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Child Welfare League of America Comments on ACF’s Proposed Data Composites and Potential Performance Areas and Measures for the Child and Family Services Review

December 8, 2005 Proposed measures: https://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20051800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2005/ pdf/05-22095.pdf (PDF file; Requires Adobe Reader.) The Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) and the National Working Group to Improve Child Welfare Data, representing all 51 states, are pleased to respond to the proposed CFSR measures outlined in the Federal Register of November 30, 2005. Part 1: General Comments

Transforming Responsible Fatherhood Practice and Policy

Featured Article: Transforming Responsible Fatherhood Practice and Policy: Bringing Scalability, Sustainability, and Measurability to Father Involvement and Family Strengthening Published in Children's Voice, Volume 23, Number 1 by Kirk E. Harris and David Metler In 2013, CWLA released its National Blueprint for Excellence in Child Welfare, which "presents a vision for the future of child

Mott Haven Academy Charter

Featured Article: Growing a Culture within the Foster Care System Published in Volume 21, Number 1 by Laural Hobbes Studies indicate that on average, a child in the foster care system will trail behind his or her peers academically by at least a grade and a half by the fourth grade. Bill Baccaglini, the executive director of

A Decade to Decriminalize Status Offenses in the Commonwealth

Featured Article: Massachusetts works toward CHINS reform Published in Volume 21, Number 2 by Erin G. Bradley In 1974, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts laid out plans to decriminalize four categories of juvenile offenses--failure to obey the commands of the child's parent, failure to obey the regulations of the child's school, habitual truancy from school, and repeatedly running

Reading, Writing, and Arugula

Featured Article: The expanding role of schools in child nutrition Published iPublished in January/February, 2011 by Amber Healy When President Barack Obama signed the $4.5 billion Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act into law on December 13, he may have changed the lives of millions of children. The bill, which passed the Senate with unanimous consent last summer, reauthorizes

The Charter Approach

Featured Article: Philadelphia's educational experiment Published in May/June, 2011 by Laural Hobbes Arise Academy students James Mills, Shaliyah Robinson-Battle, Shaleekqua Williams, and Martin Hicks. This June, the 17 students of Arise Academy’s graduating class will beat the odds as they receive their diplomas. This is because the students of Arise, a unique Philadelphia charter school

Happily Ever After

Featured Article: Evidence for and models of postadoption services to help families succeed Published in January/February, 2010 by Meghan Williams The Colorado Post-Adoption Resources Center, a public-private partnership, includes a day for adoptive families to get a family portrait free of charge. Photo Courtesy of Lisa Tokpa/Coparc Each and every time, it's a meaningful and emotional

Keeping the Faith

Featured Article: Collaborations between faith-based organizations and child welfare help kids in need Published in Fall/Winter, 2011 by Jennifer Michael When youth from the foster care system visit the recreation center at Mariners Church for the first time, they usually enter in the same way: eyes cast down, feet shuffling along the floor, disengaged. Then, one of the

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