The mission of the Joint City/County Commission on Children is to generate an action plan to advocate for the individuals below the age of eighteen and their interests, assess the general welfare of our youth, offer ways in which the key needs of those individuals can be met, and promote the healthy development of children which will ultimately benefit our entire community. To this end the Commission will:
Monitor and make recommendations with State and Federal efforts, including legislation and the Texas Commission on Children and Youth
Promote children and their needs by advocating, educating, and informing policy makers, program designers/administrators, business leaders and public regarding children's issues
Foster coordination, collaboration, and resources sharing between governments and private entities
Develop and promote a set of guidelines to integrate government and private programs which will primary prevention and early intervention for children and their families
Develop recommendation for Houston and Harris County's children relating to such areas as health, education, security, safety and employment that outlines the responsibilities for the city/county governments
Perform other duties as may be assigned by Mayor and the City Council of the County Judge and the Commissioners Court of Harris County
MEMBERS
Chairperson: Ann Kaufman
Jim S. Adler, Rev. D.Z. Cofield, Honorable Garnet Coleman, Honorable Jo Ann Delgado, Honorable Ed Emmett, Maureen Hackett, Bobbie Henderson, Ph.D., Helaine Lane, Harvin C. Moore, Linda May, Gus Noojin, City Council Member Melissa Noriega, Sharon M. Owens, Imogen Papadopoulos, Belinda Price, Michele J. Sabino, Ed. D., Vic Samuels, John Sawyer, Ed. D., Steve Schnee, Ph. D., Peggy Smith, Ph.D., Janet Stansbury, MSW, and Linda Williams-Willis, Ph.D.
