On Monday May 14th, members of the Children’s Policy Coalition met with Fred Hubbell to discuss the issues facing children and families in our state, including budgeting for children’s health, safety, and well-being. While his campaign declined video or audio recording, you can read coverage of the meeting in the Des Moines Register.
Pictured (back row left to right): Anne Discher, Child and Family Policy Center; Sheila Hansen, Child and Family Policy Center; Fred Hubbell, candidate for governor; EJ Wallace, Save the Children Action Network; Denise Rathman, National Association of Social Workers, Iowa chapter; Ashley Otte, Iowa Association for the Education of Young Children; Charles Bruner, former Iowa State Senator and freelance child policy advocate; (front row left to right) Lana Shope, Iowa Community Action Association and Iowa Head Start Association; Jill Applegate, Every Child Matters in Iowa; Abby Patterson, Prevent Child Abuse Iowa; Leslie Stonehocker, Iowa Child Care Resource & Referral at Orchard Place
