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SFTS July 2006 Newsletter
SCHOOL READINESS INFORMATION
The Children's Partnership says that high-speed Internet (or broadband) access is critical for kids - especially when it comes to
education, health and health care, workforce preparation, and civic opportunities. Too many young people still lack access to
broadband, according to this report, which finds significant gaps in access depending on family income.
For more information, check out http://www.techpolicybank.org//AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home1.
RELATED RESEARCH
In most child welfare systems, there is a small percentage of families requiring a disproportionate amount of caseworker time and
agency resources. These families were the subject of a research study produced by the Institute of Applied Research aimed at
identifying their characteristics, as well as ways to strengthen the families and lessen their involvement with the child welfare
system.
For more information, check out http://www.iarstl.org/papers/FEfamiliesChronicCAN.pdf.
RELATED RESOURCES
The 17th annual KIDS COUNT Data Book from the Annie E. Casey Foundation reports that national trends in child well-being are no
longer improving in the steady way they did in the late 1990s. The annual Data Book shows that three out of 10 child well-being
indicators have worsened since 2000.
For more information, check out http://www.aecf.org/kidscount/sld/databook.jsp.
Many changes in students' performance and behavior stem from the emotional and behavioral problems that they may experience
following such traumas as witnessing violence, undergoing assault or abuse, living through natural disasters, or experiencing
acts of terrorism. This paper identifies programs that help support the long-term recovery of traumatized students, groups
them according to the kinds of trauma they address, and describes ways to select students for a program.
For more information, check out http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR377/.
The Administration for Children and Families at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released a guide for child
welfare workers to help fathers have a positive impact on their children's lives. The manual gives caseworkers practical advice
for fathers about their responsibilities to their children as providers, protectors and mentors.
For more information, check out http://www.childwelfare.gov/pubs/usermanuals/fatherhood/.
The FRIENDS National Resource Center for Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention has developed resources to assist family support
and child abuse prevention programs conduct meaningful evaluations of their services. The Evaluation Toolkit also provides
guidance on creating performance measures that can be used to demonstrate the effectiveness of a program.
For more information, check out http://www.friendsnrc.org/outcome/toolkit/index.htm.
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
AT&T and the AT&T Foundation have introduced AT&T AccessAll, a three-year $100 million program that will provide technology
packages, including Internet access, to 50,000 low-income families through a collaboration with One Economy Corporation, Habitat for
Humanity affiliates, and other low-income housing providers. This initiative will provide families with one-on-one technology
instruction in many locations through the AT&T Pioneers program.
For more information, check out http://www.attpioneers.org/home/index.html.
The GTECH After-School Advantage program provides nonprofit community agencies with state-of-the-art computer labs. For each
After School Advantage program, GTECH donates an average of $15,000 in computers, online technology, software, and volunteer
hours. Nonprofit organizations with existing after-school programs in need of a computer lab are eligible to apply. Deadline
to apply is rolling.
For more information, check out http://www.gtech.com/about_gtech/proposal_guidelines.asp.
The WHO Foundation: Women Helping Others nationally supports grass-roots charities serving the overlooked needs of women and
children. This foundation seeks to fund education and nonprofits helping low-income women and children to apply for grants
ranging from $2,500 to $15,000. Application deadline is September 1.
For more information, check out http://www.whofoundation.org/WHO_Funding.htm.
UPCOMING SFTS TRAINING AND CONFERENCES
Butte County - July 20, 2006
Orange County - September 26, 2006
Fresno County – October 11, 2006
Children and Domestic Violence -8-hr. Training for Criminal Justice Professionals (law enforcement, probation, parole, prosecutors,
judges) with trainers Dr. Linda Chamberlain and David Love, MFT
Contact: barbara.thorsen@sonoma.edu or arlene.greene@doj.ca.gov
UPCOMING TRAINING AND CONFERENCES
August 15 -17, 2006
Doubletree San Diego/Mission Valley
Co-sponsored by SFTS, featuring Dr. Bruce Perry
Contact: http://www.csroa.org/conference.html
September 14-19, 2006
Hosted by the Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma and Alliant University
Town and Country Resort and Convention Center, San Diego, CA
Contact: http://www.ivatcenters.org/
September 20-21, 2006
“Improving Communication, Coordination, and Collaboration”
Ontario Convention Center, Ontario, CA
Contact: http://www.sbcounty.gov/childnet/
October 19-20, 2006
Keynote: Lt. Mark Wynn (retired)
Cost: $225
Contact: Detective Armando Jauregui ajauregui@srcity.org or
Detective Tamara Warner twarner@srcity.org
October 27, 2006
Keynote: Dr. Bruce Perry
Contact: Becky Green becky.green@imperial.edu
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