https://www.socialchangepartners.com/home daily 1.0 2026-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61c66007f94e5e0edb2afbe5/0b195777-88b6-4e00-834b-861aa307965a/unnamed.png Home - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61c66007f94e5e0edb2afbe5/84456c28-0fcc-4b43-8735-1f6d164401f0/team+portraits-12.jpg Home Sean Hughes MANAGING PARTNER - GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS Sean Hughes has more than two decades of experience working on a broad range of public policy issues with a particular focus on children, youth, and families. As a Congressional staffer, he helped write and pass the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-351), which established the federal extended foster care and subsidized guardianship programs. Following his decade on Capitol Hill, Sean served for several years as Director of Congressional Affairs for the Child Welfare League of America before transitioning to consulting. Sean possesses significant expertise in county, state, and federal policy and government affairs, including the legislative, budgeting, and regulatory processes as well as the Congressional appropriations process. He has extensive experience developing and executing policy and funding agendas and campaigns, both within government and as an advocate. Through his Congressional service and continued federal policy engagement, client work in several states, and ongoing participation in the Aspen Institute Opportunity Youth Forum as well as the American Bar Association Commission on Youth at Risk, Sean maintains a robust network of experts and partners throughout the country. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61c66007f94e5e0edb2afbe5/548ab9f0-16b4-470a-b727-2af29917caf9/team+portraits-13.jpg Home Reed Connell MANAGING PARTNER - POLICY & ADVOCACY Reed Connell began his career working as a counselor to children in foster care, and for over 10 years provided direct service to young people in various settings—foster care, special education, transitional housing, and mental health programs. He transitioned to policy work while earning a Master of Social Work degree at UC Berkeley. From 2009 to 2013, Reed served as the Executive Director of the Alameda County Foster Youth Alliance, an effective and highly visible local advocacy agency in the Bay Area. Reed has worked with statewide and national coalitions to design, pass, and implement a range of important children's legislation, and has worked with numerous nonprofit organizations and government agencies on resource, program, and capacity development. Reed’s work at Social Change Partners focuses on developing and implementing advocacy initiatives, nonprofit and coalition capacity building, program design, and strategic planning. Reed also currently serves as the Director of External Affairs for the California Children’s Trust, a statewide initiative that seeks to improve child well-being through policy and systems reform, and the Executive Director of A Home Within, a nationwide network of therapists who provide pro-bono services to foster youth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61c66007f94e5e0edb2afbe5/d7e42aa5-ffd3-4bfd-9ca2-2871dacdf35d/JPG_Jessica+Portrait.jpeg Home - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61c66007f94e5e0edb2afbe5/c26d09b4-7986-47ea-8912-d179ed40c513/IMG_20231029_013338_421%7E4.jpg Home - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61c66007f94e5e0edb2afbe5/c0c6dad6-f0cd-48b7-94cf-356a05bd4a7b/1598644174069.jpeg Home Ashley De Alba Project Director https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61c66007f94e5e0edb2afbe5/a1a63482-b04d-47a5-8b33-9dd5af87fb16/Mitch+Headshot.jpeg Home - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.