The Children, Youth & Family Consortium (CYFC)
and
The Minnesota Council on Family Relations (MCFR)
Present
Fitting
Families into Policies, Outcomes & Results:
The Family
Impact Checklist
October
1st, 2009
8:30
a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Room
217, Capitol Building
75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55155
To Register
Visit https://www.eventville.com/catalog/eventregistration1.asp?eventid=1005972
To download a flyer
for the October 1st Family Impact Checklist Training, click here.
Cost to attend:
Minnesota
Council on Family Relations (MCFR) members: $25
Non-MCFR
members: $35
Coming to the Capitol:
Directions & Parking
To
find out how to get to and park at the capitol, please visit the Minnesota
State Legislature’s official website at: http://www.leg.state.mn.us/leg/faq/faqtoc.asp?subject=14. This
site contains detailed directions, maps and even a video showing you how to
make your visit as easy as possible.
Allowing
yourself plenty of time to travel and park, and following the below tips, will
make your visit to the capitol a breeze:
o
FOR
METERED, STREET OR RAMP PARKING: Bring
quarters. Meters do not currently accept cards or cash.
o
FOR
A DAILY PARKING PASS: Daily parking permits are available in some lots and in the
Centennial Parking ramp. The required permit can be obtained from Plant
Management in room G-10 of the Administration Building. Call 651.201.2300 to reserve
your pass.
o
FOR
QUESTIONS ABOUT VISITING THE CAPITOL: Call 651.296.2881.
10/1/09 Checklist Training Detailed Agenda
8:30 – 9:00 Light
Breakfast & Registration
Network, familiarize yourself with
the capitol, and meet your hosts for the day
9:00 – 9:05 Legislator
Welcome
9:05 – 9:15 Introduction
to the Minnesota Council on Family Relations (MCFR), Ellen Shelton, Wilder
Research
Learn
about MCFR’s mission, history and how this training is the result of a an
exciting partnership
9:15 – 9:30 Introductions
Find out why
fellow practitioners
chose to attend and what they hope to get out of the training
9:30 – 9:45 Introduction
to the Children, Youth & Family Consortium (CYFC) and the Family Impact
Policy Initiative
Learn about CYFC’s mission and
perspective on policy, and how their work with policymakers complements what
you are learning at the training (and why that’s important!)
9:45 – 10:00 Overview
of the Family Impact Perspective & The Family Impact Checklist
Understand
how the family impact perspective is unique, and how to conduct an analysis to
examine the impact of policies, programs, and services on families
10:00 – 10:30 Checklist
Training (Large Group)
Generate a topic as a group in order to see the importance of
targeting a relevant and timely topic on which you can have impact. Walk
through a family impact analysis of the selected topic.
10:30 – 11:00 Checklist
Training (Small Group)
Within your small group, identify a new topic to analyze. Staff will circulate to help you out along the way.
11:00 – 11:30 Q&A,
Discussion & Evaluations
Process the day’s training,
discussions and learnings. Share new findings with one another, including what
was the most beneficial to you and where there is room for improvement.
11:30 a.m. Legislator
Closing
Optional Activities
12:00 p.m. Checklist
Language Discussion Group (Transportation Building)
Together,
we’ll take a short walk to the Transportation Building, where those interested
will review the checklist over lunch and identify possible partisan language. Lunch not provided.
1:00 Capitol
Tour
A 45-minute tour
offered through the Minnesota Historical Society’s Capitol Historic Site
Program
2:00 Optional
Activities End
2:00 + Schedule
a Meeting with Your Legislator!
Let your Senator and/or Representative know that you’ll be at the capitol
on the afternoon of October 1st and that you’d like to meet with
him/her. To find out who represents you, the bills they voted on and more,
visit: http://www.leg.state.mn.us/leg/faq/faqtoc.asp?subject=10.
Questions About the Checklist Training or Optional
Activities?
Contact Sara Benning, CYFC’s policy coordinator, at 612.626.0715
or sbenning@umn.edu
