| Program Update: START with Kids
 The National Center's START with Kids (Shelter-Based, Trauma-Informed Assessment, Referral, and Treatment) program is providing trauma-informed, clinically driven care to children and families in emergency shelters in Worcester, MA. Shelters are currently enrolling and assessing families to learn about their experiences and identify their needs. After enrolling and assessing the families, the shelters will be conducting assessments and developing service plans for each child and offering a family group intervention, Strengthening Family Coping Resources. The National Center is supporting the shelters in implementing the program and providing on-going training. Learn more.
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| Congress Reauthorizes Violence Against Women Act
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) last week, after the U.S. Senate passed it earlier this year. It now goes to President Barack Obama for his signature, which is expected today. VAWA helps prevent domestic violence, supports survivors, and provide housing protections.
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Young Children Without Homes National Conference 2013
 Join The National Center on May 20-21 in Cambridge, MA, for the 2013 Young Children Without Homes National Conference sponsored by Horizons for Homeless Children. This conference will bring together hundreds of leaders and practitioners working in early childhood education, housing and homelessness, public schools, and health care to share expertise and best practices. This is the only national conference focused exclusively on young children who are homeless and their families. Register today!
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Upcoming Events and Action Alerts
The National Center will be presenting at the 2013 National Health Care for the Homeless Conference & Policy Symposium in Washington, DC. Join us on March 14 for the session, "Trauma-Informed Care for Women Veterans Experiencing Homelessness." Learn more.
Join t3 (think. teach. transform.) this spring for Introduction to Motivational Interviewing: An Instructor-Led Online Course. This five-week course beings on March 27. Learn more and register today.
Kathleen Guarino, Director of Training, will be presenting at the Housing For All: Community, Collaboration, and Change conference in Albuquerque, NM, on April 25. Learn more and register today.
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Family Assistance released a memorandum on TANF Funds to Serve Homeless Families and Families At Risk of Experiencing Homelessness. Read the memorandum.
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