Housing & Homelessness
Coalition Calls: Protect Foster Youth in the State Budget
Next Coalition Call: Wednesday, July 3rd from 3:00 to 3:30 p.m.
At the time of the call, attendees can use this Zoom link to join, no registration required. To be added to the calendar invitation and receive agendas and reminders, please e-mail Simone Tureck Lee at simone@jbay.org.
This page provides the slide decks and recordings from bi-weekly coalition calls hosted by JBAY. This coalition was formed in 2024 to protect foster youth in the 2024-25 state budget after the Newsom Administration proposed the elimination of two vital housing support programs for current and former foster youth: The $13.7 million Housing Navigation & Maintenance Program and the $18.8 million Supervised Independent Living Placement (SILP) Housing Supplement.
June 20, 2024 Coalition Call
Ongoing strategies discussed on this call that are still current:
- Contact the Governor during these final budget negotiations (see contact guide)
- New social media posts available here
June 6, 2024 Coalition Call
Ongoing strategies discussed on this call that are still current:
- Contact the Senate, Assembly, and Governor during these final budget negotiations (see contact guide)
- New social media posts available here
May 23, 2024 Coalition Call
Ongoing strategies discussed on this call that are still current:
- New social media posts available here
May 15, 2024 Coalition Call
Ongoing strategies discussed on this call that are still current:
- Amended proposed foster care rate structure increases monthly SILP payments to $2,288, achieving goal of SILP Housing Supplement. (See slides 3-5)
- Submit written testimony to Senate Budget Subcommittee 4 on Housing Navigation & Maintenance Program, and call Senator Padilla, Chair. (See slide 7)
May 9, 2024 Coalition Call
Ongoing strategies discussed on this call that are still current:
- Share op ed from Back to the Start (post available in social media toolkit)
Ongoing strategies discussed on this call that are still current:
- Stay tuned for coalition activities, TBD around May Revise
April 11, 2024 Coalition Call
Ongoing strategies discussed on this call that are still current:
- New publication on county survey regarding Housing Navigation & Maintenance Program
- New social media posts available here
- Second half of budget season outlined on slide 6
March 28, 2024 Coalition Call
March 15, 2024 Coalition Call
February 29, 2024 Coalition Call
Ongoing strategies discussed on this call that are still current:
- Strategies discussed now outdated. Please refer to most recent call.
February 15, 2024 Coalition Call
Ongoing strategies discussed on this call that are still current:
- Young adults with lived expertise can sign onto the coalition letter and share their thoughts using this link.
- Share these 3 articles widely (Imprint / The Davis Enterprise / EdSource)
- Post on social media using this toolkit.
February 1, 2024 Coalition Call
Ongoing strategies discussed on this call that are still current:
- Email Daniel Heimpel of Good River Partners for help with writing and placing op-eds.
January 18, 2024 Coalition Call
This call was hosted to launch the coalition. Attendees were invited to participate in a number of advocacy activities. Ongoing strategies discussed on this call that are still current:
- Sign onto the coalition letter to the Governor.