STATE OF THE CHILDREN 

SAVE THE DATE!

8/27/26

The 13th Annual State of Our Children Beakfast will be held on August 27, 2026 at 7:30am, at the Clovis Veteran’s Memorial Building. Our annual breakfast brings together more than 600 community stakeholders to celebrate the impacts of our collective work, and to embrace the challenges that remain. Since 2011, this annual event has drawn representatives from education, health, housing, justice, non-profit, local government, business, and philanthropy. The State of Our Children Breakfast includes an entertaining and meaningful program that highlights the good work being done in our community together with an inspiring keynote speaker.

Thank You To Our Breakfast Sponsors

600+

Community Stakeholders

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PAST EVENT SPEAKERS


2025

Five Star Servants

Keynote Speaker:
Darrin Person, FUSD Community Schools


2024

Success Lives Here


Panelists:

Brian King
Richard Burell
Dr. Kizzy Lopez
Moderator
Artie Padilla
 

2023

Success Lives Here

Keynote speaker:

Fredy Tshibanda
Preacher
Mentor
Author
Mechanical Engineer

2022

Bringing Us All in

Keynote speaker:

A Conversation with Resident Council Leaders

2019

The Power of Share Purpose,
A Community On the Move

Keynote speaker:

David Lawrence, Jr.
Author
Children's Advocate
Founder of the Children Movement of Florida
Retired Publisher

2019 The Power of Shared Purpose Video (Vimeo Link)

Featuring Fresno Unified Dual Language Program, Washington Colony Elementary and Tranquility High School

2018

Hearts and Minds:
Making Equity a Reality
in Our Community

Keynote speaker:

Lateefah Simon
President, Akonadi Foundation
Youngest woman to receive a MacArthur Fellowship

2018 I'll Stand by You Video (YouTube Link)

Featuring the Roosevelt High School Choir

2017

Less Chutes, More Ladders:
Accelerating Opportunities for
our Most Vulnerable Children

Keynote speaker:

Arnold Chandler
Principal, Forward Change

2017 Spelling Bee Video (Vimeo Link)

Featuring Ananya Vinay, Danay Ferguson and Brooklyn Blair Shapiro

2016

Begin at the Beginning

Keynote speakers:

Dr. Larry Rand
Director of Perinatal Services, UCSF Fetal Treatment Center
Director and Principal Investigator of the California Preterm Birth Initiative
Lynne and Marc Benioff
Endowed Chair in Maternal and Fetal Medicine