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March 2016

Families First Act

By |2016-12-01T19:32:52-06:00March 7th, 2016|Categories: Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|Tags: , , , , , , |

Today's guest blogger is Beth Ringer. On February 24, 2016, the Huffpost Politics blog posted an article written by Dr. Jeremy Christopher Kohomban (CEO of Children’s Village in New York) and Jess Dannhauser (CEO of Graham Windham) titled Towards Equity: Bi-partisan Federal Legislation Tackles Racial Disproportionality and Puts Families First. The article explains the importance [...]

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May 2014

Omnibus Bill’s New Provisions for Students with Special Needs

By |2016-12-01T19:33:02-06:00May 15th, 2014|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: , , , , |

In the Supplemental Education K-12 Finance Omnibus Bill there are two provisions related to students with needs that go beyond what is provided in traditional educational settings. One of these provisions is meant to better support youth struggling with substance abuse by appropriating funding to Approved Recovery Programs, while the other regards the use of [...]

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