Sentences with phrase «child advocacy project»

She sat on the Young Advocates» Society Standing Committee for the 2012 - 2015 term, serves on the board of College Montrose Children's Place and is a participant member of the Crown Wardship No - Access Pilot Project and the Child Advocacy Project.

Jason is a current participant in the Child Advocacy Project and a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada, The Advocates» Society, the Canadian Bar Association, and the Family Law Section of the Ontario Bar Association.

«On behalf of Pro Bono Law Ontario, Justice for Children and Youth and the Advocates» Society, I wish to express my sincere appreciation for your assistance and the time you have donated as a volunteer with the Child Advocacy Project.

He is also a member of the Pro Bono Law Ontario Child Advocacy Project and Advocates» Society Court of Appeal... [more]

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* 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

Advocacy A volunteer shares the personal highlights from a special project supporting children with debilitating and terminal health conditions, as well as their parents.

The Safe Harbour Project, a service of the Child Advocacy Center of Niagara at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, is committed to protecting and assisting children who experience trafficking or commercial sexual exploitation.

The Child Advocacy Center also coordinates the county's Child Fatality / Serious Injury Review Team and the Family Violence Intervention Project which addresses overlapping issues of child abuse and domestic violChild Advocacy Center also coordinates the county's Child Fatality / Serious Injury Review Team and the Family Violence Intervention Project which addresses overlapping issues of child abuse and domestic violChild Fatality / Serious Injury Review Team and the Family Violence Intervention Project which addresses overlapping issues of child abuse and domestic violchild abuse and domestic violence.

The Child Advocacy Center's newest initiative is the Niagara County Safe Harbour Project.

Working in collaboration with a diverse group of educators, advocacy groups, community organizations, and policymakers, the project ultimately aims to grow the number of quality schools where all children can have equitable learning outcomes, feel like their culture is valued, learn to live together with appreciation of differences, and be engaged in understanding how to dismantle racism and systemic oppression.

Advocates for Children of New York (AFC)'s Immigrant Students» Rights Project combines our distinctive leadership in the field of public education advocacy with our in - depth knowledge of the needs of immigrant students, students learning English, and their families to improve student achievement and advance meaningful reform.

Respectfully, Action United Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment Alliance for Multilingual Multicultural Education American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education American Association of State Colleges and Universities American Federation of Teachers ASPIRA Association Association of University Centers on Disabilities Autistic Self Advocacy Network Bay Area Parent Leadership Action Network California Association for Bilingual Education California Latino School Boards Association Californians for Justice Californians Together Campaign for Fiscal Equity Campaign for Quality Education Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning Center for Teaching Quality Citizens for Effective Schools Coalition for Educational Justice Council for Exceptional Children Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund Easter Seals ELC, Education Law Center FairTest, The National Center for Fair & Open Testing Higher Education Consortium for Special Education Justice Matters Latino Elected and Appointed Officials National Taskforce on Education Lawyers» Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Learning Disabilities Association of America Los Angeles Educational Partnership Movement Strategy Center NAACP National Alliance of Black School Educators National Center for Learning Disabilities National Council for Educating Black Children National Council of Teachers of English National Disability Rights Network National Down Syndrome Congress National Down Syndrome Society National Education Association National Latino / a Education Research and Policy Project National League of United Latin American Citizens Parent - U-Turn Parents for Unity Philadelphia Education Fund Public Advocates Inc..

Dancing Classrooms is a project of the American Ballroom Theater Company provided by the Whistle Stop, a non-profit child advocacy organization.

Karega is a former Charter Schools Director with the Indianapolis Mayor's Office; founded and served as Director of the Indianapolis affiliate of Stand for Children, a national educational advocacy nonprofit; and was on the leadership team of Indiana University's Equity Project, housed at the Center for Evaluation and Education Policy.

Leon Smith, director of the racial justice project for the Center for Children's Advocacy in Hartford, said the charter schools» numbers and the racial disparity in sanctioning students are both disturbing.

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AARP Foundation Litigation, ACLU of Northern California, ACLU of San Diego and Imperial Counties, American Association for Justice, Asian Law Caucus, Asian Pacific American Legal Center, California Alliance for Retired Americans, California Employment Lawyers Association, California Foundation for Independent Living Centers, California Labor Federation, California Reinvestment Coalition, California Teamsters, Public Affairs Council, California Women's Law Center, Center for Justice and Democracy, Coalition of Disability Access Professionals, Consumer Action, Consumer Federation of California, Consumers for Auto Reliability and Safety, Designing Accessible Communities, Disability Rights Advocates, Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, Equal Rights Advocates, Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, Gray Panthers, Law Foundation of Silicon Valley, Lawyers» Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area Legal Aid Society, Employment Law Center, Legal Services for Prisoners with Children Mexican, American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, National Center for Youth Law, National Consumer Law Center, National Immigration Law Center, National Senior Citizens Law Center, Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, Protection & Advocacy, Inc., Public Advocates, Public Counsel, Public Interest Law Project, Speak Out California, Strengthening Our Lives (LA County Federation), Teamsters Union Local No. 70 Utility, Consumers» Action Network, Western Center on Law & Poverty, Women's Employment Rights Clinic, and the Youth Law Center.

«Most of the youths who are moving around and experiencing some level of homelessness don't know they have legal rights,» said Stacey Violante Cote, a lawyer who directs the Teen Legal Advocacy Project for the Center for Children's Advocacy in Hartford.

«The project is believed to be the second of its kind in the country, said Martha Stone, executive director of the Center for Children's Advocacy, which secured about $ 50,000 worth of grants and donations to buy the van and get it retrofitted.

He was appointed by the President of the Florida Bar to serve on the Florida Bar Commission on the Legal Needs of Children, has served on the Boards of Directors of Florida's Children First and the Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center, and the National Association of Counsel for Children (NACC) National Children's Law Office Project Advisory Board.

Professor Perlmutter has received the National Association of Counsel for Children's 2003 Outstanding Legal Advocacy Award, the Clinical Legal Education Association's 2003 Award for Excellence in a Public Interest Law Case or Project, two Florida Bar Foundation Steven M. Goldstein First Runner - Up Awards for Excellence (in 2001 and 2003), and the Florida Bar Public Interest Law Section's Honorable Hugh S. Glickstein Child Advocacy Award, given to the members of the Florida Bar Commission on the Legal Needs of Children in 2002.

A member of the Florida Bar Commission on the Legal Needs of Children, he has served on the boards of directors of Florida's Children First, the Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center, the National Association of Counsel for Children Law Office Project Advisory Board, among others.

In addition to the Glickstein Award, which Perlmutter received in 2002, he has received many other honors for his advocacy, including the National Association of Counsel for Children's Outstanding Legal Advocacy Award, the Clinical Legal Education Association's Award for Excellence in a Public Interest Law Case or Project, the C. Clyde Atkins Civil Liberties Award from the Greater Miami Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, the inaugural Miami - Dade County Children's Trust Champion for Children Award, and the Mental Health Advocate of the Year Award from the Florida Statewide Advocacy advocacy, including the National Association of Counsel for Children's Outstanding Legal Advocacy Award, the Clinical Legal Education Association's Award for Excellence in a Public Interest Law Case or Project, the C. Clyde Atkins Civil Liberties Award from the Greater Miami Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, the inaugural Miami - Dade County Children's Trust Champion for Children Award, and the Mental Health Advocate of the Year Award from the Florida Statewide Advocacy Advocacy Award, the Clinical Legal Education Association's Award for Excellence in a Public Interest Law Case or Project, the C. Clyde Atkins Civil Liberties Award from the Greater Miami Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union, the inaugural Miami - Dade County Children's Trust Champion for Children Award, and the Mental Health Advocate of the Year Award from the Florida Statewide Advocacy Advocacy Council.

He is also a coordinator of the Child Advocacy Pro Bono Project (a Joint Initiative of BLG, the Chi ldren's Legal Education Resource Centre, and Pro Bono Law Alberta) and a past chair of the Volunteer Lawyers» Service.

CT Fair Housing Center The Children's Law Center of CT CT Legal Rights Project Lawyers for Children America Center for Children's Advocacy Connecticut Veterans Legal Center

Statewide Legal Services New Haven Legal Assistance Greater Hartford Legal Aid Connecticut Legal Services CTProBono.org Connecticut Fair Housing Center The Children's Law Center Connecticut Legal Rights Project Lawyers for Children America Center for Children's Advocacy Connecticut Veterans Legal Center

For example, The Child Witness to Violence Project that is based out of Boston City Hospital began in 1992 and now serves over 150 children via counseling, outreach, and advocacy who have been exposed to violence and trauma events (Children Witness to Violence Projectchildren via counseling, outreach, and advocacy who have been exposed to violence and trauma events (Children Witness to Violence ProjectChildren Witness to Violence Project, 1992).

The Child Witness to Violence Project Department of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Boston Medical Center Provides counseling, advocacy, training, and outreach focusing on children who are bystanders to community and domestic violence.

Through litigation, advocacy, and education, this project works to uphold the rights of individuals to decide freely, without governmental hindrance or coercion, whether or not to bear a child.

Child Advocacy 360 Foundation (2009) Explores strategies and messages that should be used (and avoided) when advocating for children using a comprehensive research project conducted for Child Advocacy 360 Foundation in 2009 - 2010.

The Ophelia Project raised awareness of the social issues children face today through conferences, speaking engagements, and advocacy.

The projects is Private Type of work they are involved with is Child Welfare They offer the following services: Advocacy, Mediation, Assessments They have Independent Evaluation?

«The 2012 KIDS COUNT Data Book shows mixed progress for children in North Carolina,» said Deborah Bryan, President and CEO of Action for Children North Carolina, a statewide child policy, research, and advocacy organization and home of the NC KIDS COUNT children in North Carolina,» said Deborah Bryan, President and CEO of Action for Children North Carolina, a statewide child policy, research, and advocacy organization and home of the NC KIDS COUNT Children North Carolina, a statewide child policy, research, and advocacy organization and home of the NC KIDS COUNT project.

The projects is based in a Statutory Organisation Type of work they are involved with is Child Welfare They offer the following services: Advocacy They have Independent Evaluation?

Family Rights Group also has a small advocacy project which supports some families involved with Children's Services about the care and protection of their cChildren's Services about the care and protection of their childrenchildren.

Mark Henshall, a project manager at the Environmental Protection Agency, is working with NAR, the National Center for Lead - Based Housing, child advocacy groups, and industry leaders to help property managers and owners gain access to workers trained in lead paint issues.

Panelists: Elizabeth Mendenhall, President, NAR; John Smaby, President - Elect, NAR; Tom Riley, Treasurer, NAR; Bob Goldberg, CEO, NAR; Bill Malkasian, SVP, Chief Advocacy Officer, NAR; Laura Crowther, RCE, CEO, Coastal Carolinas Association of REALTORS ®, SC; Bill Martin, RCE, CEO, Florida Association of REALTORS ®; John Sebree, RCE, Missouri REALTOR, Margo Wheeler, REALTOR ® Party Director, NAR AEI Charity Project: A Child's Place 12:45 p.m. - 1:45 p.m..