Resources

Budget Hearing Toolkit

The Contra Costa Board of Supervisors will be holding budget hearings on April 22nd and 23rd at 9am. The Budget Justice Coalition has prepared a toolkit that outlines this year’s budget priorities, talking points, and ways for you to make public comment either in person, via zoom, or by email. Please click this link to download the toolkit.

BJC Retreat Presentation

At the beginning of 2024, the Budget Justice Coalition members gathered for a retreat to discuss the budgeting landscape, budget priorities, and strategies. Learn more in this presentation, please click here to download the presentation.

2022-2023 Budget Overview

On March 31, 2022, the Budget Justice Coalition and the Racial Justice Coalition co-sponsored a webinar on the 2022-23 Contra Costa Budget. The presentation provides an overview on highlights of the proposed budget which was presented to the Board of Supervisors on May 10, 2022. Please click here to download the presentation.

History of BJC

This is a 2021 presentation of the history and work of the Budget Justice Coalition. Please see below.

Demystifying The Budget: Why It Matters For Equity

The Contra Costa Budget Justice Coalition delves into the structure and process of county budgeting, identifies characteristics of Contra Costa’s budget, and explores “values-based budgeting” best practices.  We learned about initiatives in other counties and explored next steps and strategies in our budget education and advocacy efforts.  This powerpoint presents an overview of basic county budgeting practices and highlights several case studies of community engagement strategies. Please click here to download the presentation.