Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth
Linda O'Neal, Executive Director

TCCY, the League of Women Voters and AARP hosted a nonpartisan budget forecast and policy forum on September 15. Economists and panelists provided the bad news – the current state of the budget and the metaphorical winds buffeting the state’s service infrastructures and the situation we all face as citizens looking to support our children and our most vulnerable brothers and sisters. Upcoming forums will focus on working together so we can create some good news – solutions.

The East Tennessee Council on Children and Youth and the League of Women Voters of Knoxville and Knox County are sponsoring at second Creating Solutions: A State Budget Forecast and Policy Forum 9 a.m. to 12 noon November 16 at the Boys and Girls Club Auditorium on Carrick Street.

Presenters will include Dr. Donald J. Bruce, Department of Economics and Center for Business, Economic Research, The University of Tennessee-Knoxville; Stewart Clifton, TN Conservation Voters and Registered Lobbyist, League of Women Voters of Tennessee; Fred Fields, AARP; Ben Harrington, Mental Health Association of East Tennesee, Inc.; Carol K. Schmoock, Tennessee Education Association; Carol Westlake, Tennessee Disability Coalition; and Linda O'Neal.

For information in addition to the attached, contact East Tennessee Council on Children and Youth at Lindsey.Cody@tn.gov or (865) 594-6658 or League of Women Voters at www.lwvknoxville.org.

Video from the first forum in the CREATING SOLUTIONS series is available at the www.veho.com website.