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The 2005 KIDS COUNT Data Book is Now OnlineSince 1990, the Data Book has used 10 key measures to track child well-being and create and rank state profiles of child well-being. The 2005 edition includes several background measures related to unemployed parents in each state. Hard copies of the 2005 Data Book can be ordered on the website or by calling 410/223-2890. In Brief
Introducing CWLA's Book of the Month CWLA is proud to introduce a Book of the Month promotion, where we offer discounts for publications that have a timely appeal. This time we're giving a 5% discount on two books, one very recent and one back from our discontinued list for only a limited time! These savings are on top of the 20% discount that CWLA members receive on all items every day. These discounts last through Friday, May 1. Next week we'll announce our next promotion---a free-with-purchase offer---with special books for May, National Foster Care Month.  April is Financial Literacy Month, and a new CWLA publication is the just the right tool for getting a better economic education. Managing Money: Spending & Saving Wisely was written for people who are organizing their finances for the first time. It's a perfect book for building independent living skills, and is useful for individuals teaching themselves or those in financial management classes. Each section of the book comes with easy-to-use charts and ends with a test. Only $14.20 for nonmembers, and $11.21 for members for the rest of the month! Learn more, and order online.  Of course, April is also Child Abuse Prevention Month, and CWLA has a title that supports agencies trying to improve their preventive practices as well. Planning, Funding, & Implementing A Child Abuse Prevention Project examines nearly 100 projects and offers step-by-step instruction in turning the abstract idea of prevention into action. The book addresses questions about finding funding sources and ensuring cultural competence, and project evaluation. Project toolboxes offer advice for every step of implementation. This book has been discontinued, and is available in limited quantities only during this promotion. With the discount, the book is $18 for nonmembers, and only $14.21 for CWLA members! Learn more and order.A 20% discount on all merchandise is a benefit of CWLA membership. Use your member number and password when ordering to get your discount; if you need help remembering either, contact Pat Donnelly at pdonnelly@cwla.org or 703-412-3166. For more information about becoming a member, visit our website. Back to Headlines Extreme Makeover for Adoptive Family's Florida Home More than 10 years ago, George and Barbara Kadzis contacted Children's Home Society of Florida (CHS), a CWLA founding member, to get some information on adopting a child. Little did they know how dramatically their lives would change as a result of that call. Originally, George and Barbara considered adopting an infant. But when they learned about a young Chinese girl with a cleft palate, they were compelled to bring her to America. Barbara, a teacher who was herself adopted, and George, a dentist, continued to work through CHS International Adoption Program to locate children with special needs, eventually adding a total of six children to their family, five of whom were physically challenged. ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition crew learned about the family after their home had been ravaged by hurricanes and George had been diagnosed with brain cancer. This past February, the show's crew arrived at the Kadzis home, where they spent a week rebuilding the house and making modifications to accommodate the challenges of the five physically challenged children. Sadly, George was admitted to the hospital the night before the family found out they had been chosen for the home makeover, and he died in March without the chance to return to the new home that had been completed just days before. Almost 3,000 volunteers and businesses from Tallahassee and Leon County contributed to help build the new home in seven days. When it was completed, singer Stevie Wonder held a private concert for the family in their new home. The Kadzis Family's episode is Episode 22 of the show, which aired April 12, and can be viewed online at the ABC network website. For more about the Children's Home Society, founded in 1902 and now based in Winter Park, Fla., visit www.chsfl.org. Back to Headlines Children's Monitor: Congress Returns for Busy Spring More Headlines:
Find this and more in the latest issue of the Children's Monitor online. Back to Headlines On the Line with CWLA: Economic Impact on Public Agencies On the Line with CWLA broadcasts Wednesdays, 2:00-2:30 pm ET. To listen, go to www.blogtalkradio.com/CWLA-Radio. The call-in number is 347-326-9611. The programming schedule is subject to change. Tomorrow's show April 22: The Impact of the Economic Downturn on the Delivery of Services: The Perspective of Public Agency Commissioners (one-hour special) Upcoming shows April 29: The Impact of the Economic Downturn on the Delivery of Services: The Perspective of Private Agency CEOs (one-hour special) Back to Headlines Join CWLA's Call for a White House Conference on Children and Youth A White House Conference on Children will bring together a cross-section of policymakers, advocates, professionals (including the courts), and families and children directly affected by the child welfare system to create recommendations for policy and change. CWLA is calling on Congress and President Obama to reestablish this important policymaking tradition. The time to act is now. Your support and involvement are crucial. You can support this effort by visiting our website. There, you can sign on to support CWLA's call for a White House Conference in 2010, let your members of Congress know of your support, complete a survey about what areas the conference should focus on, see which members of Congress are cosponsoring the authorizing legislation, learn how to get your board to pass a resolution supporting this effort, and more! Back to Headlines CWLA Conference Calendar Supervisor Training Responding to the Workforce Crisis in Child Welfare: Supervision for Success An Evidence-Based Practice Model for Employee (Not Case) Success-Focused Supervision Tuesday, May 19; Tuesday, August 11; Tuesday, October 13 Tennessee Alliance for Children and Families Nashville, Tennessee Wednesday, May 20; Wednesday, August 12; Wednesday, October 14 Baptist Children's Home of NC Family Resource Center Thomasville, North Carolina For more information, visit www.cwla.org/conferences/2009supervision.htm. NRC-CWDT National Data Conference Making IT Work for Children: Improving Data for Agencies, Tribes, and Courts Tuesday and Wednesday, June 23-24 Hyatt Regency Bethesda, Bethesda, Maryland AFCARS and NCANDS Pre-Conference Sessions June 22. By invitation: National Youth in Transition Database meeting June 25-26. For more information, visit www.nrccwdt.org/conferences/our_conf.html. Back to Headlines Share Your Thoughts on In Brief CWLA is always trying to enhance our services for you, our members! We'd like to hear about how CWLA In Brief can be improved to meet your needs. Please send a note to inbrief@cwla.org to share comments about the content, frequency, length, or any other aspects of this newsletter. Back to Headlines Click here to see the list of past issues. If you know of others who would like their names added to this list, please have them visit www.cwla.org/wer4kdz/wer4kdz.htm. To remove yourself from this list, send an e-mail to wer4kdz@cwla.org with "Remove from WeR4Kdz List" in the subject line. © Child Welfare League of America. The content of this publication may not be reproduced in any way, including posting on the Internet, without the permission of CWLA. For permission to use material from CWLA's website or publications, contact us using our website assistance form. The contents of WeR4Kdz do not necessarily reflect the views of the Child Welfare League of America nor represent an endorsement of opinions, products, or services. |
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