Advisory Council on Child Poverty and Strengthening Families

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Thursday, August 23, 2018

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

Meeting Called to Order

• Rep. Theresa Wood, House Committee On Human Services
  

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Election of Chair

• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

10:00 AM

Review of Act 207

An act relating to the Advisory Council on Child Poverty and Strengthening Families

• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

10:30 AM

Update on Minimum Wage Legislation

• Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

10:45 AM

ACES update and discussion

• Kathy Hentcy, Mental Health & Health Care Integration Director, Department of Mental Health
  

11:15 AM

Establish future meeting dates

including location and date of the mandatory off-site meeting

11:30 AM

Adjourn

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Thursday, September 20, 2018

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

Meeting Called to Order

9:35 AM

Approve Minutes From Previous Meeting

9:45 AM

Update on Child Care and CCFAP

• Reeva Murphy, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
  
• Aly Richards, Executive Director, Permanent Fund for Vermont's Children
  

10:30 AM

AHS Community Profiles

• Dru Roessle, Director of Performance Improvement, Agency of Human Services
  

11:10 AM

Review of NCSL Resources on Child Poverty Benchmarks

• Katie McLinn, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

11:15 AM

Committee Discussion and Planning

- off-site meeting location and date?
- most relevant organizations to contact for Public Comment at the off-site meeting?

11:30 AM

Adjourn

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Thursday, October 25, 2018

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

Meeting Called to Order

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Approve Minutes From Previous Meeting

• Sara Kobylenski , Member, VT Affordable Housing Coalition Steering Committee
  

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Information on Off-Site Meeting

review one-page and approve for web-site distribution

9:40 AM

Housing Bond Update

- discussion of the status of the Housing Bond
- realities on the ground of what is working and what is not working

• Jennifer Hollar, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board
  
• Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board
  

10:45 AM

Update on the Kids Count Data Center

- recommendations as to which benchmarks the Foundation would view as the most important/effective in measuring the Advisory Council’s impact over the next 10 years.

• Sarah Teel, Research Director, Voices for Vermont's Children
  

11:30 AM

Adjourn

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Thursday, November 29, 2018

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

Meeting Called to Order

-

Approve Minutes From Previous Meeting

9:40 AM

REview of Act 43 Report

• Amy Johnson, Program Manager, Children, Youth, and Families Division, Northwest Counseling & Support Services
  
• Holly Morehouse, Executive Director, Vermont Afterschool, Inc.
  
• Reeva Murphy, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
  

10:15 AM

Strengthening Families

• Sharon Harrington, Strategic Initiatives Manager, Birth to Five
  
• Reeva Murphy, Deputy Commissioner, Child Development Division, Department for Children and Families
  

10:45 AM

Discuss Benchmarks and Recommendations to Legislature

• Jared Adler, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Jennifer Carbee, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council
  

11:30 AM

Adjourn

May extend until noon if necessary

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Wednesday, December 5, 2018

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Public Hearing

Meeting Record

5:00 PM

Spaghetti dinner hosted by NEKCA

5:15 PM

Council welcome and opening remarks

during dinner

5:30 PM

Dinner questions for discussion

1. What do you think are the biggest challenges facing Vermonters in poverty today?
2. From your experience and perspective, what works?
3. From your experience and perspective, what would be helpful?

6:15 PM

Roundtable discussions

1. What circumstances put Vermonters in poverty and what barriers keep them there?
2. What do you think would help Vermonters move out of poverty?
3. What other thoughts, ideas, questions, solutions, or suggestions would you like to share with the Council?

6:45 PM

Roundtable reporters report main ideas from discussion

7:00 PM

Thank you and closing remarks

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Thursday, December 20, 2018

Meeting Details

Hearing Type

Standard

Meeting Record

9:30 AM

Meeting Called to Order

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Approve Minutes From Previous Meeting

9:35 AM

Review Recommendations

• Jared Adler, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  
• Lee Lauber, Former Childcare and Family Support Worker, Citizen
  

11:05 AM

Review Benchmarks

• Jared Adler, Law Clerk, Office of Legislative Council
  
• Nolan Langweil, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office
  

11:30 AM

Adjourn

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