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All posts tagged "Child Welfare and Foster Care"
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2.1K► ReportsFrom A Nation at Risk To A Nation At Hope
The Aspen Institute published this report outlining an evidence-based, all-encompassing approach to improving the social, emotional and academic well-being of children across...
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3.2K► NewsmakersDr. William Bell Elected Board Chair for the National CASA Association
The National Court Appointed Special Advocate Association recently announced the election of William C. Bell, Ph.D. as chair of its board of trustees. Dr....
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3.6KOpinionWe Must Help College Youth in Foster Care By Unearthing the Hard-to-find Resources They Need
Why did no one tell me? I’ve heard this question countless times. The last time it came from one of our foster...
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3.9KOpinionIndian Child Welfare Act Needs to Be Supported to Help Foster Kids, Tribes
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals put on hold on Dec. 5 a ruling that would declare the Indian Child Welfare Act...
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2.7K► NewsmakersNew York City Leader Wins National Child Welfare Award
The commissioner of New York City’s Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) has won the 2019 Excellence for Children Leadership Award by Casey...
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3.5KOpinionWe Can Close Poor Students’ Gap With Better Trauma-informed Education
The New York Foundling has been protecting children and strengthening families for nearly 150 years and is now one of oldest and...
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12.9KNewsCalifornia Foster Students Get Patchwork of College Support
The shops are beginning to come alive on a Monday morning as Yamina Inzunza arrives at a coffee shop popular with college...
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5.1KOpinionDecades After Media, Child Welfare Got ‘Crack Babies’ Wrong, Damage to Women of Color Lives On
Editorial writers rarely do their own reporting. Most of the time they comment on what reporters for their publications have found or...
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3.4KOpinionTrump Endangers Immigrant Children, Against Every Child Welfare Principle
President Donald Trump’s immigration policies have squarely targeted the most vulnerable: children. Like most people, I was outraged last summer when I...
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2.6K► NewsmakersChristine Stoner-Mertz Announced as Executive Director of California Alliance
Christine Stoner-Mertz is the new executive director at the California Alliance of Child and Family Services (California Alliance). She succeeds Carroll Schroeder,...
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1.5KGrantsImproving Care Access for Children w/ Disabilities Program Grants
Subject: Health, Child Welfare, Children/Youth w/ Disabilities, Autism, ASD, Mental Health | Deadline: Mar. 8, 2019 | Amount: Up to $372,000
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1.6KGrantsMI, IN, OH Community Dental Care Access and Education Program Grants
Subject: Child/Youth Health, Child/Youth Welfare, Dental Care, Community, Nutrition, Education | Deadline: Feb. 1, 2019 | Amount: Up to $5,000
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2.6K► ReportsSmart Investments for Safer Schools
The Center for American Progress takes a look at the different ways in which governments are allocating funds for school safety in...
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1.7KGrantsChildhood Hunger and Food Access Youth-Led Small Project Grants
Subject: Child/Youth Health, Child/Youth Welfare, Food, Hunger, Food Access, Nutrition | Deadline: Feb. 15, 2019 | Amount: Up to $400
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2.6K► ReportsThe 2018 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress
The Department of Housing and Urban Development releases its latest report to congress on homelessness in America. It shows slight declines in...
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3.8KNewsApprenticeships For Youth Now Have National Momentum
Da’Sean Harrison, 22, has ambitions to be a general contractor, a master of all trades. Now working on a construction job in...
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4.6KNewsWashington State Leader in Paying for Apprenticeships for Youth in Foster Care
What many consider routine and the direct path to college can be a quagmire for traumatized youth in foster care.
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2.4K► ReportsBroken Promises to Our Children: A State-by-State Look at the 1998 Tobacco Settlement 20 Years Later
This report from a coalition of organizations and published by the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids takes a look at how each state...
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1.7KGrantsColorado Community, Family and General Welfare Program Grants
Subject: Community, Family Support, Child/Youth Welfare, Disadvantaged Youth | Deadline: Jan. 15, 2019 | Amount: $5,000 - $10,000
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2.5K► NewsmakersDr. Todd Sosna Appointed Chief Program Officer at Children’s Institute
Dr. Todd Sosna, Ph.D. is the new chief program officer of Children’s Institute (CI) in Los Angeles, CA. Sosna’s new role will...
