On Nov. 12, the Annie E. Casey Foundation released "Creating Opportunity for Families: A Two-Generation Approach," a KIDS COUNT policy report. In addition, the Foundation held a webinar to highlight data and recommendations from the report. Learn more at http://www.aecf.org/resources/creating-opportunity-for-families/.
Sleep and the Brain: Recommendations for Institutions of Higher EducationRosemary Hilliard
An examination of the cognitive and physical benefits of sleep followed by recommendations for how institutions of higher education may develop policies to help to mitigate the effects of sleep deprivation on college students.
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An examination of the cognitive and physical benefits of sleep followed by recommendations for how institutions of higher education may develop policies to help to mitigate the effects of sleep deprivation on college students.
Overview of substance abuse/addiction prevention principles including risk and protective factors. NBCC, NAADAC, CAADAC, and California Board of Behavioral Sciences approved Mental Health continuing education and addictions counselor training series. Narrated versions and CEUs available at http://www.allceus.com
A presentation from Gail Hayes of the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The presentation outlines and advocates for comprehensive approaches to service provision by addressing the unique needs of parents and school-aged children.
Lena Karlsson, Director, Child Protection Initiative, Save the Children Stockholm, Family and Parenting Support, Expert Consultation on Family and Parenting Support, UNICEF Office of Research – Innocenti Florence 26-27 May 2014
Overview of substance abuse/addiction prevention principles including risk and protective factors. NBCC, NAADAC, CAADAC, and California Board of Behavioral Sciences approved Mental Health continuing education and addictions counselor training series. Narrated versions and CEUs available at http://www.allceus.com
A presentation from Gail Hayes of the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The presentation outlines and advocates for comprehensive approaches to service provision by addressing the unique needs of parents and school-aged children.
Lena Karlsson, Director, Child Protection Initiative, Save the Children Stockholm, Family and Parenting Support, Expert Consultation on Family and Parenting Support, UNICEF Office of Research – Innocenti Florence 26-27 May 2014
Maureen Samms-Vaughan, Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Child Health, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies - The Development and Implementation of a National Parent Support Policy in Jamaica, Expert Consultation on Family and Parenting Support, UNICEF Office of Research – Innocenti Florence 26-27 May 2014
The England Experience – Naomi EisenstaedtCare Connect
Dr. Naomi Eisenstaedt, University of Oxford's presentation on 'The England Experience' of family support presented at the Supporting Families in Difficult Times Conference held on 18-19th September 2014
Presentation by Maureen Samms-Vaughan, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Child Health, Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of West Indies, during the "Expert Consultation on Family and Parenting Support," Florence, Italy 26-27 May 2014.
Find out how you can foster Latino family engagement for leadership in education.
Panelists from five organizations from across the nation whose mission includes educational equity and access share the story of their leadership development programs that have proven successful with Latino families.
Panelists:
Richard Garcia -- Colorado Statewide Parent Coalition, Partners in Education
Patricia Ochoa-Mayer -- Parent Institute for Quality Education (PIQE)
Gina Montoya -- Mexican American Legal Defense & Educational Fund (MALDEF), Parent School Partnership (PSP) Program
Hilda Crespo -- ASPIRA, Parents for Excellence (APEX)
Aurelio M. Montemayor -- Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA), Family Leadership in Education
Send school leaders presentation july 2014 DfEAmjad Ali
A detailed presentation highlighting the important elements of the new SEN Code of Practice- which came into force June 2014.
Are you, your school, your local area ready for the changes which should start being enacted from September 2014?
Follow me on Twitter- @ASTSupportaali
Family and Parenting Institute: the possibilities and limits of parentingAdfam
Katherine Rake from the Family and Parenting institute sets out some key facts and figures and discusses some the current policy environment for families.
At the recent Place Matters conference in Washington, D.C., David Williams, PhD, the Norman Professor of Public Health at the Harvard School of Public Health and staff director of the reconvened Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America, talked about the need for cooperation between the community development industry and health leaders.
“Community development and health are working side by side in the same neighborhoods and often with the same residents but often don’t know each other or coordinate efforts.”
Between March 2004 and March 2011, the Family and Parenting Institute managed the Parenting Fund on behalf of successive UK governments. The parenting fund was the largest and most successful scheme ever to support UK parenting.
The Parenting Fund provided support to a web of grassroots organisations across the country which, in turn, supported the most vulnerable families in their communities. The families who were helped were experiencing problems including intergenerational unemployment, relationships marked by conflict, drink and drug abuse, and frequent contact with the police.
This report examines the success of the fund and the Family and Parenting Institute’s role in administering funding
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As part of a series on implementing evidence-based practices in child welfare from the Annie E. Casey Foundation and the William T. Grant Foundation, this webinar outlines ways to approach three important considerations in financing prevention services under the Family First Prevention Services Act.
The 60-minute webinar, "Planning for Family First Prevention Services: Three Key Fiscal Elements to Consider," previews a tool being piloted with several states that helps child welfare leaders analyze the fiscal implications of services for children and families.
Watch the webinar at https://youtu.be/L--jQzLWTHY.
A webinar from the Annie E. Casey and William T. Grant foundations explores how partnerships between researchers and child welfare professionals can be a valuable resource for agencies serving kids and families.
The Annie E. Casey Foundation regularly presents data on the racial and gender makeup of its staff.
More at https://www.aecf.org/about/jobs/workforce-composition/.
A June 2018 webinar sponsored by the Annie E. Casey Foundation and the William T. Grant Foundation — now available via recording — provides an overview of available funding streams for implementing and sustaining evidence-based programs in child welfare, with a special emphasis on the Family First Prevention Services Act.
This presentation was featured in a webinar that explored evidence-based approaches to engage youth and young adults from foster care in the prevention of unintended or untimely pregnancies. The webinar also highlighted effective supports for young people in care as parents as they tend to their own developmental needs.
Alicia Van Orman, from the Population Reference Bureau, shares techniques and resources for collecting publically-available data and disaggregating it by race during a recent webinar. Using disaggregated data allows researchers to uncover patterns or other information that could lead to targeted and efficient investments.
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The Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative’s webinar, “Model Extension of Care and Re-Entry Policies — Creating a Legal Structure that Promotes Engagement,” explores key components of a youth-engaging extended foster care system. This session explores model programs and policies in various states as well as reform plans.
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Learning Objectives:
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Many ways to support street children.pptxSERUDS INDIA
By raising awareness, providing support, advocating for change, and offering assistance to children in need, individuals can play a crucial role in improving the lives of street children and helping them realize their full potential
Donate Us
https://serudsindia.org/how-individuals-can-support-street-children-in-india/
#donatefororphan, #donateforhomelesschildren, #childeducation, #ngochildeducation, #donateforeducation, #donationforchildeducation, #sponsorforpoorchild, #sponsororphanage #sponsororphanchild, #donation, #education, #charity, #educationforchild, #seruds, #kurnool, #joyhome
ZGB - The Role of Generative AI in Government transformation.pdfSaeed Al Dhaheri
This keynote was presented during the the 7th edition of the UAE Hackathon 2024. It highlights the role of AI and Generative AI in addressing government transformation to achieve zero government bureaucracy
Understanding the Challenges of Street ChildrenSERUDS INDIA
By raising awareness, providing support, advocating for change, and offering assistance to children in need, individuals can play a crucial role in improving the lives of street children and helping them realize their full potential
Donate Us
https://serudsindia.org/how-individuals-can-support-street-children-in-india/
#donatefororphan, #donateforhomelesschildren, #childeducation, #ngochildeducation, #donateforeducation, #donationforchildeducation, #sponsorforpoorchild, #sponsororphanage #sponsororphanchild, #donation, #education, #charity, #educationforchild, #seruds, #kurnool, #joyhome
Russian anarchist and anti-war movement in the third year of full-scale warAntti Rautiainen
Anarchist group ANA Regensburg hosted my online-presentation on 16th of May 2024, in which I discussed tactics of anti-war activism in Russia, and reasons why the anti-war movement has not been able to make an impact to change the course of events yet. Cases of anarchists repressed for anti-war activities are presented, as well as strategies of support for political prisoners, and modest successes in supporting their struggles.
Thumbnail picture is by MediaZona, you may read their report on anti-war arson attacks in Russia here: https://en.zona.media/article/2022/10/13/burn-map
Links:
Autonomous Action
http://Avtonom.org
Anarchist Black Cross Moscow
http://Avtonom.org/abc
Solidarity Zone
https://t.me/solidarity_zone
Memorial
https://memopzk.org/, https://t.me/pzk_memorial
OVD-Info
https://en.ovdinfo.org/antiwar-ovd-info-guide
RosUznik
https://rosuznik.org/
Uznik Online
http://uznikonline.tilda.ws/
Russian Reader
https://therussianreader.com/
ABC Irkutsk
https://abc38.noblogs.org/
Send mail to prisoners from abroad:
http://Prisonmail.online
YouTube: https://youtu.be/c5nSOdU48O8
Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/libertarianlifecoach/episodes/Russian-anarchist-and-anti-war-movement-in-the-third-year-of-full-scale-war-e2k8ai4
2. I.Welcome and Introductions (Sue Lin Chong)
II.Review of Policy Report and Data (Patrice Cromwell and Laura Speer)
III.Research on Two-Generation Approaches (Ron Haskins)
IV.Two-Generation Policies in Connecticut (Commissioner Roderick Bremby)
V.Voices for Utah Children’s Approach to Addressing Poverty (Karen Crompton)
VI.Q&A
Agenda
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Send Us Your Questions
4. Our Panel
Patrice CromwellDirector, Strategic Initiatives
The Annie E. Casey Foundation
Laura SpeerAssociate Director, Policy Reform and AdvocacyThe Annie E. Casey Foundation
Ron HaskinsSenior Fellow, Economic Studies
The Brookings Institution
Roderick BrembyCommissioner
Connecticut Department of Social Services
Karen CromptonPresident and CEO
Voices for Utah Children
5. •Problem:Nearly half of young children –17 million –are growing up in low-income families.
•We need to ensure these kids have a shot at the American dream.
•Today, too many programs address the needs of parents and children separately and in isolation.
•What we need is a new approach that recognizes kids succeed when families succeed —a two-generation approach.
A Two-Generation Approach to Creating Opportunity for Families: An Overview
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6. •10 million low-income families with children age 8 and under
•Limited skills, low wages, inflexible work schedules:
–Only half with full-time work
–Nearly 80 percent lack postsecondary degree
–Nearly five times more likely to have difficulty speaking English
Families Are Struggling to Make Ends Meet
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7. Low-Income Families Face Greater Barriers to Success
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are single-parent families
of low-income parents reported child care significantly affected their ability to get and keep a job
of children in low-income families have parents with concerns about their development
45%
17%
31%
8. Our Approach: Strengthening the Whole Family
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Financial Stability
•Education and job training
•Access to income and work support benefits
•Financial coaching
•Access to affordable financial products
Parent Involvement
•Treating parents as assets and experts on their kids
•Having culturally competent staff
•Addressing family stress
•Enhancing social networks
Quality Early Care and Elementary Education
•Access to high- qualityearly education programs
•Successful transition to elementary school
•Quality elementary school experiences
•Effective teaching
9. Our Goal: Better Outcomes for Families
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PARENT OUTCOMES
Less parental stress
Stronger parenting skills
Parent confidence as child’s first teacher and best advocate
Recognition of parents as leaders and experts on caring for their kids
CHILD OUTCOMES
More positive, high- quality interactions with parents
Improved social- emotional development
Readiness for school
Ability to meet school and life milestones
FAMILY ECONOMIC OUTCOMES
Ability to meet basic needs
Greater income and financial stability
Ability to achieve major economic outcomes
Housing stability
10. The Challenge Today
•Adult programs treat children as barriers to employment
•Child programs often do not help parents who are struggling with day-to-day stress of providing for their family
Many federal and state programs operate in isolation
11. Create policies that equip parents and children with the income, tools and skills for success.
Make government policies and programs more family friendly.
Build evidence on promising programs and platforms focusing on parents and children together.
Policy Recommendations
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12. Equip Families With the Income and Tools They Need
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•Enable families keep more of the income they earn to raise their family
-Increase and make refundable the child tax credit and expand the earned income tax credit for workers without dependents
•Strengthen policies that equipparents with limited education and job skills to earn a family-supporting income.
–Adult-serving programs should build bridges to family and child programs
–Policies should pay particular attention to the role of fathers
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•Give parents more flexibility and paid time off (family and sick leave) and options for parents to create more flexible work arrangements
•Connect families to health care and newly expanded mental health programs now available to adults.
•Recognize parents’ strengths, help them interact with fellow parents and build peer support systems, and offer leadership development opportunities.
Equip Families With the Income and Tools They Need
14. Make Government More Family Friendly
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•Use interagency commissions and innovation funds to promote cross-sector collaboration
•Connect child and adult data systems
•Adopt practices that offer “no wrong door” and take the whole family into account
•Use new federal legislation and reauthorization periods to begin to bridge policies and programs
15. Build Evidence on Promising Programs and Platforms
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Schoolsand early-education, home- visitingand job-training programsare some of the platforms that offer opportunities to create partnerships that address in the needs of parents and children together.
16. •Parent voice is critical. Partner with families in creating solutions and decision making.
•Poverty disproportionately affects children of color. Prioritize equity for all families.
•Government can’t do this alone. Engage a full range of public and private partners.
Core Principles and a Call To Action
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17. KIDS COUNTCreating Opportunity for Families: A Two-Generation Approach
Ron Haskins
Senior Fellow & Co-Director, Center on Children & Families
The Brookings Institution
November 12, 2014
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Two-Generation Programs in the Twenty-First CenturyP. Lindsay Chase-Lansdale & Jeanne Brooks-Gunn
•Combine education/job training for adults with preschool for kids
•First wave in 1980s & 1990s; modest success
•Current resurgence:
»Build strong connections between components for kids and adults
»Ensure adequate duration & intensity of programs for kids and adults
»Incorporate advances in preschool and workforce development
•Moderate evidence of impacts: “The time is ripe for innovation, experimentation, and further study.”
Source: Future of Children, Spring, 2014.
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Sources of Chronic Stress
•Homelessness
•Abuse/neglect/domestic violence
•Chaotic environments
•Poverty
•Foster care
•Maternal depression
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The Theory of How Stress Works
Stress
Biological development and function
Behavior
Example behaviors:
•Impulse control
•Focused attention
•Control of emotions
•Memory, learning, language
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A Stress Pathway for Getting Under the Skin
Stress
Cortisol
Hypothalamus and amygdala (emotion and motivation)
Prefrontal cortex (self- regulation)
Hippocampus (memory)
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Priority Groups for Intervention
•Children in Head Start
•Children in foster care
•Parents who have abused or neglected their children
•Foster parents
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Helping Parents and Children Who Experience Chronic Stress
•Home visiting; support for parents
•Economic assistance & work support; reduce financial stress
•Quality child care; safe, warm, predictable environment
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Creating Opportunity for Families: A Two- Generation Approach
Our Connecticut Experience
Roderick L. Bremby
Commissioner
State of Connecticut
Department of
Social Services
November 12, 2014
'The Eyes of the Future are looking back at us and they are praying for us to see beyond our own time.‘
-Terry Tempest Williams
25. Simulating the Effect of the ‘Great Recession’ on PovertyEmily Moneaand Isabel Sawhill, of the Brookings Institution9/16/2010
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26. Simulating the Effect of the ‘Great Recession’ on PovertyEmily Moneaand Isabel Sawhill, of the Brookings Institution9/16/2010
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27. Adverse experiences common
among poor children include:
Living in poverty exposes children to many adverse experiences
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•Income instability
•Substandard and unstable housing
•Caretaker disruptions
•Excessive exposure to violence
•High levels of family stress
•High levels of depression and other mental health disorders
•Exposure to environmental toxins
•Sustained food insecurity
LaDonnaPavetti, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, 9/24/2014
28. Why Poverty Matters
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LaDonnaPavetti, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, 9/24/2014
30. Connecticut Two Generation Framework
R1 –Create policies that equip parents and children with the income, tools and skills for success
Earned Income Tax Credit to 27.5% of the federal EITC
1stState to Raise the Minimum Wage to $10.10
1stState to Mandate Paid Sick Leave
1stState to expand Medicaid coverage under the ACA. Successful launch of a state based insurance exchange. 30
31. Connecticut Two Generation Framework
R2 –Make government policies and programs more family friendly.
Establishment of Office of Early Childhood
Legislation to develop a two-generation learning plan that will address intergenerational barriers to school readiness and workforce readiness.
Adoption of “no wrong door” integrated eligibility approach via ACA funding opportunities. 31
32. Connecticut Two Generation Framework
R3 –Use existing child, adult and neighborhood programs and platforms to build evidence for practical pathways out of poverty for entire families.
Pay for Performance –Medicaid OB&GYN Initiative
Fatherhood Initiative
TANF –Temporary Assistance for Families, RESET
The New Haven Mental Health Outreach for MotherS(MOMS) Partnership
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Creating Opportunity for Families: A Two- Generation Approach
Our Connecticut Experience
Roderick L. Bremby
Commissioner
State of Connecticut
Department of
Social Services
November 12, 2014
'The Eyes of the Future are looking back at us and they are praying for us to see beyond our own time.‘
-Terry Tempest Williams
35. www.utahchildren.org
2012 Legislation
S.B. 37 Intergenerational Poverty Mitigation Act
•Defined intergenerational poverty
•Required gathering of data to track intergenerational poverty
36. www.utahchildren.org
2013 Legislation
S.B. 53 Intergenerational Welfare Reform
•Created Commission and Advisory Committee
•Required sharing of data between state agencies; creation of 5 and 10 year plans
37. Next Generation Kids Pilot Program
www.utahchildren.org
•Utah’s Family Employment Program (FEP) has historically focused on employment goals.
•The pilot will focus on the entire family by assisting parents with employment and intensive services that benefit everyone.
•Targets families with children 12 years and younger who have received financial assistance through FEP during the last 12 months.
38. Next Generation Kids Strategies
www.utahchildren.org
•Use an intensive team approach
•Build relationship through team-engagement with customers
•Meet families where they live –schools, community centers, residences
•Promote self-determination for families
•Intensive training for team members
•Build relationships with community partners and government agencies
•Incentives for goals achieved
39. Next Generation Kids Pilot Program
•Launched September 1 in the urban Ogden area:
•Largest concentration of intergenerational welfare dependent families in these zip codes
•Strong community support
A second pilot scheduled for 2015 in Salt Lake County
40. THANK YOU
www.utahchildren.org
For more information, contact:
Voices for Utah Children
801-364-1182
karen@utahchildren.org
Visit our website at www.utahchildren.org