Speaking & Collaborations
Grief is inevitable, but most workplaces and institutions are not prepared for what follows. I partner with organizations, conferences, media platforms, and leaders who are ready to move beyond surface-level conversations and build stronger, more responsive systems of support.
My work bridges public policy, lived experience, and practical infrastructure, translating complex challenges into clear, actionable insights for employers, executors, and communities. Whether you're hosting a panel, producing a podcast, developing internal education, or exploring a collaborative initiative, I bring grounded expertise and thoughtful dialogue to conversations that matter.
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Latest Podcast Features
EP27: Cassidie Bates: How Becoming an Executor at 25 as an Only Child Sparked a Mission for Bereavement and Executorship Advocacy
Public Speaking Portfolio
▶ Speaker Series 2004 Graduation, Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano – May 2024
★ Cassidie Bates Acceptance Speech for 2023 California Hunger Fighter Award – May 2023
▶ Speaker Series 2023 Graduation, Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano – May 2023
▶ Speaker Series 2022 Graduation, Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano – May 2022
▶ Cassidie Bates presenting Keva Dean with 2022 CHAC Award – May 2022
▶ 6th Annual Legislative Lunch, Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano – December 2021
▶ Speaker Series 2021 Graduation, Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano – May 2021
▶ Empty Bowls, Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano – January 2021
▶ 5th Annual, Legislative Lunch, Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano – January 2021
Publications & Media
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✎ Authored, Food Bank Advocacy Team and CAP Advocates Take D.C. – June 2023
✎ Authored, What’s on the Food Bank’s Hunger-Fighting Agenda for 2023 – April 2023
▶ City of Fairfield, In Your City, Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano – April 2023
✎ Authored, Farm Bill 2023: Advocating to Strengthen our Safety Net – February 2023
▶ CBS Bay Area, Girls lemonade stand helps fund East Bay food bank – December 2022
📰 Saint Mary’s College of California, Let’s Talk About College Hunger – August 2022
✎ Authored, The State Budget is in! – August 2022
✎ Authored, California Association of Food Banks – Cassidie Carmen Bates: Why I’m Attending Food ACCESS 2022 – August 2022
📰 CNN, Skipping meals. Racking up debt. How inflation is squeezing single parents – May 2022
📰 Food Bank News, How Clients are Shaping Food Bank Advocacy – May 2022
📰 NBC, Inflation, Demand Leaves Bay Area Food Banks Struggling to Meet Needs – May 2022
▶ ABC7 San Franciso – April 2022
▶ NBC, Rising Gas Prices Affecting Bay Area Food Banks – March 2022
📰 The Press, Holiday demands higher on food banks – December 2021
▶ KRON4, How to help Bay Area food banks this 2021 holiday season – November 2021
✎ Authored, An Active August Recess – August 2021
✎ Authored, Celebrating Wins for the Fight Against Hunger in CA State Budget! – July 2021
▶ Fox News, KTVU, Hunger Hits Home Initiative – January 2021
▶ United Nations Young Professionals, Featuring Cassidie Bates – October 2020
📰 SF Chronicle, Hunger rises in Bay Area as pandemic lingers – September 2020
📰 The Guardian, California’s food banks grapple with ‘tsunami of need’ as pandemic grows -April 2020
📰 Daily Republic, Solano food bank feels effects of Covid-19 – April 2020
✎ Authored, Breaking Down Proposed Changes to CalFresh/SNAP – February 2020