COVID-19 BRIEFING

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What is the current state of affairs with California’s short-and long-term response to the COVID-19 outbreak? Where are we headed and how will we rebuild together? While the focus has been on immediate relief, philanthropy has the ability to hold space for future thinking and planning— putting in place the scaffolding needed as we fortify the fundamentals of society. For the latest updates on COVID-19 response and how the future can inform our present thinking, join a discussion featuring Dr. Mark Ghaly, Secretary of California's Health Care Services Agency, and Dr. Sandra Hernández, President & CEO of the California Healthcare Foundation.

SPEAKERS

• Dr. Mark Ghaly, MD, MPH, Secretary, California Health & Human Services Agency
• Dr. Sandra Hernández, MD, President & CEO, California Health Care Foundation
• Kathleen Kelly Janus, Advisor on Social Innovation, Office of Governor Gavin Newsom

PROTECTING DEMOCRACY, BUILDING RESILIENCE, AND SHIFTING POWER IN 2020

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The outbreak of COVID-19 will leave a forever changed world for all of us. Philanthropy has an opportunity to be a leader in advocacy and policy change to support our most vulnerable communities. With the risk of widened inequities, how can our sector leverage shifts in public policy in responding to the current global health and economic crises? How can we mobilize in the short and long terms to advance civic engagement and build community power?

Join four dynamic leaders in conversation on what is at stake in 2020, and what we can learn from this current crisis to ensure a thriving and equitable future for Californians.

SPEAKERS

• Aimee Allison, Founder & President, She the People
• Shena Ashley, Vice President, Nonprofits & Philanthropy, Urban Institute
• Cathy Cha, President, Evelyn & Walter Haas, Jr. Fund
• Sonja Diaz, Founding Executive Director, UCLA Latino Policy & Politics Initiative

PHILANTHROPY MEETS ADVOCACY: RULES OF ENGAGEMENT FOR IMPACT

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For a long time, philanthropy and advocacy have been perceived as incompatible – a match not made in heaven. Increasingly, philanthropic organizations are playing a meaningful civic leadership role. Join us to learn the rules of engagement to maximize advocacy impact at the local, state, and national levels. A panel of experts will explore the fundamentals of advocacy and its critical function in advancing grantmakers’ goals in public policy. We will also examine the transformative changes that can result from connecting our work as funders and relationship builders to the wider civic landscape.

SPEAKERS

• Eunissess Hernandez
• Hillary Moglen, Principal, RALLY
• Nona Randois, California Director, Alliance for Justice
• Marshall Stowell, Vice President of Communications, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation

SHAPING THE FUTURE OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS IN CALIFORNIA

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At over 108,000 individuals, more than half of all people experiencing unsheltered homelessness in our country live in California. With such staggering numbers, we are quickly approaching a breaking point in our affordable housing and homelessness crises. The issues are intrinsically linked, and addressing the crises demands myriad interventions and coordinated action. Join us to learn the latest on the status of affordable housing and homelessness in California— including updates on how these issues are affected by COVID-19— and take a look at emerging replicable, regional policy solutions that communities are implementing to change outcomes.

SPEAKERS

• Andrea Iloulian, Senior Program Officer, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
• Elizabeth Kneebone, Research Director, Terner Center for Housing Innovation at UC Berkeley
• Jazmin Segura, Program Officer, Common Counsel Foundation

WHY CARE ABOUT CARE? INTERSECTIONAL AND INTERGENERATIONAL POLICY SOLUTIONS FOR AN EQUITABLE CARE ECONOMY IN A NEW WORLD

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Even before the COVID-19 outbreak, working families have been struggling against the rising costs of caring for family members, young and old, threatening their financial health and damaging their incomes, workforce productivity, and health. Childcare costs are 37% of the average single-parent household’s income, and 25% of people taking care of children, most of whom are women, are also taking care of seniors.

The current health crisis exacerbates the barriers to an equitable care economy. Millions of families, who were already living on the financial margins, face further strain on their ability to care for their children and older parents. Given the impending recession, ongoing costs, and additional impacts of the current crisis along with a rapidly aging and diversifying population in California, a caregiving crisis is emerging and disproportionately affecting low-income people, people of color, women, and immigrants.

Join us as we explore the interwoven issues of the caregiving workforce, racial and gender justice, economic security, and health within the context of the current pandemic. Presenters will identify intersectional short-term responses and long-term policy solutions, such as paid family leave and universal family care.

SPEAKERS

• Lea Austin, Director, Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, University of California, Berkeley
• Katie Bethell, Executive Director, Paid Leave for the United States
• Amber Christ, Directing Attorney, Justice in Aging
• Padmini Parthasarathy, Senior Program Officer, Economic Security, Walter & Elise Haas Fund

STRATEGIC AND TARGETED POLICIES AMID THE COVID-19 CRISIS

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The COVID-19 public health crisis has upended the lives of Californians. In addition to the Californians whose health has been directly impacted – millions of people have experienced serious disruptions to their jobs, schools, child care settings, and services as a result of the public health measures required to “flatten the curve” of infections. The potential health effects and economic effects may be severe – and Californians with low incomes will be especially hard hit.

The Budget Center is working with the Governor's office, legislative leadership, and stakeholders across the state on strategic and targeted policies that can achieve the greatest impact for the children, families, individuals, and workers whose economic and social well-being is most affected by the consequences of COVID-19. Learn more about how state policymakers are responding and can ensure Californians who can least afford economic hardship and health setbacks receive the support they need now.

SPEAKERS

• Christopher Hoene, Executive Director, California Budget & Policy Center