Family Economic Security Partnership Quarterly Meeting Presentations

The Family Economic Security Partnership (FESP) is a public, private and nonprofit collaboration dedicated to increasing the income and building the assets of low-income families in Contra Costa County. 

FESP generally meets quarterly and invites a guest speaker to present on a topic related to poverty or asset building.

To join FESP’s mailing list to be informed of future quarterly meetings, contact FESP@first5coco.hyperarts.com.

 

Presentations from Guest Speakers:

May 28, 2025
Click here to watch recording from May 28, 2025 (youtube.com)

• The California State Budget & Emerging Federal Threats- California Budget & Policy Center (First 5 Contra Costa Presentation_5.28.25 – Google Slides)
• Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano- Advocacy Update
• Meet Your Representatives (coming soon)

September 30, 2024
Click here to watch recording from September, 30, 2024 (youtube.com)

Pros & Cons for November 2024 General Election by League of Women Voters Diablo Valley

Contra Costa County Clerk Recorder Voter Registration Info: Register to Vote – Contra Costa County (contracostavote.gov)

Contra Costa County Legislative Platform Resources:

• For more information contact Emlyn.Struthers@cao.cccounty.us / 925-655-2045
• State Platform: https://www.contracosta.ca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/81997/2023-24-Adopted-State-Platform–As-amended-020624
• Federal Platform: https://www.contracosta.ca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/82741/2023-24-Adopted-Federal-Platform–as-amended-020624-
• Staff report with background for legislative platform

May 20, 2024
Click here to watch recording from May 20, 2024 (youtube.com)

• The 2024-25 May Revise: Family & Child Well-Being At Stake

March 11, 2024
Click here to watch recording from March 11, 2024 (youtube.com)

• Advocacy Training by Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano County
  Related resources:
  • Food Bank Speaker Series Module 1: Intro (youtube.com)
  • Food Bank Speaker Series Module 2: Storytelling (youtube.com)
• Advocacy Training by Contra Costa Budget Justice Coalition

December 7, 2023

• California Child Care Rate Reform Updates by Child Care Law Center
  
• State Policy Agenda for United Ways of CA
• FESP – Diversity Equity Inclusion Children’s Book Recommendations
  

September 14, 2023

• Contra Costa working Group on Guaranteed Income presentation by Community Financial Resources
• Elevate Concord Guaranteed Income Pilot by Monument Impact
• Child Care Teachers Guaranteed Income by First 5 Contra Costa
• National Voter Registration Presentation by County Clerk-Recorder-Elections Office

May 23, 2023

• May Revision 2023-24: The State Budget and the End of Pandemic Supports by Kayla Kitson, California Budget & Policy Center
• Unwinding of the Public Health Emergency and Impacts to the Community We Serve by Tracy Murray, Contra Costa County Employment & Human Services

August 11, 2022

• Guaranteed Income by Community Financial Resources 
• Economic Security Project by Family Economic Security Partnership

February 17, 2022

• Children and Families in California: An Overview on Economic Security by California Budget & Policy Center