Title
a. Accept the 2015-16 Annual Report from the Monterey County Children’s Council; and
b. Receive an oral presentation regarding current Children’s Council initiatives: All Kids, Our Kids and Bright Beginnings.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Accept the 2015-16 Annual Report from the Monterey County Children’s Council; and
b. Receive an oral presentation regarding current Children’s Council initiatives: All Kids, Our Kids and Bright Beginnings.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Annual Report provides the community with an update on Children’s Council initiatives, goals and accomplishments from July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016. It also provides the community with data on selected indicators related to child and youth wellbeing.
The oral presentation will include an update on the Council’s two initiatives: All Kids, Our Kids in partnership with local schools and Bright Beginnings.
All Kids, Our Kids is a partnership with local school districts to build stronger, more resilient children and youth by creating positive, caring and supportive relationships for students at home, in school and community, and among peers. The initial phases of the All Kids, Our Kids have focused on collecting county-wide data to measure youth resiliency and providing training opportunities to schools and communities.
Bright Beginnings, previously known as Early Childhood Development Initiative (ECDI), was renamed to align more closely with Bright Futures, the cradle-to-career initiative anchored at California State University at Monterey Bay. Bright Beginnings aims to maximize community efforts to improve early childhood development outcomes through effective coordination, capacity building, empowerment and strategic action for children from the prenatal stage through 3rd grade and their families.
A copy of the FY 15-16 Annual Report is on file with the Clerk of the Board.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
The Monterey County Children’s Council is composed of 28 members from county, city, school, and community-based organizations and includes elected officials, department heads/superintendents and community members.
FINANCING:
There are no costs associated with this presentation.
Prepared by: Marisa Fiori, Management Analyst III, ext. 1100
Approved by: Marcia Parsons, Chief Probation Officer, ext. 3913
Attachments:
Monterey County Children’s Council FY 2015-16 Report to the Board of Supervisors
Monterey County Children’s Council Report to the Community