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People of faith are called by that faith
to speak for all children.

January 4, 2011
ICM CHILDREN'S ISSUES AND ADVOCACY FORUMS--
Register Today! 

 

Take advantage of these free sessions with field experts to become informed about the issues that Georgia's children face, and then, learn how to become an effective advocate on their behalf. 

 

SCHEDULE OF SESSIONS:

 (all sessions will be held from 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.)

Please log into the ICM Web site to enroll

 

Location:

  Central United Methodist Church

501 Mitchell Street, SW

Atlanta, GA 30314

(corner of Northside Drive and Martin Luther King--

down the street from the Georgia Dome)

 

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Child Care / Child Protection

 

AGENDA FOR THE DAY

 Topics & Presenters
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Effectively Engaging Your Elected Officials

State Rep. Stephanie Stuckey Benfield

 

Quality Child Care for Georgia's Children

Cindra Taylor, President

National Black Child Development Institute-Atlanta

 

Lost in Foster Care

Mary Hermann, Attorney

Cold Case Project/

Permanency Pact

 

Stop Child Sexual Exploitation & Trafficking in Georgia

Pamela Perkins, Coordinator

Interfaith Children's Movement

A Clarion Call for Georgia's Children

 

Stephanie Davis, Executive Director,

Georgia Women for a Change

&

Kirsten Widner, Director of Policy & Advocacy

Barton Child Law and Policy Center

Freedom from Human Trafficking Act

 

Taylor Dudley, Robin Nash Postgraduate Fellow

Barton Child Law and Policy Center

Runaway Youth Safety and Services Act

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February 24, 2011

Juvenile Justice & Advocacy

 

March 24, 2011

Child Poverty & Advocacy

 

April 28, 2011

Parental Nurture & Advocacy

 

May 26, 2011

Immigrant Children & Advocacy

 

June 23, 2011

Health Care & Advocacy

 

Seats are limited.  Please register for these offerings today!

 

Please do not hesitate to contact us at ICM e-mail or 770-498-2141 with any questions.

 

PUBLIC POLICY: GA-CAN! PRE-SESSION PREVIEW BREAKFAST 


Date:  Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Time:  9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
(Registration at 8:30 a.m.)
Location:  Loudermilk Center, 40 Courtland Street NE, Atlanta, GA 30303, Ann Cramer Room

 

Agenda Highlights:
Topic:  "The State Budget's Impact on Children: Education Dollars, Lottery Dollars"   
Presenter:  Cedric Johnson, Policy Analyst, Georgia Budget and Policy Institute

Topic:  "Lottery Dollars vs. Outcomes: Questions That Need Answers"
Presenter:  Pat Willis, Executive Director, Voices for Georgia's Children

 

Following will be an opportunity for GA-CAN! members to present and discuss their various 2011 legislative priorities and potential coalition legislative opportunities.  Click here to register.

For more information contact Polly McKinney, Advocacy Director at pmckinney@georgiavoices.org.

POVERTY:  2011 GA ALLIANCE TO END HOMELESSNESS ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND LEARNING INSTITUTE

 

The Georgia Alliance to End Homelessness (GAEH) will convene leaders from across the state and nation to work on developing a common agenda that will address Georgia's movement towards creating real solutions to ending homelessness.

 

Date / Time:  Tuesday, March 1, 2011, 7:00 a.m. through Thursday, March 3, 2011, at 5:00 p.m.

 

Location:  Hilton Atlanta/Marietta Conference Center, 500 Powder Springs St., Marietta, GA 30064

 

Register here

 

This conference will give homeless service providers, our partners and homeless advocates the tools to return to their communities with skill sets and solutions to ending homelessness as well as create a foundation and legislative agenda to specifically address family, youth and individual homelessness.

 

Continuing Education Units (CEUs) will be available and approved through the Georgia Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW).
SPIRITUAL WITNESS FOR CHILDREN
Prayer
One of the most important things faith communities can do for children is to pray for them.
 
Every child is a child of God and deserves justice and compassion. Every child deserves our prayers.
 
ICM encourages every faith community to become a spiritual witness for children. Hold a worship service in your church, synagogue, mosque or temple and invite others to join in praying for the well-being of all children.
ICM Mission and Goals
 
The Interfaith Children's Movement was formed in 2001 as an intentional association of individuals and communities of faith from all religious traditions.
 
The Interfaith Children's Movement strives to be a voice for all Georgia children, but especially the poor and marginalized whose voices are often unheard. 
 
ICM works closely with Georgia's policy-oriented child advocacy organizations, such as: 
  • Voices for Georgia's Children,
  • The Barton Child Law and Policy Clinic at Emory University,
  • Georgia Appleseed,
  • JUSTGeorgia,
  • Prevent Child Abuse Georgia and
  • A Future.Not a Past. (child prostitution prevention). 

These organizations set the agenda for our advocacy work for children. 

ICM's faith community members provide a megaphone to the legislature about what needs to be done for children.
SAVE THE DATES!
JANUARY 25, 2011
ICM LEGISLATIVE
KICKOFF MEETING
Meeting will start at 6:30 p.m. at
Druid Hills United Methodist Church
1200 Ponce de Leon Ave., Atlanta
 
FEBRUARY 10, 2011
ICM DAY
AT
THE CAPITOL
We need you there with us to educate and raise awareness; to be a voice for children who have no voice; and to ensure that our legislators are focused on the
well-being of each child.
21st CENTURY COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTERS FISCAL YEAR 2012 REQUEST FOR APPLICATION
PRELIMINARY NOTICE

The Georgia Department of Education 21st CCLC program office anticipates accepting new competitive applications for proposed available 21st CCLC grant funding beginning in fiscal year 2012 (July 2011).

 

As a planning tool for prospective applicants, the following tentative time line has been established for the FY12 competition:

  

January 4, 2011
Application released and available on 21st CCLC Web site.

January 10, 2011
Regional technical assistance workshops with program office staff (six (6) simultaneous sites across the state). Registration for these workshops can be completed on the 21st CCLC Web site.

  

February 14, 2011
Applications due to the Georgia Department of Education.

 

March - May, 2011
Application evaluation process completed.

June 2011
Preliminary recommendations for new FY12 sub-grantees announced.

 

July 2011
State Board of Education approval of new sub-grantees.

 

Contact Information:

Susan M. White, Program Manager
21st CCLC Program
1862 Twin Towers East
205 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive SE
Atlanta, Georgia  30334
(404) 232-1197
Fax 770-344-5431
suwhite@doe.k12.ga.us
 
ATLANTA CARES CELEBRATES NATIONAL MENTORING MONTH
 
A SALUTE TO SERVICE AWARDS

 

Date: Saturday, January 8, 2011

 

Time: 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

 

Location: Morehouse College

Bank of America Auditorium

 

Guest Speaker:

State Senator Emanuel Jones

Chairman, Global Peace Festival Foundation-Atlanta

President, Georgia Legislative Black Caucus

 

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Interfaith Perspectives airs Tuesdays at 6:00 p.m.

Interfaith Perspectives engages persons of faith in conversations that explore themes related to interfaith dialogue, understanding and collaboration. It encourages cooperativeness and positive interaction between institutions and persons of different faiths.

 

Premiering January 18: Join host Imam Plemon El-Amin as he talks with Jan Swanson, an interfaith activist and convener of the Interfaith Community Institute, about World Interfaith Harmony Week and the Atlanta community's response.


Encore Presentations: Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m. and Sundays at 2:30 p.m.

ICM Board of Directors

Bettieanne C. Hart, Board Chair

Carolina Antonini

Rabbi Analia Bortz

Rev. Dr. Merchuria Chase-Williams

Elaine Eberhart

Lance Lourie

Ben Murunga

Rev. Andrew Peabody

Rev. Dr. Wendell Phillips

Donald Price, Treasurer

Rev. Bessie Robinson

Imam Mansoor Sabree

David Soloway

Beatrice Soublet

Kathryn Stanley

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