Conference Materials:


July 24, 2009, Back on Track: A Policy Forum on Disconnected Youth in New York State

SCAA hosted a policy forum on disconnected youth in New York State, and presented the findings of a new report, Back On Track: Re-Connecting New York’s Disconnected Youth to Education and Employment. This report provides the first statewide survey of youth outcomes in New York State. Youth development experts discussed the implications of Back On Track for reforming education, workforce and social services policy.

Speakers included:

Kristin Proud, Deputy Director of State Operations, Office of Governor David A. Paterson
Bret Halverson, Consultant, JobsFirst NYC
Dennis Richardson, President and CEO, Hillside Family of Agencies, Rochester
Dianne Morales, Executive Director, The Door, New York City

Download Media Advisory   Download PowerPoint presentation   Download Executive Summary

September 22, 2008, The Relationship of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) to Adult Health and Well-being

This policy symposium was co-sponsored by the Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy and the Social Work Consortium, U Albany School of Social Welfare.

Keynote: Dr. Vincent Felitti of the Department of Preventive Medicine at Kaiser Permanente, with participation from a panel of invited NYS Commissioners, health representatives and advocates.

Keynote resource:

Dr. Felitti's keynote was based on the research article Relationship of Childhood Abuse and Household Dysfunction to Many of the Leading Causes of Death in Adults. Download research article

Sept. 26, 2007, Working to Learn: a Policy Forum on College Affordability for Adult Students

Speakers:
 
Carl Hayden, Chancellor Emeritus, New York State Board of Regents
Dennis Golladay, Vice-Chancellor for Community Colleges, State University of New York
Hon. Deborah Glick, Chair, New York State Assembly Committee on Higher Education

John Reid, Assistant Sec. for Education and Executive Director, New York State Commission on Higher Education                    
Forum Resource:

Working to Learn: Unlocking the Potential of New York's Adult College Students, PowerPoint presentation by Thomas Hilliard, Sept. 2007

                                                                        

Nov. 16, 2006 SCAA's 135th Anniversary Celebration and Policy Discussion

Keynote presentation by Dr. Jacob S. Hacker, Yale University professor of Political Science and author of The Great Risk Shift who discussed the growing economic insecurity of the middle class and the impact on economic policies.  -Download PowerPoint keynote                                                             
                                                                                                                                  
Panelist PowerPoint Presentations:

Paula Wilson, VP for Policy, United Hospital Fund  -Download presentation
Rae Rosen, Assistant VP and Senior Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of New York -Download presentation
Jim Kadamus, Sightlines, former Deputy Commissioner, NYS Education Department  -Download presentation

Download Media Advisory                                                                                    

Download New York Times review of The Great Risk Shift                              

Download Washington Post Hacker Opinion piece

A Future for Working New Yorkers: Ideas for the Next Governor

March 22, 2006 SCAA & Center for an Urban Future Forum

Forum speakers:

William A. Johnson, Jr., Mayor of Rochester, NY (1994-2005), Distinguished Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology
Jane Knitzer, Executive Director, National Center for Children in Poverty
Frank Mauro, President, Fiscal Policy Institute
Karen Schimke (Moderator), President & CEO, SCAA

Respondents: 

Hon. Deborah Glick, Chair, New York State Assembly Committee on Social Services
Hon. John R. Dunn, State Senator (1966-89), Assistant Attorney General U.S. Dept. of Justice, Senior Counsel, Whiteman Osterman & Hanna
Jonathan Bowles (Moderator), Director, Center for an Urban Future

Forum Transcript:     Download pdf transcript

Long Lives Big Bills
Confronting the Cost of Long-Term Care in New York State

March 16, 2006 SCAA Conference

Conference speakers:

Karen Schimke (Welcome), President & CEO, SCAA
Craig Duncan (Moderator), Former CEO, Northeast Health
James R. Tallon, Jr., President, United Hospital Fund
Ellen O'Brien, Research Associate Professor, Georgetown University Health Policy Institute
Gail Holubinka, Vice President of Business Development, MedAmerica Insurance Company
James Lytle, Managing Partner, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips

Policy Briefs:

Ellen O'Brien, Medicaid's coverage of nursing home costs: Asset shelter for the wealthy or essential safety net? May 2005, Georgetown University Long-Term Care Financing Project  -Download policy brief

Gail Holubinka, Summary of the New York State Long Term Care Compact   -Download policy brief

PowerPoint Presentation:

James R. Tallon, Jr., Financing Long-Term Care: Structuring a Policy Debate, March 16, 2006, Medicaid Institute at United Hospital Fund   -Download PowerPoint

Audio Recording:   (1 hour 57 minutes duration)

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