Connect for Kids / Child Advocacy 360 / Youth Policy Action Center - Kids & Community

Veterans Day

Mon, 11 Sep 2006 12:09:05 -0500

Start: Nov 11 2006 - 12:00am

End: Nov 11 2006 - 11:59pm

Timezone: Etc/GMT+5

Originally called Armistice Day, Veterans Day commemorates the end of World War I.

Eid-al-Fitr

Mon, 11 Sep 2006 12:05:13 -0500

Start: Oct 24 2006 - 12:00am

End: Oct 24 2006 - 11:59pm

Timezone: Etc/GMT+5

Eid al-Fitr falls on the first day of Shawwal, the month which follows Ramadan in the Islamic calendar.

Yom Kippur

Mon, 11 Sep 2006 11:47:42 -0500

Start: Oct 2 2006 - 12:00am

End: Oct 2 2006 - 11:59pm

Timezone: Etc/GMT+5

Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the Jewish calendar.

Rosh Hashanah

Mon, 11 Sep 2006 11:41:42 -0500

Start: Sep 23 2006 - 12:00pm

End: Sep 24 2006 - 11:59pm

Timezone: Etc/GMT+5

Rosh Hashanah is a solemn celebration of the beginning of the Jewish year.

Storm Story

Thu, 20 Jul 2006 09:31:01 -0500

Among the many organizations that have stepped up to help youngsters traumatized and displaced by Hurricane Katrinia, the Houston-based Writers in the Schools program has sent writers to help evacuees work on personal essays and journals about their experience. Sharon Ferranti recounts her experience, in this story from Writers in the Schools.

Martin Guggenheim on What�s Wrong with Children�s Rights

Wed, 07 Dec 2005 16:58:29 -0600

Transcript of live chat (12/7/2005)

In his book (Harvard University Press), Martin Guggenheim offers an analysis of the most significant debates in the children�s rights movement � from foster care to adoption to visitation rights and beyond. How well does the "best interests of the child" standard work as a meaningful test for deciding disputes about children? How do "children's rights" sometimes become a screen for adult interests? Guggenheim, a professor of clinical law at NYU, has been at the forefront of the national discussion about children�s rights for decades. He�ll be live online with CFK to answer your questions.

Dragon Slayers, the Sequel

Mon, 31 Oct 2005 09:23:44 -0600

It's been two years since Connect for Kids first profiled the Dragon Slayers, an all-girl firefighting and emergency medical team in Aniak, Alaska. Since then, the girls have been growing up, and so has the program. Holly St. Lifer revisits the group.

Patriotism For Children, Then and Now

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:40:01 -0500

Dorothy Rich, founder and president of the nonprofit Home and School Institute, Megaskills Education Center reflects on her experiences as a child during World War II— and what she sees as the very different experience today's children are having of growing up in wartime.

Child Well-Being

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:41:07 -0500

CFK reports from: Child Well-Being: Their Present, Our Future
Event: A Briefing on America's Children: Key National Indicators of Child Well-Being, released by the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics
Organized by: America's Promise
Where/When: Washington DC, Thursday September 22, 2005

Members from non-profit organizations and government agencies gathered at an annual policy seminar conducted by The Alliance for Youth to discuss the latest data on child well-being and how this data should be used to inform federal policy in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The briefing was to discuss the biennial release of America's Children: Key National Indicators of Child Well-Being, a compilation of statistics gathered by a collaboration of 20 agencies collectively known as the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics that provides data on education, health status, social development and other measures of how children are faring.

A Hurricane of Action

Thu, 29 Sep 2005 12:44:46 -0500

As evacuees from Hurricane Katrina started pouring in to the Houston Astrodome, a youth development trainer from Washington D.C. named Charles Modiano found himself working side by side with energetic young volunteers to help the displaced. In those hours, Modiano decided that needs created and uncovered by the storm could be the focus of a new effort to strengthen youth volunteerism nationwide. He spoke to Rob Capriccioso about his vision.

Community Association of Progressive Dominicans

Tue, 19 Jul 2005 08:31:12 -0500

The mission of Community Association of Progressive Dominicans (ACDP) is to promote and develop the physical, emotional, social and economic well-being of the residents of Upper Manhattan, the Bronx, and New York City by facilitating community empowerment through education, provision of human services, and the development of individual skills and community leadership.

Hawaii Youth Services Network

Tue, 19 Jul 2005 08:24:24 -0500

Through recreation, education, prevention, treatment, outreach, counseling and shelter programs, HYSN supports youth and families and seeks to build stronger communities. Through our shared advocacy on behalf of youth, HYSN seeks to educate our communities and our decision-makers. Through our networking, HYSN seeks to build collaborations that provide for increased effectiveness and decreased costs of youth services.

A Natural Learning Environment

Mon, 27 Jun 2005 08:54:58 -0500

For students at Minnesota�s School of Environmental Studies, it's all happening at the zoo. Andrea Grazzini Walstrom looks at an unusual high school that makes the most of its unique location at the Minnesota Zoo.

All Kids Are Our Kids

Tue, 21 Jun 2005 09:55:41 -0500

So far we have failed in the major measure of the health of a society�how well we take care of our youngest generation. All is not lost. This book demonstrates that the building of certain developmental assets can turn the tide in helping our children to be healthy, skillful, and competent adults.

U.N.I.T.Y.(United Neighbors Involving Today's Youth)

Wed, 08 Jun 2005 09:55:41 -0500

The mission of this organization is to promote full community involvement in the positive development of children, youth, and families of the greater Corona-Norco area.