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Florida's Children First, the statewide advocacy organization focused on protecting the legal rights of at - risk and foster care children, recognized Broward County child advocates and former foster youth at the 16th annual Broward Child Advocacy Awards & Reception at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts on Feb. 22.
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The sponsorship provides Five Acres and Floe Financial Partners the opportunity to extend the reach of both organizations and advocate for the more than 20,000 children currently living in foster care in L.A. County.
The partnership provides Five Acres and Gamble Jones the opportunity to heighten the visibility of both agencies and advocate for the more than 20,000 children currently living in foster care in L.A. County.
«Her leadership advocating for women and children in Rensselaer County is exactly what residents of the 107th Assembly District deserve.
A culmination of more than two decades of interagency cooperation in Niagara County, CAIP includes professionals in law enforcement and child protection; prosecutors; medical professionals; victim advocates and mental health practitioners.
The Oneida County Youth Bureau created in 1977 by the County Board of Legislators, has, for 37 years, carried out its mission of planning, advocating for and coordinating services for children and youth under the age of 21.
Also at noon, Ama Dwimoh — former chief of the Crimes Agains t Children Bureau in the Kings County District Attorney's Office and candidate in the race for the open Brooklyn District Attorney's seat — will join advocates on Friday in front of Brooklyn Borough Hall to call for the immediate passage of the Child Victims Act in the State Legislature.
Advocates in Erie County often complain that the state Health Department is several years behind in releasing lead poisoning data and fails to include children who test within the federal threshold.
List of Supporting Organizations: • African Services Committee • Albany County Central Federation of Labor • Alliance for Positive Change • ATLI - Action Together Long Island • Brooklyn Kindergarten Society • NY Immigration Coalition • Catholic Charities • Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens • Catholic Charities of Buffalo • Catholic Charities of Chemung / Schuyler • Catholic Charities of Diocese of Albany • Catholic Charities of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse • CDRC • Center for Independence of the Disabled NY • Children Defense Fund • Chinese - American Planning Council, Inc. • Citizen Action of New York • Coalition for the Homeless • Coalition on the Continuum of Care • Community Food Advocates • Community Health Net • Community Healthcare Network • Community Resource Exchange (CRE) • Day Care Council of New York • Dewitt Reformed Church • Early Care & Learning Council • East Harlem Block Nursery, Inc. • Family Reading Partnership of Chemung Valley • Fiscal Policy Institute • Food & Water Watch • Forestdale, Inc. • FPWA • GOSO • GRAHAM WINDHAM • Greater New York Labor Religion Coalition • HCCI • Heights and Hills • Housing and Services, Inc. • Jacob A. Riis Neighborhood Settlement • Jewish Family Service • Labor - Religion Coalition of NYS • Latino Commission on AIDS • LEHSRC • Make the Road New York • MercyFirst • Met Council • Metro New York Health Care for All • Mohawk Valley CAA • NAMI • New York Association on Independent Living • New York Democratic County Committee • New York State Community Action Association • New York State Network for Youth Success • New York StateWide Senior Action Council • NYSCAA • Park Avenue Christian Church (DoC) / UCC • Partnership with Children • Met Council • Professional Staff Congress • PSC / CUNY AFT Local 2334 • ROCitizen • Schenectady Community Action Program, Inc. • SCO Family of Services • SICM — Schenectady Community Ministries • Sunnyside Community Services • Supportive Housing Network of New York, Inc • The Alliance for Positive Change • The Children's Village • The Door — A Center of Alternatives • The Radical Age Movement • UJA - Federation of New York • United Neighborhood Houses • University Settlement • Urban Pathways, Inc • Women's Center for Education & Career Advancement
These are the very investments that community members, children's advocates, and County Legislature Democrats have been asking for, in some cases for several years.
«As we gather here in Albany to celebrate our success and adopt an Action Plan for the future, we reflect as a group, on how we've grown; not only as individuals, but as providers and, most importantly, as effective advocates for our communities,» said Tioga County child care provider, Rose McCabe.
Advocates for the immigrant community, the county parks, healthcare, and child services all held signs and explained their needs for funding.
«I look forward to continuing my efforts to save our children's education from the mismanaged roll - out of the Common Core curriculum, advocate for women's equality and make smart investments to create good local jobs in Dutchess and Putnam counties.»
A lifelong resident of Buffalo, Ms. Miller - Williams worships at Saint John Baptist Church and is also family oriented; a proud parent of two daughters and four grandchildren who remains dedicated to helping to move our community forward and advocate for a better future for all children and families throughout Erie County.
«We are honored to be partnering with the Oneida County Child Advocacy Center, not only during Child Abuse Prevention month, but throughout the year with our two recently added CAC advocates,» said YWCA Mohawk Valley Executive Director / CEO Dianne Stancato.
Richard Abernathy — Executive Director, Arkansas Association for Educational Administrators Senator Shane Broadway — Arkansas State Legislature John Brown, III — Executive Director, Windgate Foundation Senator Steve Bryles — Arkansas State Legislature Gary Compton — Superintedent, Bentonville Public Schools Debbie Davis — Director, Arkansas Leadership Academy Melanie Fox — Little Rock School Board Luke Gordy — Executive Director, Arkansans for Education Reform Jerry Guess — Superintendent, Camden - Fairview School District Frank Holman — Superintendent, Lincoln School District Senator Jimmy Jeffress — Arkansas State Legislature Laura Kellams — Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families Tom Kimbrell — Commissioner, Arkansas Department of Education Alice Mahony — Arkansas State Board of Education Matt McClure — Superintendent, Cross County School District John Pijanowski — University of Arkansas, College of Education and Health Professions Representative David Rainey — Arkansas State Legislature Vicki Saviers — Arkansas State Board of Education Quentin Suffren — Chief, Academic Officer, The Learning Institute Valerie Tatum — Executive Director, Covenant Keepers Charter School Representative Bruce Westerman — Arkansas State Legislature
With a membership of nearly 1,000 educational agencies statewide, CSBA brings together school district governing boards and county boards of education to advocate for effective policies that advance the education and well - being of the state's more than 6 million school - age children.
Strong Schools (Sumner County) Williamson Strong (Williamson County) SPEAK (Students, Parents, Educators Across Knox County) SOCM (Statewide Organizing for Community eMpowerment) Momma Bears Blog Gideon's Army, Grassroots Army for Children (Nashville) Advocates for Change in Education (Hamilton County) Concerned Parents of Franklin County (Franklin County) The Dyslexia Spot Parents of Wilson County, TN, Schools Friends of Oak Ridge Schools (City of Oak Ridge Schools) TNBATs (State branch of National BATs) East Nashville United Tennessee Against Common Core (Statewide) Coalition Advocating of Public Education (CAPE)
Ms. Adkins is enthusiastic about use of the Rubric in Cabell County with a Trauma Sensitive Approach, developed through a partnership between the Massachusetts Advocates for Children and Harvard Law School.
Furthermore, sharing aggregate - level data (e.g., school mobility rates for all children in foster care in a county) among child welfare and education agencies can improve the work of these agencies through identifying systemic problems, increasing accountability, and helping advocates push for needed policies and interventions.
Kristy transitioned to working locally in Austin serving as a Guardian ad Litem and court appointed advocate for children in foster care through CASA of Travis County.
FLINT, Mich. — Heather Morolla Kale, a Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce official and longtime advocate for Genesee County children and families, has joined the School Finance Research Collaborative Advisory Committee, the Collaborative announced today.
Other presenters at the event included Paterson Superintendent Dr. Donnie W. Evans, Assistant Superintendent Susana Person, Advocates for the Children of New Jersey Cecelia Zalkind, 4Cs Passaic County Executive Director Anthony Dinizo, and Annie E. Casey Foundation Senior Vice President Ralph Smith.
Whether you're tackling toilet training with your toddler, helping your kindergartner with reading, advocating for your child's needs, or preparing your teen to leave the nest, Multnomah County Library has resources and programs for parents.
The Oneida County Humane Society began advocating for humane treatment of animals and children in 1913 when it was officially recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as a non-profit organization.
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.
In 2005 Professor Perlmutter received 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 Council.
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 Council.
Prior to joining JMBM, Matt performed volunteer legal work at Legal Advocates for Children and Youth, East San Jose Community Law Center, and the Santa Clara County Public Defender's Office.
«While the rankings shift every year, we see certain trends across many counties, including increasing child poverty, unemployment and high housing costs,» said Cecilia Zalkind, executive director of Advocates for Children of New Jersey, which publishes the Kids Count reports.
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Because the theme of the luncheon was children, NCJW highlighted the important work of PPNC's Teen Advocate Project, Nassau County's premier peer education program.
In July 2013, a group of state and county government agencies, foster parents, mental and behavioral health advocates, licensed child placement agencies and other stakeholders convened to develop a Treatment Foster Care model for Colorado.
DENVER (April 3, 2018)-- Lt. Gov. Donna Lynne and Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) staff joined community partners, county leaders and advocates today to kick off National Child Abuse Prevention Month at the State Capitol.
My desire to advocate for the understanding of children's and youths» needs impacted by trauma led me to become a leading voice in the Fairfax County Public School System.
In 2012, the Los Angeles County Perinatal and Early Childhood Home Visitation Consortium (LACPECHVC) was formed to advocate on behalf of collective concerns and develop shared data mechanisms and resources in support of high - quality services for children and families.
Last year Hudson County ranked 15th in the rankings that is conducted by Advocates for Children of New Jersey.
Advocates for Children of New Jersey released its annual Kids Count report on Monday, with Hudson County ranking near the middle statewide for child well being.
In addition to releasing the county rankings and pocket guide, Advocates for Children of New Jersey also released New Jersey Kids Count 2013: The State of Our Children, which provides state - level data in all areas of child well - being.
Here is the full report on Somerset County and the Advocates for Children of New Jersey's methodology.
86 - year - old community advocate helps abused, neglected children by Rachael Smith (Nelson County, VA)
New Jersey is making some progress in several important areas of child well - being but losing ground in others, according to the annual New Jersey Kids Count 2016 and county rankings released today by Advocates for Children of New Jersey.