RT @TheImprintNews: “These households, who are disproportionately minority parents with children, are at imminent risk of homelessness” https://bit.ly/3b8b89y #eviction #childwelfare
RT @TexasTribune: Texas is supposed to be reforming its foster care system. Court-appointed monitors say some progress is being made. But they also found that “serious risks of harm to children persist.” https://bit.ly/33moydF
RT @JuvLaw1975 We are looking forward to #gathering *virtually* with you all & #honoring some really impressive & #compassionate #changemakers who are furiously fighting for the #rights & well-being of youth in the juvenile justice & child welfare systems https://t.co/JMVN0IbFoK
RT @FosteringMC: We are kicking off #NationalFosterCareMonth with @FosteringFams and FMC’s Youth Voice teaming up to bring you an online event: What Youth Wish Foster, Adoptive & Kinship Parents Knew. https://j.mp/39qjto6 https://t.co/Wv0WmXYthn
RT @npquarterly: A guide to help reconsider the language we use and to shift to new language that is strength-based:
Great Resources for #foodbanks #foodpantries #foodsovereignty #foodinsecurity #foodjustice #foodsystem
Moving Beyond the Scarcity Mindset
To effectively partner with low-income communities, nonprofits must see people in these communities as having strengths,...
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RT @TheImprintNews: Among the states and counties that have expressed interest in race-blind removal decisions: Minneapolis; Los Angeles; Austin, Texas; Chicago; New Jersey; Baltimore; Washington state and Oklahoma https://bit.ly/3ufhJWU #fostercare
RT @TheImprintNews: The debate over police in schools is happening in small town America, too https://bit.ly/31NnsH6 #juvenilejustice #education
RT @ChildWelfareHub: ‘Staggering’ 40,000 U.S. Children May Have Lost A Parent To Covid, Study Finds - @nicksreimann - Forbes https://bit.ly/3wxZ5vf
#TheKidsAreNOTAlright https://t.co/fRugWg49YN
RT @First5LA: In order to drive the state’s economy toward recovery and Save California’s Child Care the @ECECoalitionCA joined with working parents & child care providers to discuss child care crisis solutions. Watch this Town Hall for more information: https://www.facebook.com/first5association/posts/3846931195419312
RT @housingca 📣Interested in advancing racial justice, achieving structural change and building affordable homes for all Californians? We are, too. Take advantage of early-bird registration for our annual (Un)Conference today! RSVP https://conference.housingca.org/ https://t.co/LJex1jpQJo
RT @NEAToday By centering student wellness, LA reimagines schools where behavioral + mental health issues are addressed thru supportive services like safety coaches + justice coordinators rather than punishment. What are other ways we can support students?
Over-Policing in LAUSD Gives Way to Safe and Just Schools | NEA
A student-led movement in Los Angeles gets results with new district programs to ensure Black students thrive.
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"For kids in foster care, one trauma-induced outburst can lead to a lifelong entanglement with the criminal justice system.... The least we can do is give them just a little more time to be kids without worrying they’ll be taken into custody for it."
Opinion: Stop arrests of children in foster care
Instead of being helped to process their trauma, kids in foster care are sometimes...
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RT @ava Worth your time. Strong piece by @jessica_roy from @latimes. Good practical advice for different kinds of folks, various situations. I particularly appreciate the paragraph about alternatives to calling police & I learned something new: the five Ds
How to be an ally: What you can do as a bystander to race-based harassment or violence
If you see someone harassing or being violent toward another person, what are your options to act and intervene ...
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RT @First5LA #First5LA has named current EVP John Wagner to lead its Center for Child + Family Impact. This transition in Wagner’s work will provide teams w/ leadership +the opportunity to accelerate our systems change work. Read official announcement here
First 5 LA Names John Wagner to Lead the Center for Child and Family Impact - First 5 Los Angeles
For Immediate Release: March 30, 2021 Wagner to Help Evolve Systems Change Work to Improve Outcomes for Young Chil...
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