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Child Abuse Prevention Council, Commission on the Status of Women and Senior Care Commission present work plans; board asks for joint coordination meeting
Summary
Chairs and representatives from three advisory commissions presented FY 2025–26 work plans and budgets. The committee accepted the reports and directed a joint coordination meeting between the Children, Seniors and Families Committee and the Child Abuse Prevention Council to explore shared strategies and align inventory‑grant resources.
Three advisory commissions presented work plans and budgets to the Children, Seniors and Families Committee on June 26: the Child Abuse Prevention Council (CAPC), the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) and the Senior Care Commission.
Child Abuse Prevention Council (CAPC): Chair James Gibbon Shapiro outlined CAPC activities and funding sources. CAPC’s budget is primarily state‑sourced (licence‑plate fees and other state collections), and the council funds grants to local nonprofits, public awareness campaigns (bus wraps and billboards), and a symposium that this year drew 300 professionals. CAPC also provides oversight and receives regular reports from the Department of Family and Children’s Services (DFCS).
Commission on the Status of Women (CSW): A CSW commissioner noted the commission increased its mini‑grant allocations (from about $8,500 the prior year to $21,000 this year) and budgeted $25,000 for mini‑grants in the coming year; grants are funded by the commission’s fundraising activities (Women’s Equality Day events) rather than the county general fund. CSW said it will continue public forums and policy work on issues such as unhoused women and girls and will develop a public‑policy process to select priority issues.
Senior Care Commission: Commissioner Tyler Taylor reported the commission reconstituted quorum after a period of low membership and is pursuing an aggressive work plan: aligning with the county’s Age‑Friendly Action Plan and the State Master Plan for Aging; focusing on caregiver workforce and caregiver subsidy/pilot evaluation; increasing transportation access and outreach to local city‑level senior commissions; and monitoring legislation affecting older adults.
Committee requests and joint action: Supervisors praised the commissions and asked for a joint CAPC / Children, Seniors and Families Committee meeting to coordinate grant inventories, program delivery and shared priorities. CAPC chair and committee members agreed to a joint meeting and CAPC said it would bring its contract tracking and Cannes Center oversight reporting to that coordination discussion.
Action: The committee voted to receive the reports and accepted a motion to schedule a joint coordination meeting with CAPC to align work plans and explore leveraging inventory grants and county resources. Motion carried; Vice Chairperson Young and Chairperson Arenas voted yes.
What’s next: The committee and CAPC staff will coordinate a date for a joint meeting and CAPC agreed to bring contract deliverable and monitoring information so the committee can identify opportunities for coordinated support.
