We Build Partnerships To Benefit Children

Linking people and organizations dedicated to children's well-being since February, 2001, the Jefferson County Children's Policy Council (CPC) continues to build powerful networks to benefit children.

The Council is chaired by Brian Huff, Presiding Judge of Jefferson County's Family Court.  Meetings are held on the first Friday of each month from 8:30 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. at the Birmingham Museum of Art in the Steiner Auditorium (2000 Rev. Abraham Woods, Jr. Blvd).

Please visit our calendar for specific information about upcoming events.

At CPC meetings you will hear terrific presentations about issues related to children.  You will have a unique opportunity to network with others with similar interests including community volunteers and representatives of child-serving agencies and organizations in Jefferson County. Not only are the meetings free of charge, they are fun and informative. 

Snapshot of CPC Guest Speakers

• Governor Bob Riley
• Susan Pace Hamill
• Tommy B. Vaughan, M.D.
• Jefferson County Health Officers
• Youth in Foster Care
• Carden Johnston, M.D.
• Providers of children's mental health services
• State Representative Patricia Todd
• Marquita Davis, Commissioner of Children's Affairs
• Allison Black Cornelius, Blackboard Consulting

Recent Meeting Topics

• Working with School Systems-A Multidisciplinary Approach
• Poverty in Alabama and Jefferson County
• Traumatic Stress and PTSD in Children and Adolescents
• Adolescent Substance Abuse
• Domestic Violence and Its Effect on Children
• Pioneering Healthier Communities, YMCA
• Preliminary Results of the Center for the Advancement of Youth Health Research Projects
• Systems of Care for Children
• Alabama Reading Initiative
• Powerful Conversations About Staff Development
• Co-Occurring Disorders
• No Child Left Behind
• Childhood Obesity
• Youth Suicide
• Youth in the Mental Health System
• Youth in the Child Welfare System
• Children in the Early Care System
• Children and Adolescents in the Juvenile Justice System
• Many others