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As Canada's second largest, fastest growing home builder association, the GVHBA attracts the industry's best, providing leading advocacy initiatives, education and resources to help our member companies thrive.

Through a collaborative effort to provide more than 23,000 members with One ConnectionTM to tools and resources for professional education, business success, advocacy and community, FPA has become an indispensable force in the advancement of today's CFP ® professional.

General www.waimh.org World Association of Infant Mental Health www.zerotothree.org Zero - to - Three www.aap.org American Academy of Pediatrics www.civitas.org/index.html High quality parenting resources www.surestart.gov.uk United Kingdom's government website on early development www.mchlibrary.info Maternal and Child Health Library at Georgetown University www.mi-aimh.org Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health www.ounceofprevention.org High - powered service / advocacy organization for young children www.parentsasteachers.org www.talaris.org Talaris institute does education for parents and professionals about young children

FRUA's mission offers families hope, help and community by providing connection, education, resources, and advocacy, and works to improve the lives of orphaned children.

Like the Real Diaper Association here in the United States, the ANA is an excellent resource for cloth diapering education, advocacy, and support.

* 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

Dedicated to advancing the profession and empowering membership through advocacy, education, networking, and innovative resources.

Customized, In - Home Baby Education Assist in «Greening» Home for Baby Pre-natal Support by Email Informational & Emotional Advocacy In - Home Breastfeeding Support Postpartum Birth Experience Counseling Light Housekeeping; Laundry, Dishes Nutritious Meal Planning and Prep Postpartum Depression Prevention PPD Recovery Care Cesarean Support Mulitples Care and Education Sibling Assistance Newborn Sleep - Structuring Help Use of Any / All Lending Library Items Resourcing and Referrals and so much more, as needed!

Labor Plus Package 4 In - Home Prenatal Sessions including: - Prenatal Coaching / Education - Planning for Birth, Written Wishes, etc. - Assist in «Greening» Home for Baby - Prenatal Support by Email & Phone - Access to Free Lending Library Childbirth Class Series including: - 4 weeks of group, interactive learning Labor Support including: - On - Call 2 Weeks Pre / Post Due Date - Continuous Physical Support in Labor - Non-Medical Pain / Comfort Measures - Informational & Emotional Advocacy - In - Hospital Breastfeeding Support - In - Home Breastfeeding Support 2 In - Home Postnatal Sessions: - 5 hours of Postpartum Care - 1 Overnight Postpartum Shift - Postpartum Birth Experience Counseling - Resourcing and Referrals

Labor Support Package 3 In - Home Prenatal Sessions: - Prenatal Coaching / Education - Discount on Group Childbirth Classes - Planning for Birth, Written Wishes, etc. - Assist in «Greening» Home for Baby - Prenatal Support by Email & Phone - Access to Free Lending Library Labor Support Including: - On - Call 2 Weeks Pre / Post Due Date - Continuous Physical Support in Labor - Non-Medical Pain / Comfort Measures - Informational & Emotional Advocacy 1 In - Home Postnatal Session: - Postpartum Birth Experience Counseling - Resourcing and Referrals

The Sanctuaries 100th celebration on April 9 will present an opportunity to look back on how they've evolved as community resources for conservation, nature - based education, and environmental advocacy, and how they are positioned to inspire even more people to forge their own bonds with the natural world.

As the director of UCR's SEARCH (Support, Education, Advocacy, Resources, Community, and Hope) Family Autism Resource Center, Blacher works with kids of all ages with ASD.

The Mars Society is pleased to announce that it has joined the online Marspedia project started by two other space advocacy groups - The Mars Foundation and The Moon Society - in an effort to build out a great resource for people of all ages to learn more about the planet Mars, promote the human and robotic exploration of the Red Planet and encourage STEM education.

This support group is designed to provide advocacy, education, and access to resources for patients living with pulmonary hypertension.

About Blog CSFPA provides support, advocacy, resources and education to all California Resource Families / Foster Parents Associations.

Stand leveraged its resources and activities through a partnership with Advance Illinois, a statewide 501 (c)(3) K — 12 education - reform advocacy organization.

Encouraging those voices is important, since «most educators — just like most Americans — don't have personal experience with the military,» says Mary Keller, the longtime leader of the Military Child Education Coalition, a prominent advocacy and resource center for teachers and parents, and one of the sponsors of the OEE campaign.

We seek to learn whether the creation of an institute that provides the space and time for the sharing of ideas, resources, best practices, lessons learned, etc. can result in the development of sustainable, strong, effective, actionable and replicable faith - based supplemental education (out - of - school learning) and advocacy programs.

Arts Education in Maryland School Alliance - advocacy group for integrating the arts into content curriculum, professional development opportunities, resources for teachers, and funding opportunities

The Lab's staff will also continue to lead the national advocacy agenda that NCTL launched in 2007 Additionally, grant will support the Lab's «By All Means» initiative by providing advice and support to the city teams, leveraging financial and technical assistance resources, conducting research on the effectiveness of local work, documenting local work and disseminating best practices, brokering national partnerships with organizations in the health, education, social service, and community schools» fields, and providing direct technical assistance in relevant areas of expertise.

CSBA provides policy resources and training to members, and represents the statewide interests of public education through legal, political legislative, community and media advocacy.

Advocacy and education of the general public, including policymakers, on the efficacy of school design and student outcomes; resource for planning effective educational facilities.

This tailored list of legal and federal advocacy resources includes: a guide for school board members; a Q&A co-authored by NSBA's Center for Public Education and the Data Quality Campaign; and a Phi Delta Kappa magazine article that offers insight on student data privacy efforts as of February 2015.

Through our AP Advocacy and Awareness campaign we aim to disseminate accurate information to students, families, schools and the community, with the larger goal of ensuring that our students have the knowledge and resources necessary to successfully attain a postsecondary education.

Arts Education Partnership Provides information on the latest developments in arts education, advocacy resources, funding opportunities, publications and resources, evaluation and research, and links to other relatEducation Partnership Provides information on the latest developments in arts education, advocacy resources, funding opportunities, publications and resources, evaluation and research, and links to other relateducation, advocacy resources, funding opportunities, publications and resources, evaluation and research, and links to other related sites.

Special education advocacy site with up - to - date free resources, articles, and recommended Web sites on IDEA 2004, Response to Intervention (RtI), and learning disabilities.

Along with a supplemental introductory leadership guide, additional resources help you facilitate workshops and arts - infused education advocacy meetings — everything you need from PowerPoint presentations to flyers, handouts and evaluation forms.

The initiative builds on existing voter registration tools currently available as part of ASCD's Web - based Action Center, an advocacy tool that connects educators with resources to help them speak out on issues of excellence and equity in education.

NCSECS is developing this resource jointly with special education and charter school experts from numerous leading national organizations and advocacy groups.

Kathryn (Kathy) Dewsbury - White serves as the president and CEO of the Michigan Assessment Consortium, a statewide non-profit education association organized to provide professional learning opportunities, develop resources and tools, and provide advocacy for quality assessment practice and quality, comprehensive, and balanced assessment systems.

We strive to promote a closer relationship between school attorneys and their school board clients, and encourage the on - going professional development of our members by offering continuing legal education, specialized publications, web resources and opportunities to work closely with NSBA on legal advocacy efforts.

Among other online resources, the organization's electronic handbook on parent advocacy guides parents in getting organized to push education leaders for more services and programs.

Provide music education advocacy resources and news of latest music research, Share calls - to - action and information about Coalition activities through frequent articles, podcasts, webcasts, forums, and e-newsletters.

Special Ed Advocate - Free weekly newsletter about special education legal and advocacy issues, cases, tactics and strategy, and Internet resources.

«The strain and the need for more resources in pre-K is really critical,» said Andy Canales, director of the Center for Social Measurement and Evaluation with the education advocacy and research group Children at Risk.

«What is new,» he tells NPR Ed, «is the tremendous amount of resources and energy in the last 10 or 15 years being put into what's referred to as «disrupting» the current system in favor of alternative certification, by philanthropy, think tanks, advocacy groups and the U.S. Department of Education.»

It will also guide you to activities and resources for music education advocacy on state and federal levels as part of national music education advocacy efforts.

The NAMM Foundation is your source for advocacy resources, including news of latest music research, including a handy list of cited facts and quotes to help make your case for supporting music education in schools.

National Association for Music Education serves as National PTA Reflections» expert adviser on music composition and provides an array of resources and local advocacy tools to help parents advocate for their child's music eEducation serves as National PTA Reflections» expert adviser on music composition and provides an array of resources and local advocacy tools to help parents advocate for their child's music educationeducation.

CUBE programming is designed to support your school board and superintendent through professional development, legislative advocacy, and other resources that address today's key urban education issues.

NSBA has a variety of events and resources for school leaders on education technology: • NSBA's Technology Leadership Network • 2015 Technology Leadership Network Site Visits • 2015 NSBA Annual Conference • NSBA's Council of School Attorneys» Data in the Cloud Privacy Guide • NSBA's Center for Public Education: Talking About the Facts of Education Data with School Board Members • NSBA's American School Board Journal: Technology Focus articles • NSBA's Federal Advocacy Resources on Education Technology aresources for school leaders on education technology: • NSBA's Technology Leadership Network • 2015 Technology Leadership Network Site Visits • 2015 NSBA Annual Conference • NSBA's Council of School Attorneys» Data in the Cloud Privacy Guide • NSBA's Center for Public Education: Talking About the Facts of Education Data with School Board Members • NSBA's American School Board Journal: Technology Focus articles • NSBA's Federal Advocacy Resources on Education Technology aeducation technology: • NSBA's Technology Leadership Network • 2015 Technology Leadership Network Site Visits • 2015 NSBA Annual Conference • NSBA's Council of School Attorneys» Data in the Cloud Privacy Guide • NSBA's Center for Public Education: Talking About the Facts of Education Data with School Board Members • NSBA's American School Board Journal: Technology Focus articles • NSBA's Federal Advocacy Resources on Education Technology aEducation: Talking About the Facts of Education Data with School Board Members • NSBA's American School Board Journal: Technology Focus articles • NSBA's Federal Advocacy Resources on Education Technology aEducation Data with School Board Members • NSBA's American School Board Journal: Technology Focus articles • NSBA's Federal Advocacy Resources on Education Technology aResources on Education Technology aEducation Technology and E-Rate

9.2 Partnerships are designed to support and enrich the school by including the community as a resource for education, advocacy and volunteerism.

DATIA's mission is to provide education, resources, and advocacy to those involved in and interested in drug and alcohol testing.

Higher Education News History of Student Financial Aid Historical Student Loan Interest Rates Pell Grant Historical Figures Helping Students Use FinAid Guide to Professional Judgment (70 pages) Common Law Marriages Defining Middle Income Student Aid Legislation Resources Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965 Student Aid PR Firms Student Aid Lobbying and Advocacy Groups Affirmative Action and Financial Aid Title IX, Education Amendments of 1972 FERPA and Financial Aid (Privacy) Aid Information for Students Who Telecommute Financial Aid for Study Abroad Professional Associations Guide to Detecting Fraud Prohibited Inducements and Preferred Lender Lists Guide to Improving Student Perceptions Suggestions for Dealing with Unhappy Students and Upset Parents Tips for New Educators and Financial Aid Administrators Comment Codes ISIR Comment Codes Reject Comment Codes SAR Comment Codes Financial Aid Forms Bank Sample Student Satisfaction Surveys Proof of Dependent (s) Form IRS Dependency Tests Simplified Needs Test Chart Designing a Financial Aid Office Web Site The Future of the Financial Aid Office Phone Numbers Products and Services Mailing Lists Online Resources Quotes Jokes American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Required Elements of Award Letters Financial Aid Jobs Benefits of a Higher Education Guide to Talking with the Press and News Media Withholding Academic Transcripts and Diplomas

Petfinder is a leading online resource for pet adoption, education, awareness and advocacy.

Our mission at A Pawsitive Approach is to promote responsible pet ownership through education, advocacy, resources and rescue.

About Blog CSFPA provides support, advocacy, resources and education to all California Resource Families / Foster Parents Associations.

With headquarters in Washington, DC, nine regional and field offices, 29 historic sites, and partner organizations in all 50 states, the National Trust for Historic Preservation provides leadership, education, advocacy, and resources to a national network of people, organizations, and local communities committed to saving places, connecting us to our history, and collectively shaping the future of America's stories.

As the Executive Director of the Disability Rights Legal Center at Loyola Law School, Eve managed all aspects of this non-profit disability rights organization and supervised all major programs, including the Civil Rights Litigation Project, Disability Mediation Center, Cancer Legal Resource Center, Community Outreach Program, and Education Advocacy Project.

WRC staff combines the skills, talents, and resources of advocates, attorneys, and community partners to address obstacles that include: trauma recovery, child care, transportation, housing, education, and training, income and work, system's advocacy, social support - systems, health - care, civil legal representation, and criminal legal assistance.