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Summer Food Service Program Food Tasting Fair

Tue, 18 Apr 2006 14:27:57 -0500

CFK Reports From: Summer Food Service Program Food Tasting Fair
Event: Food Tasting Fair
Organized By: DC State Education Office
Where/When: Beacon House, March 30, 2006

As summer approaches, many parents are asking themselves this question: "Will my child have enough healthy food to eat this summer?"

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.

Faith and Youth in the iPod Era

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:54:13 -0500

CFK reports from: The Brookings Institution
Event: release of report: "OMG! How Generation Y is Redefining Faith in the iPod Era"
Organized by: Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, Reboot, Brookings
Where/When: Washington, D.C., April 11, 2005

The results of a wide-ranging survey on youth and religion were released today. The report, "OMG! How Generation Y is Redefining Faith in the iPod Era," compares and contrasts the religious identities of 18- to 25-year-old Catholics, Protestants, Jews and Muslims. The survey was conducted with 1385 total respondents; Muslim, Jewish, Asian, African American and Hispanic youth were oversampled to achieve more accurate results.

Early Mental Health

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:49:00 -0500

Event: Conference call to address the mental health needs of children in early education
Organized by: Pre-K Now
Where/When: Washington, D.C., March 15, 2005

This discussion included three key speakers: Peggy Nikkel, Executive Director of UPLIFT Wyoming, who addressed the general public as she relayed her personal experiences; Mary Beth Bruder, P.H.D of the University of Connecticut School of Medicine; who addressed educators, and Jane Knitzer, Ed.D., of the National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP) at Columbia University, who addressed policy makers and legislative change.http://www.uconnucedd.org/facbios.html

Turning Point: Engaging Americans on Behalf of Children

Thu, 24 Feb 2005 06:02:48 -0600

CFK reports from: Turning Point: Engaging Americans on Behalf of Children
Event: Release of report, panel discussion
Organized by: Ad Council, Annie E. Casey Foundation, MetLife Foundation
Where/When: Washington, D.C., June 22, 2004

The public image of children in the U.S. is improving, but still needs work...