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Services Matter: How Housing and Services Can End Family Homelessness
U.S. Capitol Visitor Center – HVC 200, Washington, DC
Sponsored by The Bassuk Center on Homeless and Vulnerable Children & Youth. In cooperation with the Congressional Caucus on Homelessness. Speakers: Carmela J. DeCandia, Psy.D., Chair, Advisory Board, The Bassuk Center on Homeless and Vulnerable Children & Youth, Needham,...
Breaking Through With Wendy Cervantes
Join First Focus's Wendy Cervantes at 1 p.m. E.T. to learn more about the ICE raids on Central American families on the popular DC-based radio show Breaking Through, which covers the top topics facing the nation from a perspective that...
Beyond Housing Conference
Crowne Plaza Times Square Manhattan, New York, NY
The Beyond Housing Conference is convened by the Institute for Children, Poverty and Homelessness. Don’t miss this opportunity to join fellow practitioners, policymakers, and service providers to share new and effective programs, solutions, and policies aimed...
Too young and too dangerous: The hazards of harvesting tobacco and other crops for farmworker children
Gold Room, Washington, DC
The Child Labor Coalition, Human Rights Watch, and First Focus Campaign for Children invite you to attend a special briefing in honor of International Human Rights Day -- in cooperation with the offices of Rep. Lucille...
Kids’ Share 2015: Federal Spending Trends on Children
U.S. Capitol Visitor Center – HVC 200, Washington, DC
In cooperation with Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY), Kids' Share 2015: Federal Spending Trends on Children, examines federal spending and tax investments in children and families. Kids' Share 2015 is the ninth annual report from the Urban Institute, funded...
Left Behind: How the Well-Being of Children Is Affected by Parental Deportation
MPI Conference Room, Washington, DC
An event with: Randy Capps Director of Research, U.S. Programs, MPI Heather Koball Senior Fellow, Center on Labor, Human Services, and Population, The Urban Institute Andrew Lorenzen-Strait Deputy Assistant Director, Custody Programs Division, Enforcement and Removal...
Webinar: Pay-for-Success Initiatives for Early Childhood Programs
Evidence-based early childhood programs, such as home visiting and high-quality preschool, hold enormous promise to improve the early health, education, and development of at-risk children, helping them and their parents break the cycle of intergenerational poverty....
Tackling Health Disparities in Children: The Role of Medicaid and CHIP in Reducing Disparities and Improving Health Outcomes for Children of Color
2168 Rayburn House Office Bulding, Washington, DC
The Congressional Allergy & Asthma Caucus, the Congressional Black Caucus and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus held a congressional lunch briefing Thursday, July 30th at Rayburn House Office Building on Tackling Health Disparities in Children for Medicaid's...
Early Childhood Screenings Ensure a Healthy Start in Life: What's Happening in the States to Improve Screening Rates?
385 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC,
In the United States, about 13 percent of children 3 to 17 years of age have a developmental or behavioral disability such as autism, intellectual disabilities and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. In addition, many children have delays in language...
First Focus Children's Budget Summit 2015
National Press Club, Washington, DC
Please join us June 24th for our annual First Focus Children's Budget Summit. Attendees will be the first to receive a copy of Children's Budget 2015, a detailed look at the over 200 federal investments in children...