Children's Advocates Roundtable
The next Roundtable is on Sept. 24, 2020, from 12:00-2:00 pm and will be conducted via Zoom. You must register in advance for the Roundtable (see below for more information).
Background / General Information
The Children's Advocates Roundtable, established in 1990, is an affiliation of statewide and local children's policy organizations, representing over twenty issue disciplines (e.g., child abuse prevention, child care, education, poverty, housing, juvenile justice). The Roundtable is convened quarterly by the Children's Advocacy Institute, and is committed to providing a setting where advocates gather to share resources and information and strategize on behalf of children; an opportunity to educate each other about the variety of issues and legislation that affect children and youth — facilitating prioritization of issues and minimizing infighting over limited state resources historically budgeted for children's programs; an opportunity to collaborate on joint projects that promote the interests of children and families; and a setting to foster a children's political movement, committed to ensuring that every child in California is economically secure, gets a good education, has access to health care, and lives in a safe environment.
The Children's Advocates Roundtable meets quarterly. The date of the next full Roundtable is Sept. 24, 2020, from 12:00-2:00 pm and will be conducted via Zoom.
Agenda:
12:00 pm – 12:30 pm
COVID: IMPACT ON CSEC AND HOW ADVOCATES ARE RESPONDING
- Kate Walker Brown, Attorney, Director, Collaborative Responses to Commercial Sexual
Exploitation Initiative at the National Center for Youth Law - Carly Devlin, Program Director, Huckleberry Youth Programs
12:30 pm – 1:00 pm
LESSONS LEARNED FROM 10 YEARS OF GRADING STATES AND THE ONGOING NEED FOR SURVIVORCENTERED REFORMS
- Christine Raino, Senior Director of Public Policy at Shared Hope International
1:00 pm – 1:30 pm
HIGHER EDUCATION: ADDRESSING THE RESURGENCE OF FOR-PROFIT COLLEGES AND THE DANGERS
TO VULNERABLE YOUTH
- Angela Perry, Senior Policy Analyst, The Institute for College Access and Success (TICAS)
- Suzanne Martindale, Consumer Reports Advocacy, Senior Policy Counsel & Western States Legislative Manager
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm
PARTICIPANT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND DISCUSSION
- Participants will have an opportunity to discuss any legislation or budget advocacy they are pursuing,
make announcements, and present discussion items and /or resources related to the COVID-19 health
crisis.
Each Roundtable consists of:
- A detailed discussion of an emerging area of significance for children's advocates. This is a great opportunity for Roundtable member organizations to inform and educate others about new issues of importance! If your organization is interested in suggesting topics for discussion at a future Roundtable, please contact Melanie Delgado at (619) 260-4806.
- A discussion of timely matters important to all children's advocates, such as the budget, elections, or "inside the horseshoe" information.
- An opportunity for Roundtable members to briefly discuss their legislative and advocacy priorities, and seek support and assistance from other members.
CAI provides a call-in option for Roundtable members unable to attend in person (see agenda for info).
For more information on the Roundtable, or to sign up for our email list, please contact Melanie Delgado at (619) 260-4806.
Information on the Roundtable's Child Welfare Subcommittee:
- The Roundtable's Child Welfare Subcommittee meets monthly to discuss and strategize on issues concerning child abuse prevention, child protection, foster care, the dependency court process, etc.
- Subcommittee meetings are typically held on the 3rd Thursday of each month. When Subcommittee meeting dates coincide with the full Roundtable meeting dates (quarterly), the Subcommittee meetings are held from 11:00 am - 12:00 pm. On all other 3rd Thursdays of the month, the Subcommittee meetings are held from 1:00-3:00 pm.
- For more information about the Roundtable's Child Welfare Subcommittee, please contact Susanna Kniffen at Children Now.