Now we’re taking that hopeful energy to the final event in our 30th Anniversary Speaker Series. On Tuesday, October 22, you’re invited to join us in Downtown Los Angeles for “For Our Children’s Future: Children and Our Multiracial Democracy.” The event will feature a panel of women of color leaders discussing how we can continue to strengthen our multiracial democracy to support the health of every child, as well as a celebration of our 30 years of advocacy with food, drinks and live music. We hope to see you there!

Children and Our Multiracial Democracy
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
5:30-7:30 p.m.

Japanese American National Museum
100 N Central Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90012

This guide shares The Children’s Partnership’s positions on three California ballot propositions. We urge voters to keep children’s health equity top-of-mind for all choices this election.

NO on Proposition 35
Protect flexibility for children’s health funding.

Prop 35 removes state budget flexibility and severely limits future MCO tax revenues, jeopardizing Medi-Cal expansions and safety net programs benefiting children’s health, including community health workers, mental health services, and continuous coverage for children under 5. Prop 35 leaves no room for community voice, putting special interests in charge of health care funding.

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More Information on TCP’s Position
Prop 35 Fact Sheet

YES on Proposition 5
Give cities tools to create affordable housing.

Prop 5 is targeted to the urgent housing needs of local communities. This measure gives local governments a more realistic financing option to fund an increase in the supply of affordable housing, and to address the numerous local public infrastructure challenges cities, counties and special districts are facing.

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YESonProp5.org
CalMatters Explainer Video

YES on Proposition 33
Stable housing is essential for children’s health.

Prop 33 gives local communities the right to stabilize rents and make apartments more affordable for low-income and middle-income renters, addressing root causes of homelessness, skyrocketing rents and unaffordable housing.

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YESon33.org
CalMatters Explainer Video

Concerns about Prop 36
While TCP does not have a formal position on Prop 36, we are concerned about elements of the proposal that may undermine our mission.

Prop 36 reclassifies some theft and drug crimes as felonies and increases punishment for these crimes. The proposition also creates a treatment-focused court process for drug possession. Prop 36 would greatly increase the state prison population as well as state criminal justice costs with no funding to cover new expenses. This would reduce the amount that the state could spend on other restorative services such as mental health and drug treatment, K-12 school programs that support vulnerable youth, and victim services.

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California Budget & Policy Center Analysis

After hearing from families in focus groups and from Medi-Cal enrollment assisters that Medi-Cal enrollees consistently experience long call wait times trying to get help with renewing their coverage, The Children’s Partnership commissioned WestGroup Research to survey wait times on county call lines.

What we found was consistent with what we’ve been hearing: Average wait times were about an hour across the state, with several large counties experiencing wait times at double that length, as well as a huge dropped-call rate due to high volume.

Watch a recording of our survey results webinar in English or Spanish.

Keeping Medi-Cal coverage for children and their families requires a program that works. This seminal research is evidence that something must be done to help our California families stay enrolled in Medi-Cal. SB 1289 (Roth), co-sponsored by our partner Western Center on Law & Poverty, would provide an important step toward accountability and making Medi-Cal work better for families by requiring the California Department of Health Care Services to collect and report county call system data. The bill is currently on the Governor’s desk awaiting his signature.

Meaningful partnerships with community members are an essential part of The Children’s Partnership’s approach to advocacy, and all forms of effort, expertise and information sharing deserve compensation.

TCP is committed to making stipend and honorarium payments as accessible and equitable as possible for the community members we work with. We invite you to share this voluntary survey with your networks to help us gather valuable feedback from community members on the payment methods that best meet their needs and any barriers they may face.

Thank you for your continued partnership and support of our communities!

Representatives from the following WCEP member organizations attended a retreat September 9-10: SEIU, Catalyst CA, Families in Schools, Californians for Justice, InnerCity Struggle, GRACE-End Child Poverty, First5 Association, ABEN, Black ECE, First5LA, The Children’s Partnership, California Child Care Resource and Referral Network

The Whole Child Equity Partnership (WCEP) convened on September 9 and 10 in Palo Alto for our summer/fall retreat. WCEP partners focused on how to intentionally grow the coalition to operationalize our collective commitment to a vision inclusive of representatives from diverse communities and sectors. In doing so, WCEP will build a network representing and reaching more of California’s babies and toddlers. As we look toward the new year – and a new Presidential administration – we recommit ourselves to this expansion and how we can harness our collective power to best advocate for our state’s youngest members. Let’s make California the best state to have, raise and be a child!

This webinar, presented by the Whole Child Equity Partnership, will bring together experts, policymakers, advocates, thought partners and other stakeholders from across California to discuss the importance of including children prenatal to age 3 and their families in reparations policy.

California Reparations: How Does Prenatal to 3 Fit In?  
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
10-11 a.m.
Speakers:
Dr. John Dobard, Vice President of Policy and Programs at Catalyst California
Lisa Holder, President of Equal Justice Society
Dr. Cheryl Grills, California Reparations Task Force

We will be discussing the following:

• The history of reparations and current context setting (e.g., CA reparations report, things to build upon)
• The historical context of racial injustice, systemic racism, and reparations efforts and strategies

This webinar will be presented in English, with live Spanish translation available.

Join the Long-Term Supports and Services LTSS4All Grassroots Coalition, including the California Alliance for Retired Americans (CARA), California Pan-Ethnic Health Network (CPEHN) and San Francisco Rising Alliance, for a California State Ballot Initiatives Forum. You’ll learn about this November’s ballot measures and how they specifically relate to elder, disability and worker justice – all of which touch the lives of children and their families.

California State Ballot Initiatives Forum
Friday, September 27, 2024
12 p.m. PDT
Zoom

Note: CPEHN and CARA are part of the No on Prop 35 coalition.

The Latino Coalition for a Healthy California (LCHC) invites you to attend this year’s Latine & Indigenous Health Policy Summit. This event is unique in California, focusing explicitly on exploring policy solutions to address the complex health disparities faced by Latine and Indigenous Californians.

This year’s theme, California Unida for Health Equity, underscores the critical need for the Latine community and all Californians to unite in creating meaningful policy change. Join to discuss our Medi-Cal system, its expansion, as well as the recent unwinding; the economic importance of investing in Latine health and its broader impacts on our state; and the importance of having these conversations in the shadow of a consequential election, where health is on the ballot.

We are excited to have TCP President Mayra E. Alvarez join a panel on the future of Medi-Cal!

The summit is free to the general public, but registration is required. Learn more about the speakers, panels and topics.

LCHC 2024 Latine and Indigenous Health Policy Summit
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Program 1-4 p.m.
Reception: 4-6 p.m.

Location:
The California Endowment
1000 Alameda St
Los Angeles, CA 90012

This free, 5-episode virtual conversation series offers a safe and welcoming space to hold conversations for and by Latine families. Explore what it means to be a parent as part of the Latine community, raising Latine children while navigating U.S. mainstream cultures, and connecting Latine cultural identities to physical and mental well-being.

Somos Latine Families is moderated by Eva Rivera, TCP policy director for early childhood development and Brazelton Touchpoints Center national facilitator.

Series Details:

• Dates: Five Mondays from Sept. 30 through Dec. 2
• Times: 12-1:30 p.m. PT
• Format: Each webinar is 1 hour followed by a 30-minute Q&A session with parent panelists

Join the CA-PIF Outreach and Communications workgroup on Tuesday, October 1, from 10-11:30 a.m for for the virtual training webinar, Language Access 101: Requirements, Best Practices, and Resources for Working with Persons with Limited English Proficiency.

The training will be led by Asian Resources, Inc. The session will also include speakers from API Forward Movement, Pals for Health, and Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles.

Through case studies and interactive discussions, you’ll learn about:

• Language access requirements and best practices for community-based organizations; service providers; government agencies; and community health workers, promotores and representatives.
• Legal requirements for providing language assistance services, including interpreter and translation services, to persons with limited English proficiency (LEP).
• Tools providers can use to ensure compliance, address language gaps in various service settings, and advocate effectively for individuals with LEP.

This webinar will be presented in English, with live Spanish interpretation.

The Whole Child Equity Partnership’s Health Workgroup invites you to join a series of conversations with doulas, community members and legal professionals to discuss California birth options.

California is currently experiencing a maternity care and maternal/infant mortality crisis. We will clearly communicate the importance of the Midwifery Model of Care™, share information on childbirth education options, informed decision making and knowing your rights in a birth space setting – all in support of a safe and affirming childbirth experience for BIPOC families.

Envisioning Midwifery Integration, Collaboration and Expansion

We’ll discuss the national maternal/infant mortality crisis and its impacts in California, birth disparities, the Midwifery Model of Care™, and more.

Thursday, October 3, 2024
11 a.m.-1 p.m.

Know Your Rights

We’ll discuss birthing rights, FAQs on birth justice, and overcoming barriers to birth equity for birthing families of color.

Thursday, October 17, 2024
3:30-5 p.m.