Past Events

For the Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Health and Human Services hearing, Director of Research Scott Graves presented on how Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) grant levels fall short of allowing low-income seniors and people with disabilities to make ends meet in our state.

For the California Department of Social Services’ Lifting Children and Families Out of Poverty Task Force meeting, Senior Policy Analyst Kristin Schumacher presented on early learning for children aged 0-5 from a family access perspective.
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For the 11th Annual Developmental Disabilities Public Policy Conference, sponsored by The Arc California and United Cerebral Palsy California Collaboration, Director of Research Scott Graves presented on the governor’s proposed budget and prospects for additional investments in public services in 2018-19.

For the National Association of Social Workers’ Legislative Lobby Days, Director of Research Scott Graves presented on the governor’s proposed budget and prospects for additional investments in public services in 2018-19.

For Housing California’s annual conference, Director of Research Scott Graves participated in a workshop on a proposed ballot initiative to reform California’s property tax system.

For an event hosted by the TechEquity Collaborative, Director of Strategic Communications Steven Bliss discussed how Proposition 13 has affected California and how its partial repeal will help spur more widespread opportunity and growth.

For the fourth hearing of the California Assembly Blue Ribbon Commission on Early Childhood Education, Senior Policy Analyst Kristin Schumacher discussed the Governor’s 2018-19 budget proposal for the state’s subsidized child care and development system.  » Read more about: California Assembly Blue Ribbon Commission on Early Childhood Education Hearing  »

For the California Child Development Administrators Association’s Early Learning Advocacy Day, Senior Policy Analyst Kristin Schumacher presented on the Governor’s 2018-19 budget proposal for the child care and development system while also providing some context regarding economic trends in California as well as federal policy actions.

For the Parent-Teacher Association’s Sacramento Safari 2018, Senior Policy Analyst Kristin Schumacher presented on how early care and education relates to the effects of poverty on youth, their long-term achievement, and family stability.

For Northern California Grantmakers’ event “There’s a Hole in My Budget: What’s the Governor Covering and What’s Left Out?” Executive Director Chris Hoene presented on the state budget process and this year’s emerging issues.