@ChildFocus

ChildFocus connects people, programs and policy to support non-profits, philanthropy and government as unrelenting champions for children, youth and families.

 DC, Maryland, Rhode Island
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Joined March 2009
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Today FFTA kicks off its first FFTA NC Kinship TFC Learning Community with our pilot partners. Thank you for facilitating @ChildFocus @PlummerPromise @unc_fcrp and of course our amazing Project Manager, Erica Burgess. #kinship
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BREAKING: Biden has appointed Aysha Schomburg, a senior official @ACSNYC, to lead the U.S. Children's Bureau bit.ly/2MFsQZ0

Biden Taps New York Official to Lead U.S. Children's Bureau

Biden has named Aysha Schomburg to lead the U.S. Children's Bureau, the federal agency overseeing child welfare funding and policy

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#FFTA announces partnerships to implement the Kinship TFC Demonstration Project in North Carolina. #Kinship @ChildFocus @unc_fcrp @MHChildrenNC @WakeGOV @CabarrusCounty @NewHanoverCo buff.ly/2XWbd9w
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It's not too late to join our virtual learning session tomorrow on #peersupport for kinship and foster families: bit.ly/304nWZy, facilitated by Jennifer Miller of @ChildFocus and featuring work underway in Dutchess County!
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ChildFocus retweeted
CCAI@CCAInstitute22 Jul 2020
“Like many adoptees who experience foster care, I carried my trauma from foster care to my adoptive family. “ -Alan Abutin #FYI2020 #FocusOnKids #FosteringPolicy
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☑ Help protect older youth/#fostercare alumni who are particularly vulnerable without family support ☑ Support grandparents and help other older relatives caring for children get access to critical supports, supplies, information and financial assistance (2/3)
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Youth in #FosterCare are extremely vulnerable during this #COVID19 crisis, and food insecurity has put many older youth in crisis. We're calling on Congress to #UpChaffee and provide the financial support youth in the foster care system need to thrive: ow.ly/UrHa50z8brS
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❓Have you been furloughed or lost your job? ❓Are your kids home from school? ❓Are you or a loved one sick and unable to receive the testing or treatment needed? 🗣️SHARE YOUR STORY TODAY. Tell us how #COVID19 pandemic is affecting you & your family at bit.ly/39yb0fC
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Looking for activities for young kids? Check out these coloring & activity pages! And while the kids are doing those, go to 2020Census.gov to complete your census & count everyone-from newborns on up-who lives at your address most of the time! dcactionforchildren.org/are-…
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🚨New ed of Centering Girls in Systems change is out and it features news and research from @Chapin_Hall @ceresresearch @amprog @NBWJInstitute @NoKidsInPrison @ChildFocus @4juvjustice @JuvLaw1975 and more.🚨 Read & subscribe: mailchi.mp/nationalcrittento…
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#FamilyFirst "has the potential to change the face of child welfare as we know it." We're proud to have worked with @fosterclub @ChildFocus @AmerAcadPeds @GensUnited @JuvLaw1975 and @NativeChildren to create a Q&A-style guide to implementation, out TODAY: ow.ly/zKpm50wBTtV
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The #CCDBGSnapshots show why CCDBG funding is so critical to child care in every state. Check out what in increase in funding could do to help children and families where you live! hubs.ly/H0jG74V0
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Ms. Sara Safari is currently climbing the #Denali, the highest mountain peak in N. America, in an effort to raise money for @NatlCrittenton & the girls, women, and gender nonconforming youth they care for! Help Sara reach her goal of 20k for 20,000 ft 💚 ow.ly/6jz450uCQWd
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Get the details on how #Connecticut is making progress in placing kids in #fostercare with relatives or families. bit.ly/2D6ZOJC
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A1 Everyone needs healthy coping habits for stress. More importantly, everyone dealing with children needs to understand the impact toxic stress has a child’s brain, body, behavior, and lifelong health. Take it from @Oprah and @BDPerry! #SaludTues salud.to/2G9jHmg
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California’s new surgeon general @DrBurkeHarris is a leading voice in a movement trying to transform our understanding of how traumatic childhood experiences can trigger serious physical and #mentalillness. via @annabarryjester @CalHealthline/@dailytonic tonic.vice.com/en_us/article…
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How #policymakers can help promote #evidencebasedpolicy making #casestudy ow.ly/DCrM30lWQDH with @ChildFocus
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ChildFocus retweeted
U.S. GAO
@USGAO4 Sep 2018
Adolescent and Young Adult Substance Use: Federal Grants for Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services and for Research bit.ly/2wF0xhl
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115 Americans die from an opioid overdose every day, with most victims under 35 years of age. New research from @andwilkins explores how different states are responding to the #opioidcrisis. buff.ly/2JJdKOt
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We are so grateful to our @Wendys Family for hosting National Adoption Night. Tonight from 5-8 p.m., Wendy's will donate 15% of restaurant sales to the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption. #NationalAdoptionNight #FindingForeverFamilies
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