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CCA Raffle with Great Prizes!
Drawing July 30, 2009
Just $10 for your chance to win one of 20 wonderful prizes, like a weekend in Truro or tickets to a Red Sox Game!
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Governor Rell Signs Bill at CCA Office
Brett Dignam, JD, Chair of CCA's Board of Directors, welcomes Governor Rell to CCA as she prepares to sign Public Act 09-193, new legislation that authorizes the state to seize property obtained through securities fraud to create a fund to reimburse victims. CCA lost significant funding from the JEHT Foundation this year when the Foundation closed as a result of investment losses with Bernard Madoff; the loss resulted in CCA staff cutbacks and reduced services as we work to secure additional funding.
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 Voluntary Services Program for Children is at Risk
CCA Takes Stand Against Cuts to Program for Children with Mental Illness or Extreme Behavioral Disorders
While leaders in Hartford argue about sweeping service cuts and painful tax increases to balance the state budget, the citizens of Connecticut who will be among the hardest hit by Gov. M. Jodi Rell's proposed reductions are the children and families who need our help most. They're the kids with extreme emotional or behavioral disorders, mental illnesses and substance addictions who, but for the existence of a vital public resource called the Voluntary Services Program, might otherwise be in foster care or the juvenile justice system. read more
Martha Stone, Executive Director, Center for Children's Advocacy, Hartford Courant Op-Ed, July 1, 2009
Teen Legal Clinic Creates Student Judiciary Panel
Harding High School students will become arbiters of justice as part of a new school judiciary panel which includes teachers and school staff. The program was developed by CCA's Teen Legal Clinic to make student discipline more meaningful and effective. read more
Lary Bloom, Connecticut Magazine, July 2009
Blackboard Justice
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Governor Signs Five New Bills to Help Children Dependent Upon State Care
"Stuck Kids:" Increased Accountability for DCF
Public Act 09-96
Help for Children without a Home
Commonly referred to as "Stuck Kids," Public Act 09-96, new legislation written by Center for Children's Advocacy, will have significant impact on children who do not have a permanent place to live. This law requires DCF to collect information on all children in DCF care without a place to live, enabling CCA and other child advocacy organizations to help secure necessary support services for them. read more
Pilot Open Court: Transparency and Accountability
Public Act 09-194
Public Access to Juvenile Proceedings
A second major piece of CCA-authored legislation, Public Act 09-194 makes significant improvements to the child welfare system, including a critical pilot program that increases public access to juvenile proceedings. read more
Returning to School from Juvenile Detention
When a student who committed an expellable offense returns to school after time in juvenile detention, the district the student is returning to may not expel that student for additional time for the original offense. read more
Public Act 09-143
Reporting of Truancy Data
PA 09-143 requires each Board of Education in Connecticut to include, in each year's school profile report, truancy data for each school under its jurisdiction. read more
Public Act 09-205
Improving DCF's Monitoring and Evaluation System
PA 09-205, "PRI," implements the recommendations of the Program Review and Investigations Committee and requires DCF to develop a comprehensive strategic plan, with public input, to meet the needs of the children and families they serve. This plan must identify and define agency goals and indicators of progress, and requires the Commissioner to report on progress by October 1, 2010. read more |
Eva was failing all of her classes.
Eva, a 14 year old middle school student, was struggling in school. Her teachers consistently reported that she was disruptive and disrespectful. She had been suspended from school for 15 days, had numerous disciplinary write-ups, and had actually been arrested for her disruptive behavior. School staff could not keep Eva in class and she was often found wandering the hallways.
Eva was failing all of her classes. She had been promoted by exception to eighth grade, meaning she had not met the academic standards for promotion. The Center for Children's Advocacy became involved in Eva's case through our Truancy Court Prevention Project (TCPP), which works with middle school students to lower truancy and dropout rates. read more
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