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Congress on Children 2004 program

Congress on Children
Wednesday, September 22, 2004
Airport Hilton Hotel

Check-in
7:30 to 8:00 am

Lisa Uribe
Congress Chairperson & VOICES Board Member

Ramiro Cavazos
Director of Economic Development for the City of San Antonio


Dr. Aletha Huston
Presentation
University of Texas at Austin
Public Policies to Promote Child Development

Jason Sabo
United Ways of Texas
78th Session & Soup Bone Principle

Break

• Child Abuse and Neglect
  Mark Carmona, Task Force Co-chair with Luba Hansin-Jones                               Presentation
  Executive Director, Alamo Children’s Advocacy Center                                         Issues/Agenda
• Early Care and Education
  Dawn White, Task Force Chair & VOICES Board Member                                        Presentation
  Manager, Family Service Association                                                                        Issues/Agenda
• Health Care
  Sr. Michele O’Brien, Chairperson-Health Care for Every Child                                 Presentation
  Director of Advocacy-CHRISTUS Santa Rosa                                                         Issues/Agenda
• 9-Zip Codes
  Cam Messina, Executive Director-VOICES FOR CHILDREN                                   Presentation

Mike Villarreal
Texas State Representative-District 123
Looking to 79th Legislative Session

Table Conversations
See Table Conversation Form in packet.
Write brief responses to questions
and share with colleagues at your table.
Time cues will be given from podium.

Invocation
Reverend Kenneth Thompson
Executive Director, Community of Churches
VOICES Board Member

Lunch
You are encouraged to continue your table conversation.

Guest Speaker and Q & A

Eliot Shapleigh  
Presentation
Texas State Senator–District 29
A New Texas: Invest in Our Kids, Invest in Our Future

Closing Remarks
George Block
Assistant Director of Athletics, Northside I.S.D.
VOICES FOR CHILDREN Board Chairman

Go Forth and Raise your Voice for Children

City Budget Hearing Update

Well-over twenty child advocates attended the City Council Budget Hearing on September 3^rd.  Many spoke and many others stood in their support.  Our message was clear:  invest in young children for the greatest return; and the professional development of our early childhood teachers is the best way to ensure a smart start!

The high point of the evening was a presentation to council members of decorated flower pots that carried information about the number of children, child care centers and child care teachers in their district!  Children from centers in each district presented the gifts!  We snapped a few photos, follow link to catch those kids’ smiles!