founded and directed by Kate Karpilow, Ph.D., now Executive Director at the California Center for Research on Women and Families (CCRWF). The focus of Summit 2000 was two-fold: the family friendly workplace and economic empowerment. Held in January, the Summit was strategically timed to be a forum for legislators, legislative and Administration staff, advocates, and other leaders to identify possible legislation, administrative actions or state regulations for the upcoming year. At the Summit, respected advocates put forth specific proposals, expert provocateurs responded with comments, and the audience had an opportunity to comment and respond. Participants in the audience were provided with fact sheets, legislative histories and lists of stakeholders for each issue discussed. A statewide advisory committee played a central role in determining the issues to be addressed. Special recognition and thanks are due to the advocates who spent considerable time to formulate their recommendations. Issues addressed at Summit 2000 and the advocates who presented included: Family Friendly Workplace Child Care     Nancy Strohl     Child Care Law Center Health Benefits     Holly Mitchell     Western Center on Law and Poverty Family Leave     Joannie Chang     Employment Law Center/Legal Aid     Society of San Francisco and Economic Empowerment Workforce Investment Act     Virginia Hamilton     California Workforce Association CalWORKs     Casey McKeever     Western Center on Law and Poverty Fair Wage Issues     Jean Ross     California Budget Project Click as directed below to access the policy recommendations developed for each of the six issues for Summit 2000. Family Friendly Workplace Child Care: Click here Health Benefits: Click here Family Leave: Click here Economic Empowerment for Working Families Workforce Investment Act: Click here CalWORKs: Click here Fair Wage Issues: Click here For the lists of legislative stakeholders compiled for each issue, return to the top of the page and click on Stakeholders. top of page