Parent Voices - Meetings & Events

January 10,2008- Budget Actions. In San Francisco and Sacramento Parent Voices members attended Budget Actions to declare to the Governor and the Legislature that poor children and families should not be targeted to balance the State's budget. This event marked our first actions for 2008!

August 20, 2007- East Bay Action in front of the Oakland Federal building. Over 40 parents and providers protested the Budget stalemate. The next day the Budget passed!

June 7, 2007- East Bay Action took place in front of Governor Schwarzenegger's San Francisco office building at 455 Golden Gate Avenue. 40 parents and children came to voice their concerns around important issues such as the Centralized Eligibility List (over 200,000 eligible families still remain), Community Care Licensing ( annual visits instead of every 3 years), and updating the SMI (State Median Income) annually. Parent members lined up their children's shoes outside of the Governor's office door representing the need to get children off of the waiting list.

May 2, 2007: Stand For Children - Parent Rally Day at State Capitol. Busses from all over the state brought 600 Parents and Children to our annual signature rally and march at the State Capitol. Stand for Children Day is the most exciting and empowering day of the Parent Voices Year! It is a 100% parent-led, parent-run day that begins with a Call to Action in the morning; an impressive March to the Capitol; a stellar Rally on the Capitol steps with parent and legislative speakers and entertainment; and ends with parents heading into the Capitol to meet with their Legislators. Come Join us on May 7, 2008!

View the save the date flier in English and Spanish

April 19, 2007- Parent Organizer Leah Benz from Marin County organized a "Take Action" night at the Pickleweed Community Center in San Rafael. Parents, community members and local legislators came together and brainstormed solutions to the child care funding deficit in Marin County.

March 23, 2007- Parent Organizer Heather De La Rippa along with parent leaders from El Dorado County hosted at the South Lake Tahoe Community College the movie "Waging a Living." This movie chronicles the lives of the working poor across America. The evening sparked a discussion on the needs of Tahoe's low income families. In attendance was the Chair of the Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce and a City Council member.

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