Points of Pride ■Stories that demonstrate commitment and results ■How child support has impacted families ■The benefits of extraordinary effort and perseverance ■Quantifiable success? Child support professionals continue to do the right thing

Today’s presenters ■Terrie Porter, Director, Sacramento County ■Kathy Sokolik, Director, Santa Cruz, San Benito ■Jennifer Coultas, Division Chief, Child Support Services Department, Los Angeles County ■Fabiola Manai, Child Support Specialist, Solano County

South Bay Stand Down event ■Presentation by Kathy Sokolik, Director of Santa Cruz/ San Benita County Child Support Services

South Bay Stand Down ■Stand Down is a multiple day event providing services to homeless Veterans. ■"Stand Down" is a military term referring to an opportunity during wartime for front line troops to retreat to a place of relative safety for rest and needed assistance before returning to combat.

South Bay Stand Down ■Peacetime Stand Downs give homeless Veterans one to three days of safety and security where they can obtain food, shelter, clothing, and a range of other types of assistance. ■They can access health care, benefits counseling, information regarding housing, employment, and substance abuse treatment, as well as legal, child support, and DMV services.

South Bay Stand Down ■The first Stand Down was held in San Diego in 1988, and since then Stand Downs have been held nationwide. ■The last South Bay Stand Down in 2009 was a great success, serving over 170 homeless Veterans with the help of over 380 staff and volunteers.

South Bay Stand Down  September 10 & 11, 2011  Boulder Creek, CA (Santa Cruz County)  Santa Cruz LCSA  San Benito LCSA  Santa Clara LCSA  San Mateo LCSA  Monterey LCSA

South Bay Stand Down

■License Releases ■Account “Clean-Up” ■Modifications ■COAP ■Getting in touch with their kids ■Stipulations ■Getting into Court

North Bay Stand Down ■Solano County Stand Down event - Fabiola

North Bay Stand Down Mission Statement: To provide counseling and assistance to, and act as an advocate for, veterans, their dependents, and their survivors, relative to federal, state, and local benefit programs based on military service.

North Bay Stand Down NORTH BAY VETERAN’S STANDDOWN 2011 October 11, 12, 13, 2011 Dixon May Fair Grounds ~ Dixon, CA

Successful Stories From Solano County ■Story #1: Owing to Overpaid! ■Story #2: A Kodak Moment, a Thought, and a Gift ■Story #3: Good Things Come to Those who Wait

Stories that brought in money ■LA County stands hard and fast with a medical license that nets $400,000 payment ■“Motion to Enjoin Distribution” nets $98,000 ■Child Support worker puts NP and CP in contact- extra effort nets $64,000 payment and contact with a child and nursing school tuition.