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REGISTER NOW: ICM CHILDREN'S ISSUES AND ADVOCACY FORUM ON IMMIGRATION - THURS., MAY 26
The next session in the series of Interfaith Children's Movement's (ICM) Children's Issues and Advocacy forums will focus on Immigration. The forum will take place Thursday, May 26, 2011, from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and will be held at Central United Methodist Church, 501-7 Mitchell Street, SW, Atlanta, 30314. We will have registration and a continental breakfast at 8:30 a.m.
The focus of this session is on the state of immigrant children or children in immigrant families in GA; and how the new immigration reform law (HB 87) affects the abilities of faith communities and community organizations to serve the immigrant community.
There will be a panel discussion at 9:30 a.m. with State House Minority Leader Rep. Stacey Abrams and others. At 11:00 a.m., Jerry Gonzalez, Executive Director of the Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials (GALEO) will present "A Simple Analysis HB 87." There will also be advocacy training to help faith communities and community organizations understand how to become effective advocates.
For such a time as this, ICM is seeking the voices of the interfaith community. We hope that you will agree to join us on May 26 to learn the facts and move forward together with a unified response in addressing this issue.
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MAY IS NATIONAL FOSTER CARE MONTH! BECOME AN ICM CELEBRATION OF EXCELLENCE VOLUNTEER--SIGN UP TODAY
On June 8, 2011, the 19th Annual Celebration of Excellence (COE) will be held at The GSU Rialto Performing Arts Center in downtown Atlanta. Celebration of Excellence is an event that acknowledges and honors Georgia foster youth who are graduating from high school, GED programs, vocation schools or college.
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19th ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF EXCELLENCE
www.celebrationofexcellence.org
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To participate as an ICM COE Volunteer, please click the following link to review the
COE VOLUNTEERS POSITIONS & SIGN-UP SHEET
and contact Pamela Perkins Carn by Tuesday, May 24 at INFO@INTERFAITHCHILDRENSMOVEMENT.ORG.
We have a special need for bus team captains
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A volunteers walkthrough and training will be held
Tuesday, May 31 at 3:00 p.m. at The Rialto.
The Rialto is located at 80 Forsyth Street, NW,
Atlanta, GA 30303.
Become a member of the Interfaith Children's Movement COE volunteer team and have the experience of a lifetime serving children who have overcome exceptional odds. |
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CSEC TRAINING FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS OFFERED
Wraparound Initiative Northwest Georgia Children's Advocacy Centers of Georgia Georgia Care Connection Office Governor's Office for Children & Families Kennesaw State University Dept. of Social Work & Human Services Invite you to join us Monday, May 23, 2011 from 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM Introduction to Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children for Mental Health Professionals 6 CEUs approved by NASW-GA will be provided free of charge Trainers Jennifer Bartl, LMFT, CACII Behavioral Health Program Manager Fulton County Oak Hill Child, Adolescent & Family Center Janice Barrocas, JD Trainer for Governor's Office for Children & Families and Founding Director of Georgia Care Connection Floyd County Health Department 16 E 12th St., Rome, GA 30161 Lunch will be on your own. This FREE session dispels some of the stereotypes about children exploited through the sex trade. We will cover who is vulnerable to recruitment, pathways to entry, risk factors, opportunities for intervention, appropriate and effective engagement with victims, and possible treatment strategies for commercially sexually exploited children. The program includes video segments. Space is limited. No more than 2 individuals from each organization please. Please RSVP to sarah.dempsey@children.ga.gov. |
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BE A REFUGEE FAMILY SERVICES
YOUTH SUMMER CAMP ANGEL | |
Each year, the RFS Summer Youth Camp provides a safe place for 56 refugee students in grades 1-8 to learn and have fun.. During the eight-week experience, kids spend their days learning and playing, with activities like D.E.A.R. (Drop Everything And Read), swimming, music and the arts, team sports, community service, and field trips to sites and experiences across the city.
For parents, RFS Summer Youth Camp provides peace of mind: they know that their child is in a safe, positive, nurturing environment. In addition, the free program is a critically-needed resource for families struggling financially. With your support, we can help meet the overwhelming need for a safe, supportive, fun summer experience for Atlanta's refugee youth.
It's almost time for Summer Camp! Help us fill last-minute gaps in our supply closet and become a Summer Camp Angel today! Your donation will provide the following supplies to help a refugee student attend summer camp at RFS:
Big Kid Survival Pack
$45 supplies a bathing suit, towel, sunglasses, swim goggles, water bottle, camp t-shirt
Little Kid Survival Pack
$45 supplies a bathing suit, towel, sunglasses, floaties, water bottle, camp t-shirt
Team Sports Sponsorships
$100 Bronze, $350 Silver, $700 Gold - to provide basketballs, jump ropes, hula hoops, soccer balls, Frisbees, and other sports equipment for use in camp games
Note: We need a total of 56 survival pack angels and $700 for sports equipment by June 6. To make a donation or learn more about the RFS Summer Camp, contact Caroline Wood at (404)-299-6217 ext. 210. |
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SPIRITUAL WITNESS FOR CHILDREN |
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:
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Voices for Georgia's Children,
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The Barton Child Law and Policy Clinic at Emory University,
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Georgia Appleseed,
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JUSTGeorgia,
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Prevent Child Abuse Georgia and
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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.
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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 |
JOIN ICM and the effort to improve the well-being of Georgia's children. Make a tax-deductible contribution today.
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MEDICAID PROPOSAL COULD COST GA BILLIONS OF FEDERAL DOLLARS | |
by: Misty Williams The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
3:45 p.m. Thursday, May 19, 2011
A GOP proposal to transform Medicaid into a block grant program could cost Georgia billions of dollars in projected federal spending, which some groups fear will cut access to health care for thousands of the state's neediest residents.
The state could see a $47.6 billion cut in federal funding from 2012 to 2021 if the new health care law is repealed and Medicaid became a block grant, a recent study by the Kaiser Family Foundation's Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured shows. Read more... |
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GOV. DEAL SIGNS HB 200 - FREEDOM FROM HUMAN TRAFFICKING INTO LAW | |
On May 3, 2011, Governor Nathan Deal signed into law HB 200-"Freedom from Human Trafficking" at a press conference held at the Atlanta Union Mission's My Sister's House.
Several advocacy organizations, including ICM, gathered at the signing to celebrate this strengthening of Georgia's existing human trafficking law.
The following press release by the Governor's Office for Children and Families gives a detailed account of the improvements.
Press Release on Signing of HB 200
Your hard work made reaching this milestone possible. Thank you for the letters, the phone calls and the visits to legislators. |
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CSEC DATA COUNT REPORT | |
The Governor's Office for Children and Families is proud to provide you with the latest 2011 quarterly CSEC Data Count Fact Sheet.
This February's data count for adolescent girls exploited in Georgia's sex trade shows a decrease from last quarter at 278 to 242. This is the fourth consecutive count to show a decrease and is almost our lowest count yet!
To view February's data count fact sheet, please click on the following link: CSEC Feb Report.
If you have issues with clicking on the link, please copy and paste it directly into your address bar. If you are still unable to access the fact sheet, please contact Sarah Dempsey at: Sarah.Dempsey@children.ga.gov. |
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PURPLE WARRIOR
6K WALK
SAT., MAY 21
STOP CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE/ CHILD EXPLOITATION
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On October 1, 2011, join A Future. Not A Past. (AFNAP) for our 2nd Annual "7200 Steps to Stop Demand" 5k Run/Walk to stop the demand for prostituted children in Georgia. Did you know that 7,200 men knowingly or unknowingly pay for sex with adolescent females each month in Georgia?
Spearheaded by the Juvenile Justice Fund, AFNAP's mission is to disable demand by supporting the prosecution of the pimps and johns who make the prostitution of children a gruesome reality in our community. We are calling all community members to join us as we take Steps to Stop demand to ensure that not one child falls victim to this most heinous form of child abuse.
MORE DETAILS COMING SOON...
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