Event

Investing in Our Future: How California is Fighting Against Childhood Poverty and What Still Needs to be Done

Host Organization: Northern California Grantmakers and Asset Funders Network

About

Despite being one of the most progressive states in the Union, California has the highest childhood poverty rate in Country. In fact 20% of California children live in poverty, impacting almost 2 million children with 450,000 of those children living in deep poverty. Estimates show that when fully realized, savings generated by lifting these children from poverty would total $12 billion annually, on an ongoing basis, representing a dramatic return on investment.

The Governor’s new budget allocates more than $3 billion toward investments called for in the State Lifting Children and Families Out of Poverty Task Force’s End Child Poverty Plan. The Plan addresses issues such as early childhood care & education; health; housing; foster care; safety net and economic programs. What impact will these investments have, how can we leverage them, and what else needs to be done?

Join us to learn:

  • From experts and practitioners from the field
  • How existing policies faring and where are they falling short
  • How new investments adopted in the budget impact childhood poverty and what additional policies are needed to reduce California’s high child poverty rate
  • Where “on the ground” programmatic and policy efforts having the most impact
  • What is still left to be done

Register
When
Tuesday, September 17 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Where
1 Bush Street #800 San Francisco, CA 94104
Fee
Free
Event Type
Event
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