Partnership For Children And Youth

Policy and Advocacy:Our policy and advocacy has been focused on making sure that the historic $4 billion investment of state funding in expanded learning programs is maintained. We conducted surveys and interviews with local educational agencies and community-based providers to learn about how they are using ELO-P. Our report provides a snapshot of the trends and opportunities for practitioners, policymakers, and advocates. This policy research provided support to legislation (AB 1113) that was successfully signed into law which requires that school districts report on the number of kids that participate in programs and embed this data into the state's longitudinal data system. PCY coordinates the advocacy coalition, the California Afterschool Advocacy Alliance, that was the lead expert and spokesperson for this bill.

Organizational Development:Our organizational development work in FY 2025 centered around growing and building our organizational capacity by bringing on new staff, board members, and panthers. We have held monthly in-person full day staff sessions and a multi-day retreat to deepen organizational culture and relationships, focus on how equity is approached and embodied within the organization, and develop and manage annual goals and budget. We've strengthened our staff management processes to inform strategic decisions on capacity, hiring, professional development, and well-being which are reflected in our organizational effectiveness and culture guide.