Neighborhood Services and Education Committee (nse)
December 8, 2022

Family Friendly Initiative Report
December 8, 2022
NSE Meeting
Angel Rios, Jr., Deputy City Manager, City Manager's Office Laura Buzo, Assistant to the City Manager, City Manager's Office Lauren Hawkins, Recreation Superintendent, Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services Michelle Ornat, Deputy Director, San José Public Library 1 2
Background
 2019: Council priority referral for facilities
improvements space assessments
 2021 & 2022: Two special meetings of a Joint
City/County meeting on Child and Youth
Wellbeing
 Development of Children and Youth
Services Master Plan
 $10.5M in American Rescue Plan
(ARP) Funds
 FY 2022-23 City Initiatives Road Map: Child
Care Siting Policy Update and the Children
and Youth Services Master Plan
 2018 – Present: Education and Digital
Literacy Strategy Quality Standards
Framework
3 Facilities & Childcare Siting
• $900K allocated
• $247,500 distributed
• 50 children
• 3 projects identified
• February 2023 to Council
Tenant Improvement
Fund
Changing Tables
• All Library locations
• 12 PRNS HUB locations
• 30 Neighborhood Community
Partnership Program Sites
PRNS Site
Improvements
• Roosevelt and Mayfair CC
• Council approved $200,000 for
licensed childcare facility
upgrades
• Preliminary estimates for
upgrades is $2.5 million
• PRNS working on ARP funding
alternatives for Council
consideration
Lactation Pods
Phase 1
• Evergreen Library
• Seven Trees CC
• City Hall
Phase 2
• Roosevelt & Southside CC
• Tully & Hillview Libraries
4 Lactation Pod Placement
5 Family Friendly Program Highlights
Library's Early Education
Community Assessment
Family, Friend & Neighbor
(FFN) Caregiver Support Network
TouchPoints in the Library
Together We Read
Wee Grow! Developmental
Screenings
Provides strength-based strategies for providing customer service to families Encourages family literacy by providing curated reading material and activities Helps caregivers understand how their child is growing and learning Contributes to a stronger community and early childcare education workforce Provides a roadmap for more targeted and equitable services for and with the community 6 Joint City/County Child Wellbeing
 ARP Spending Plan for Youth
 Bill of Rights for Children and Youth
 Intergenerational Recreational Quality
Standard Working Group
 Childcare Services: Automated response
for survivors of gender-based violence
and/or their family
 Gender specific survivor-centered
recreational and empowerment
programming
7 • Continued execution, assessment and evaluation of Family Friendly Initiative, including data collection and analysis
• Integrate and align the Family Friendly Initiative with the Children and Youth Services Master Plan development
• The Children and Youth Services Master Plan will include a coordinated service delivery approach and integration of Family Friendly policy and programming, including equitable access to pathways, opportunities, and appropriate supports for families to thrive
• Anticipated completion of the Children and Youth Master Plan is April 2023 and will include an annual reporting timeline
Next Steps
8 Angel Rios, Deputy City Manager
Laura Buzo, Assistant to the City Manager
Lauren Hawkins, Recreation Superintendent, Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services Michelle Ornat, Deputy Director, San José Public Library Family Friendly Initiative Report