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Comments: SPARC on the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA)
State Policy Advocacy and Reform Center | July 23, 2018 |
State Policy and Reform Center’s (SPARC) comments in response to the request for public comments from the Department of Health and Human Services on developing a Clearinghouse of evidence-based practices in …
Fostering Advocates Arizona Day
Breanna Carpenter, State Policy Advocacy and Reform Center | March 31, 2017 |
This was originally published at YouthGoingPlaces.org. During our Fostering Advocates Arizona Day at the Legislature, I spoke on a panel to an audience of lawmakers. …
Statement for the Record: Examining the Opioid Epidemic: Challenges and Opportunities
First Focus, State Policy Advocacy and Reform Center | March 11, 2016 |
On March 8, the First Focus State Policy and Advocacy Reform Center submitted a Statement for the Record in response to the hearing titled …
Measuring the Impact of Children’s Rights to Counsel: Advancing Child Due Process and Well-being in the Juvenile Court Ecology
Clark Peters, State Policy Advocacy and Reform Center | February 8, 2016 |
The well-being of children that come into contact with the child welfare system often hinges on juvenile court decisions where critical decisions about that …
Major child welfare reform legislation to come in new year
Shadi Houshyar (Former Staff), State Policy Advocacy and Reform Center | December 9, 2015 |
Congress, and the Senate Finance Committee in particular, has long demonstrated leadership on and commitment to child welfare reforms. A number of critical reforms …
New Report Urges Continued Support for Helping States’ Keep Kids in Families
Shadi Houshyar (Former Staff), State Policy Advocacy and Reform Center | November 11, 2015 |
In the past decade, the percentage of children placed in congregate care settings has significantly decreased at a greater rate than the overall foster …
State advocates convene at Strengthening Families Act implementation meeting
Rricha Mathur, Benjamin James, State Policy Advocacy and Reform Center | June 15, 2015 |
On Tuesday, June 9, First Focus’s State Advocacy and Reform Center (SPARC) hosted a meeting in Washington, D.C. in conjunction with the Jim Casey …
A Major Victory for Former Foster Youth in New Mexico
Shadi Houshyar (Former Staff), State Policy Advocacy and Reform Center | April 7, 2015 |
Today, New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez signed legislation requiring the state to provide Medicaid coverage to former foster children up to age 26 regardless …
Senator Bob Casey (PA) Offers Critical Amendment to Finance Markup
Shadi Houshyar (Former Staff), State Policy Advocacy and Reform Center | January 28, 2015 |
Today, the Senate Finance Committee is marking up legislation to allow companies to hire veterans without requiring that they be counted as full-time workers …
Children’s Advocacy Alliance Releases the 2014 Nevada Children’s Report Card
Dianna Walters (Former Staff), State Policy Advocacy and Reform Center | January 21, 2015 |
Yesterday, our partner in the State Policy Advocacy and Reform Center (SPARC) the, Nevada Children’s Advocacy Alliance (CAA) released its biennial 2014 Nevada Children’s …