Sentences with phrase «child advocacy day»

«The Child Advocacy Day was such an inspirational time to see how many people are working for children and the innovative resources that are out there to assist children and their families!»

On April 6, Child Advocacy Day in Missouri, Missouri KIDS COUNT released the annual county rankings of child well - being.

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Founded in 1989, Center Families programs include support groups for LGBT parents and prospective parents; trainings for teachers and school administrators; advocacy and activist efforts; support around alternative insemination and other biological parenthood options; forums on custody issues when LGBT parents separate; financial planning for alternative families; and recreational programs for children 8 and under (Halloween Parties, Holiday Parties, Play Days, etc.).

* Day 1 Monday, February 22, 2016 4:00 PM -5:00 PM Registration & Networking 5:00 PM — 6:00 PM Welcome Reception & Opening Remarks Kevin de Leon, President pro Tem, California State Senate Debra McMannis, Director of Early Education & Support Division, California Department of Education (invited) Karen Stapf Walters, Executive Director, California State Board of Education (invited) 6:00 PM — 7:00 PM Keynote Address & Dinner Dr. Patricia K. Kuhl, Co-Director, Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences * Day 2 Tuesday February 23, 2016 8:00 AM — 9:00 AM Registration, Continental Breakfast, & Networking 9:00 AM — 9:15 AM Opening Remarks John Kim, Executive Director, Advancement Project Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of Education 9:15 AM — 10:00 AM Morning Keynote David B. Grusky, Executive Director, Stanford's Center on Poverty & Inequality 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM Educating California's Young Children: The Recent Developments in Transitional Kindergarten & Expanded Transitional Kindergarten (Panel Discussion) Deborah Kong, Executive Director, Early Edge California Heather Quick, Principal Research Scientist, American Institutes for Research Dean Tagawa, Administrator for Early Education, Los Angeles Unified School District Moderator: Erin Gabel, Deputy Director, First 5 California (Invited) 11:00 AM — 12:00 PM «Political Will & Prioritizing ECE» (Panel Discussion) Eric Heins, President, California Teachers Association Senator Hannah - Beth Jackson, Chair of the Women's Legislative Committee, California State Senate David Kirp, James D. Marver Professor of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, Chairman of Subcommittee No. 2 of Education Finance, California State Assembly Moderator: Kim Pattillo Brownson, Managing Director, Policy & Advocacy, Advancement Project 12:00 PM — 12:45 PM Lunch 12:45 PM — 1:45 PM Lunch Keynote - «How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character» Paul Tough, New York Times Magazine Writer, Author 1:45 PM — 1:55 PM Break 2:00 PM — 3:05 PM Elevating ECE Through Meaningful Community Partnerships (Panel Discussion) Sandra Guiterrez, National Director, Abriendo Purtas / Opening Doors Mary Ignatius, Statewide Organize of Parent Voices, California Child Care Resource & Referral Network Jacquelyn McCroskey, John Mile Professor of Child Welfare, University of Southern California School of Social Work Jolene Smith, Chief Executive Officer, First 5 Santa Clara County Moderator: Rafael González, Director of Best Start, First 5 LA 3:05 PM — 3:20 PM Closing Remarks Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California * Agenda Subject to Change

Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Otiko Afisah Djaba is on a three - day advocacy tour of the Northern Region against child marriage which is hampering girl child education.

Duffy spoke to a crowd of about 1,400 charter school parents, children advocates who were bused up to Albany by the New York City Charter School Center for its tenth annual charter advocacy day at the Capitol.

A coalition of school, civil rights, and child - advocacy groups handed a list of 14 recommendations for changing the federal No Child Left Behind Act to congressional staff members at the U.S. Capitol last week, just a day after President Bush vigorously defended the law on its fourth anniverchild - advocacy groups handed a list of 14 recommendations for changing the federal No Child Left Behind Act to congressional staff members at the U.S. Capitol last week, just a day after President Bush vigorously defended the law on its fourth anniverChild Left Behind Act to congressional staff members at the U.S. Capitol last week, just a day after President Bush vigorously defended the law on its fourth anniversary.

candidate in the Human Development and Psychology Program studying under the child advocacy strand, remembers watching her mother — a well - respected banker — drive two hours each day before and after work to ensure that her brother would receive speech and physical therapy.

I could have gone on to academics, but my day job was doing child - care advocacy and saying, «Come on, let's get this going.»

Earlier in the day a handful of teachers affiliated with the education advocacy group Stand for Children invited a half - dozen reporters to Ritz's statehouse office, urging the state superintendent to allow implementation of the Common Core to continue.

During the day, I'm the founder and executive director of Massachusetts Parents United, a parent advocacy group that brings together parents from across the Commonwealth to fight for safer neighborhoods, stable and secure homes and high - quality education for every child.

Committee for Children focused on one aspect of our state legislative agenda for Advocacy Day — promoting Social Emotional Learning.

The report by Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children — a child advocacy group — compares children who were in full - day kindergarten with those in part - time kindergarten stChildren — a child advocacy group — compares children who were in full - day kindergarten with those in part - time kindergarten stchildren who were in full - day kindergarten with those in part - time kindergarten statewide.

On Wednesday, February 8, 2017, Committee for Children held their annual Advocacy Day.

Pat Mora, founder of El día de los niños / El día de los libros (Children's Day / Book Day), writes picture books, poetry, and nonfiction reflecting her Mexican American heritage and advocacy for bilingual literacy.

Mangan and Stephens receive 2016 Bechtel Fellowship David Shannon to open the 2016 ALSC National Institute Thousands to join free ALA Youth Media Awards webcast ALSC selects Meredith Steiner as 2016 Emerging Leader Esposito, Sexton, Shea and Wilson receive 2016 Penguin Young Readers Group Award ALSC offers ten Building STEAM with Día mini-grants ALSC now accepting applications for 2016 Bookapalooza Program New edition of Competencies for Librarians Serving Children in Public Libraries available ALSC enhances creativity programming in 79 libraries with Curiosity Creates Grants ALSC applauds American Academy of Pediatrics» screen time guidelines ALSC now accepting applications for 2016 ALSC / Candlewick Press «Light the Way» Grant Registration open for the 2016 ALSC National Institute More Great Websites for Kids selected by ALSC ALSC now accepting applications for 2016 Baker & Taylor Summer Reading Grant ALSC now accepting applications for 2016 Maureen Hayes Author / Illustrator Award $ 7,500 Curiosity Creates Grant from ALSC Babies Need Words Every Day to bridge the word gap ALSC now accepting applications for 2016 Penguin Young Readers Group Award ALSC now accepting applications for 2016 Bechtel Fellowship Santa Barbara Public Library System chosen as site for 2016 Arbuthnot Lecture ALSC names eight more Great Websites for Kids ALSC announces winners of 2015 Bound to Stay Bound Books, Melcher Scholarships Applications being sought for 2016 ALSC Bill Morris Seminar Orsburn elected 2016 - 2017 ALSC president ALSC Releases white paper: «Media Mentorship in Libraries Serving Youth» Libraries celebrate diversity, promote multicultural literacy ALSC releases 2015 Summer Reading list ALSC Invites E-book Submissions for the 2016 Mildred L. Batchelder Award The 2015 guide to the Newbery and Caldecott awards ALSC announces 2015 preconference speakers ALSC invites applications for 2016 Arbuthnot Lecture with Pat Mora ALSC names 2015 Notable Children's Books ALSC announces 2015 Notable Children's Recordings ALSC announces 2015 Notable Children's Videos Arizona, California libraries win 2015 Bookapalooza Program Melissa Sweet to keynote 2015 ALSC Charlemae Rollins President's Program Registration open for Spring 2015 ALSC online courses Tickets available for 2015 Arbuthnot Lecture featuring Brian Selznick ALSC to host Online Day of Diversity Forum ALSC Launches Advocacy Button Campaign Putnam County Library receives 2015 Light the Way grant American Library Association announces 2015 youth media award winners Live Oak Media wins 2015 Odyssey Award for «H.O.R.S.E..

I am delighted to announce Finding the Best Ways Forward, a two - day national symposium scheduled for 15 and 16 September 2017 in Calgary, featuring keynote speakers Mr. Sheldon Kennedy of the Sheldon Kennedy Child Advocacy Centre and Dr. Nicole Sherren of the Alberta Family Wellness Initiative.

The Family Partnership is glad to be a part of 2018 Advocacy for Children Day that celebrates early learning and gives parents, teachers, early care and education professionals, and communities from across the state an opportunity to stand up and be counted as a voice for cChildren Day that celebrates early learning and gives parents, teachers, early care and education professionals, and communities from across the state an opportunity to stand up and be counted as a voice for childrenchildren.

Supporting young children's rights statement of intent (2015 — 2018) is a document that will guide educators and professionals working with young children to implement, consider and advocate for young children's rights in their day - to - day practice, by providing high - level principles and areas for collective work, advocacy and action.

According to statistics compiled by child advocacy organization Rhode Island Kids Count, 26 % of high school students said they had consumed alcohol within the last 30 days during the 2015 - 16 school year and 13 % admitted to binge drinking.

Tomorrow, Voices for Children, along with Hunger Free Heartland, the Food Bank of the Heartland, the Food Bank of Lincoln, and others who care about ending hunger in Nebraska are hosting an Anti-Hunger Advocacy Day.

Childhelp's programs and services also include residential treatment services; children's advocacy centers; therapeutic foster care; group homes; child abuse prevention, education and training; and the National Day of Hope ®, part of National Child Abuse Prevention Month every Achild abuse prevention, education and training; and the National Day of Hope ®, part of National Child Abuse Prevention Month every AChild Abuse Prevention Month every April.

That day you read an advocacy group's stance that your issue — the emotional abuse of your child, is not a «real» problem because children would not reject a parent without a good reason.

After 12 years of relentless advocacy on the part of Voices for Vermont's Children, the legislative fight to get a paid sick days bill has ended on a happy note.

Established in 1992, the 120 - day treatment program for pregnant women or mothers with children under age 12 seeks to provide a family - centered approach to decrease maternal substance abuse and promote healthy family outcomes through prevention, treatment education, research and advocacy.

The Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy strongly supports S. 5743 / A.3498 A requiring local social service districts to notify the New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) at least 60 days before the effective date of a planned reduction in eligibility or increase in co-payments for child care assistance.

Another example raises the question of what influences advocacy, this one from a woman lawyer and AFCC activist who inexplicably lobbies for joint custody and father's rights (and more therapeutic jurisprudence in the courts) even though the arrangement worked for neither herself as a child, nor, ultimately, her own daughter: [ANONYMOUS LISTSERVE COMMENT]: «In personal life, we learn things about the day to day realities too, that influence the lenses through which we see life.

Brain-Wise Creative Interventions with Children and Families — September 2015, day - long course for SafePath Child Advocacy, Marietta GA, with Cathy Malchiodi, PhD