Our Children This Month, July 2023

Creating Affordable Homes for all Fresno Families

In late April, the 80 member Children’s Movement of Fresno Residents Council completed its first ever Community Congress with a gathering of over 320 attendees. The information, presented in five languages, was the product of 18 months of the Council’s study and work to build the Resident’s Council Team and develop a policy agenda intended to make a better future for Fresno County’s children and their families. The day, filled with presentations, proposals and remarks from leaders, culminated in a vote to adopt a policy “Issue Action Agenda” with three priority issues for their work going forward: Safe and Inclusive Schools; Affordable Housing; and Mental Health. Following last month’s discussion of Safe and Inclusive Schools, this current issue of OCTM explores the topic of Affordable Housing with Mental Health to follow next month.