City Council COMMITTEES AND AGENDAS

Childhood and Youth

Agendas, presentations, etc. listed below are in .pdf, unless otherwise indicated.

2022 meeting dates: January (none), February 9, March 9, April 13, May 11, June (none), July 13, August 10, September 14, October 12, November 9, December 14

• 2022 Committee Schedule (.pdf)
• Childhood & Youth Committee 2020 Recap Letter
• 40 Developmental Assets for Early Childhood (ages 3-5) (.pdf)
• 40 Developmental Assets for Adolescents (ages 12-18) (.pdf)
• Committee Charge (.pdf)

Announcements

• Let the City of Houston know that funding early childhood initiatives is a priority for you! Your input will help prioritize how the City spends the remaining $400 million of the approximately $600 million the City is receiving through the American Rescue Plan. The first half of the funds were received in May, and the balance will be received in May 2022. The City has identified four key areas to allocate ARP funding, including Quality & Accessible Education and Childcare. Other identified areas include crime prevention, solid waste management and affordable housing. Please take a few minutes to fill out the survey here.

• Please welcome Steven Dow!
  Mr. Dow has joined Director Olivera Jankovska’s team in the Mayor’s Office of Education, as the City of Houston’s point person on Early Childhood Initiatives. Steven is a Houston native who spent the majority of his professional career as the Executive Director of one of the most innovative and effective anti-poverty agencies in the country, The Community Action Project of Tulsa County. Under his leadership, CAP Tulsa distinguished itself as a national leader in fighting poverty by focusing on high-quality early childhood education.
• Houston’s Strategic Plan for Early Childhood Education
  Director Jankovska is seeking your input and welcomes your suggestions before the draft is finalized. See a draft of the plan here. If you have additional information to share, please submit it to Olivera.Jankovska@houstontx.gov.
• Houston Pre-K Leadership Council
  A new council has been created through a partnership with the Mayor's Office of Education and the Childhood and Youth Committee. The Houston Pre-K Leadership Council identified the following barriers to success in addressing the challenges of quality early childhood initiatives. See them here.

Agendas and Backup Documents (.pdf, unless otherwise indicated)

Note: All meetings will be held in hybrid mode until further notice. The meetings will be aired on HTV and be broadcast as Microsoft Teams Live Events. The meetings can be watched in person at the Council Chambers, but restrictions regarding masks, allowable room capacity, and seating arrangements may be in place.

• December 8, 2021 -- Houston Childcare Updates
  • Agenda
  • ARPA Childcare Recovery Working Group
  • View Meeting Here
• October 13, 2021 --Houston Pre-K Leadership Council Update
  • Agenda
  • Children’s Well-Being in Houston at the Forefront
  • View Meeting Here
• August 11, 2021 - - Houston Youth Ambassadors
  • Agenda
  • Climate Action Through Youth-Led Engagement
  • Houston Youth Climate Ambassadors Video
  • View Meeting Here
• July 14, 2021 -- Creating a Nourishing Environment for Youth
  • Agenda
  • The Strategic Benefit of Seeking Child-Friendly Designation
  • Child Friendly Cities Initiative Infographic
  • View Meeting Here
• May 12, 2021 -- Uniform System of Subsidized Childcare
  • Agenda
  • View Meeting Here
• April 14, 2021 -- Piloting Subsidized Childcare in Houston
  • Agenda
  • A Window of Opportunity to Change the Trajectory of Houston’s Future
  • View Meeting Here
• March 10, 2021 – Mayor’s Hire Houston Youth Program (Joint with Economic Development Committee)
  • Agenda
  • Hire Houston Youth
  • Comcast RISE
  • View Meeting Here
• February 10, 2021 -- Health Impacts of COVID on Children and Youth
  • Agenda
  • Houston Health Department Presentations: How COVID-19 Affects Children and The Health and Wellbeing of Children in a Pandemic
  • Academic Initiatives at the City of Houston
  • View the Meeting Here
• January 13, 2021 -- Human Trafficking Awareness
  • Agenda
  • Children and Human Trafficking: the Facts and Statistics
  • City of Houston Anti-Trafficking Strategic Plan
  • View Meeting Here
  • Watch Love146 Webinar: Preventing Child Trafficking
  • Love146 Presentation from Preventing Child Trafficking Webinar
• December 9, 2020 - - Impact of Police Reforms on Youth
  • Agenda
  • Role of Youth in Improving Public Safety and Strengthening Public Trust
  • View Meeting Here
• October 14, 2020 -- Equitable Internet Accessibility
• Agenda
• Expanding Internet Access for Early Childhood Education and Opportunity Youth
• Letter to Governor Abbott from 88 Members of the Legislature Regarding Broadband
• Letter from AT&T CEO John Stankey
• Letter to Mayor Turner from Senator Hancock and Senator Taylor
• Response Letter to Senator Hancock and Senator Taylor from Mayor Turner
• View Meeting Here

• September 9, 2020 -- Preparing for Jobs in the New Economy
  • Agenda
  • Cultivating a Competitive & Diverse Economic Environment (.pptx)
  • Microsoft: Accelerating Skilling to Ensure an Inclusive Economic Recovery (.pptx)
  • LinkedIn: August Workforce Update
  • View Meeting Here

• August 12, 2020 -- None

• July 8, 2020 -- Digital Equity
  • Agenda
  • Educational Access Challenges with COVID-19: Bridging the Digital Divide
  • Driving Digital Equity & Economic Empowerment in Houston
  • Digital Equity: What is the City of Houston Doing About It?
  • View Meeting Here

• June 10, 2020 -- Rescheduled

• May 13, 2020 -- Postponed

• April 8, 2020 -- In lieu of the Childhood & Youth Committee’s April meeting, Juliet Stipeche, Director of the Mayor's Office of Education, gave a special presentation on how the City is supporting children through the COVID-19 crisis. More info on how to tune in and participate here (.pdf).
  • Presentation Slides
  • Watch the Presentation Here

• March 11, 2020 -- In response to the Mayor’s 3/11/20  joint press conference cancelling events due to Coronavirus-related concerns, the Childhood & Youth Committee meeting and reception scheduled for 3/11/20 was postponed.