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People of faith are called by that faith
to speak for all children.
August 3, 2011

REMINDER:  ICM HOSTS NEXT CHILDREN'S ISSUES AND ADVOCACY FORUM - PARENTAL NURTURE

 

THURS., AUGUST 4

 

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 

Renovacion Conyugal's vision is to see healthy, durable, and enjoyable relationships in Latino families.  Find out how your faith community can become a support system for healthy families.  Renovacion Conyugal en Espanol
 
Presenter:
Belisa Urbina, Executive Director
Renovacion Conyugal
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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.
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 (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

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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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

Doing what we are called to do.
 Doing what we are able to do. 
 Doing what must be done!