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THURS. AUGUST 4: ICM HOSTS NEXT CHILDREN'S ISSUES AND ADVOCACY FORUM - PARENTAL NURTURE
REGISTER TODAY!
ICM's next Children's Issues and Advocacy forum on August 4 will focus on Parental Nurture: Healthy Father-Child Relationships & Healthy Immigrant Families
Forum is free and open to the public; continental breakfast always served.
Nurturing Fathers Published in 2004, the research "Father Absence and Youth Incarceration" by Cynthia C. Harper of the University of California San Francisco and Sara S. McLanahan of Princeton University found the following: "The results...show that, controlling for income and all other factors, youths in father-absent families (mother only, mother-stepfather, and relatives/other) still had significantly higher odds of incarceration than those from mother-father families."
Families First knows that fathers matter in the lives of their children--healthy adult father-child and healthy teen father-child relationships.
Presenter:
Tyann Mosley, Mgr., Effective & Nurturing Parenting Program at Families First
"Parenting Time"
"Parenting Connection"
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Nurturing Immigrant Families
Presenter: Belisa Urbina, Executive Director Renovacion Conyugal ------------------------------------------------------- Forum Date: Thursday, August 4
Registration: 8:30 a.m. (continental breakfast)
Forum: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Location: Central United Methodist Church, 501-7 Mitchell Street, SW, Atlanta, GA 30314
(Central UMC is located at the corner of Northside Drive and Mitchell Street, down the street from the Georgia Dome. Major intersection is Northside Drive and MLK. Free parking in church parking lot.)
REGISTER NOW by contacting us at ICM e-mail. Please reference "Parental Nurture Forum" in the subject line. |
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COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN (CSEC) TRAIN-THE-TRAINER FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
Governor's Office for Children & Families
proudly announces
A Train-the-trainer Event
Introduction to Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children for
Mental Health Professionals
August 25 & 26,2011
(by invitation only)
(PDF of invitation )
Who should attend? Mental health clinicians working with GA children and adolescents committed to serving CSEC should apply. Space is limited. Only CEU eligible trainers will be accepted. Participants from outside metro Atlanta may receive priority in some cases to ensure statewide implementation.
What is the cost? Five days of your time. Participants must complete both days of training & commit to deliver the 6-hour Introduction to CSEC for Mental Health Professionals curriculum offering CEUs in their area at least three (3) times and return completed evaluations by June 30, 2012. Technical assistance with event coordination is available.Trained trainers guarantee in a written teaming agreement any training on this GOCF funded curriculum will be provided at no cost to participants.
Where is the training? Decatur Holiday Inn, 130 Clairemont Ave., Decatur, GA 30030. Scholarships for overnight accommodations are available for participants traveling from outside Atlanta. Please contact janice@thebarrocasgroup.com by July 26th to make room reservations.
Interested individuals should contact janice@thebarrocasgroup.com
Please provide a current professional resume, licensure status, and previous training experience
by Friday August 19, 2011.
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EDUCATIONAL FAILURE: NPR AIRS FIVE-PART SERIES ON THE NATION'S SCHOOL DROPOUT CRISIS
NPR's five-part series on America's dropout crisis begins July 25. On July 24, two features aired in preparation for the beginning of the series. On July 25, NPR aired the first of the five stories. The links below provide access to these features:
School Dropout Rates Add To Fiscal Burden (npr.org)
Nearly 1 million kids who start high school every year don't make it to graduation. At a time when federal and state budgets are tight, dropouts costs taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars in lost revenue, health care, welfare and incarceration costs.
SANCHEZ: A high school dropout, according to the latest statistics will earn $200,000 less than a high school graduate over his or her lifetime, and almost $1 million less than a college graduate. The unemployment rate for dropouts right now is anywhere from 15 to 18 percent; double what it is for high school graduates. It represents just an enormous loss of human potential.
Series Overview: The Cost Of Dropping Out (npr.org)
Of all the problems this country faces in education, one of the most complicated, heart-wrenching and urgent is the dropout crisis. Nearly 1 million teenagers stop going to school every year.
The impact of that decision is lifelong. And the statistics are stark:
- The unemployment rate for people without a high school diploma is nearly twice that of the general population.
- Over a lifetime, a high school dropout will earn $200,000 less than a high school graduate and almost $1 million less than a college graduate.
- Dropouts are more likely to commit crimes, abuse drugs and alcohol, become teenage parents, live in poverty and commit suicide.
- Dropouts cost federal and state governments hundreds of billions of dollars in lost earnings, welfare and medical costs, and billions more for dropouts who end up in prison.
NPR is looking at the dropout crisis through the stories of five people. Three dropped out of school years ago. They talk about why they left school, the forces in their lives that contributed to that decision and its impact in the years since.
There are also profiles of two teenagers who are at risk of dropping out and the adults who are working hard to keep them in school.
From Drug Dealing To Diploma, A Teen's Struggle (npr.org)
No statistic in education is more damning than the nation's dropout rate. Almost 4 million students start ninth grade every year. One in four won't graduate.
About half of those who drop out every year are black. Most will end up unemployed, and by their mid-30s, six out of 10 will have spent time in prison. In Chicago, one young man dropped out, spent time in jail and is now getting a second chance. |
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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. | |
JOIN ICM and the effort to improve the well-being of Georgia's children. Make a tax-deductible contribution today.
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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 | |
ICM Mission and Goals
The Interfaith Children's Movement (ICM) is an interfaith, grassroots, advocacy movement dedicated to improving the well-being of children in Georgia. ICM 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:
These organizations help set the agenda for our work for children at the policy level. ICM's faith community members provide a megaphone to the legislature about what needs to be done for children. |
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ICM'S 11TH ANNUAL
"CALL TO ACTION"
PRAYER BREAKFAST
Wed., October 26, 2011
7:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
The Temple,
1589 Peachtree Street, NE, Atlanta, GA
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This annual event both
inspires support
and raises funds for our
grassroots movement
for children.
Together,
we can ensure the well-being of all of Georgia's children.
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Bryan Stevenson
Attorney, Professor of Law and Executive Director
of the
Equal Justice Initiative
and a 2011 Recipient
of the Ford Foundation
Visionaries Award
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Make your reservation today at
ICM Prayer Breakfast.
(On-line reservation coming soon!) |
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CURRENT NEWS
AND EVENTS
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BUDGET
Georgia Colleges on Spending Spree Despite Economy
(savannah.com, 7/24/11)
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CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION & TRAFFICKING
GBI's Human Trafficking Unit Locate Wisconsin Teenager in Decatur, GA (WQOW.com, 7/18/11)
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Georgia's First Lady Sandra Deal Considers Child Sex Trafficking a Top Priority (wabe 90.1)
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Stop Human Trafficking Summit Monday, August 1, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., at "Building Bridges: Uniting to Combat Human Trafficking in Georgia" - Hosted at Georgia State University (Atlanta, GA) by the U.S. Attorney's Office Northern District of Georgia REGISTER HERE by July 27
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A Future.Not A Past
7200 Steps to Stop Demand
Walk/Run, October 1, 2011
More Information
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EDUCATION
GA HS Grad Test Scores Grim for Savannah-Chatham County Schools (savannah.com, 7/24/11)
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Proposed Legislation to Require Teachers Found to be Cheating on CRCT to Pay Back Bonuses (gwinnettdailypost.com, 7/23/11)
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State May Ask for Waiver from "No Child Left Behind" Act (wabe 90.1)
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"Race to Nowhere," screening hosted by Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta July 31, 2011 at 12:00 p.m. REGISTER HERE
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VOLUNTEER/DONATION OPPORTUNITY - Atlanta Music Project's Instrument Donation Drive (wabe 90.1)
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JUVENILE JUSTICE
Georgia's Juvenile Judges Face Uncertain Situation as Compact Expires (jjie.org, 6/28/11)
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OTHER EVENTS
Youth Affiliated Hosts a Summer of Free Events -- Go to Calendar for more information.
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The Civic League for Regional Atlanta presents the 2011 Neighborhood Summit : From Grassroots to a Great Region, Sat., September 24, 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Use above link for more information.
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