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To subscribe, submit the form in the left column of this e-newsletter or visit www.nassembly.org. Human Service Newsbytes May 25, 2007 Human Service Newsbytes is the biweekly e-newsletter of the National Human Services Assembly that contains information for and about the nonprofit health and human services sector. To subscribe, submit the form in the left column of this e-newsletter or visit www.nassembly.org. Engaging Young People in Juvenile Justice Reform A new policy brief from the National Collaboration for Youth and National Juvenile Justice Network raises issues that can be considered when embarking on an effort to incorporate youth in juvenile justice reform efforts. It addresses the challenges involved in recruiting and retaining young people and highlights various community-based and governmental organizations that empower youth to advocate for, and provide significant input into, system reform. KaBOOM! Completes 50th Playground Build in the Gulf Coast On May 21, more than 450 volunteers joined Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa at Drew Elementary in New Orleans to construct the 50th KaBOOM! Operation Playground in the Gulf Coast. Operation Playground, a two-year initiative to build 100 playgrounds in Gulf Coast communities affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, has provided more than 17,500 Gulf Coast children with great places to play and involved more than 25,000 volunteers. Free Tools for Mentoring Adolescents The Mentoring Partnership of Minnesota and the Search Institute have created free downloadable tools to support and strengthen relationships between mentors and mentees. These resources offer new ideas and insights for mentors and mentor program staff to enhance relationships with teens, and also assist in recruiting more community members to support young people. National Standards for Consumer Homeownership Education and Counseling Leaders from lending institutions, community development organizations, real estate, mortgage insurance companies and the secondary mortgage market have released national standards for consumer homeownership education and counseling. The leaders say the new standards could prevent a future wave of foreclosures. (Source: NeighborWorks America) Blueprint Helps Communities Prepare for an Aging Population A Blueprint for Action: Developing a Livable Community for All Ages provides cities and counties with detailed strategies, practical tools and proven solutions they can use to prepare for the large Baby Boomer population. The Blueprint, produced by the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging and Partners for Livable Communities with funding from MetLife Foundation, covers housing, planning and zoning, transportation, health and supportive services, public safety, civic engagement, culture and lifelong learning. The Population Reference Bureau recently launched a new monthly e-newsletter, Today's Research on Aging, which is intended to increase awareness of research results and their application to major public and private decisionmaking. Past issues have covered the topics of healthy aging, prescription drugs and Medicare, and savings and the elderly. Births to Cohabiting Couples at All-Time High The proportion of births in the U.S. that occur outside of marriage has climbed dramatically over the last few decades and more of these births are to unmarried couples who live together (or cohabit), according to a new research brief from Child Trends. Since children in cohabiting households face greater risks than children in married couple households, the brief suggests potential approaches to promote healthy relationships and environments for parents and children. Index: Children’s Quality of Life Has Stalled Improvements in the well-being of America’s children and youth have stalled, ending an upward trend, according to the Foundation for Child Development's 2007 Child and Youth Well-Being Index (CWI), an annual comprehensive measure of how children are faring in the United States. Children's health has sunk to its lowest point in the 30-year history of the Index, driven largely by a rise in the number of children who are obese and a smaller decline in child mortality rates than achieved in recent years. Guide to Preventing Drug Use among Children and Adolescents The National Institute on Drug Abuse released the second edition of this free guide, which is derived from research on effective prevention programs. It includes information about key factors that place youth at risk for drug abuse, guidance for planning drug abuse prevention programs in the community, the application of prevention principles to programs, and descriptions of the core elements of effective prevention programs. National Summit on America’s Children On May 22, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi convened a national summit of academics and experts to bridge the chasm between research on child well-being and policy practice. Panelists focused on the importance of children’s early years as the foundation for future development, noting that early intervention was preferable to costly, more difficult remedy at a later date. Concomitantly, panelists emphasized the need for situating child well-being within the context of the family. As Paul Wise, a professor at Stanford University’s School of Medicine stated, “We continually say that children are our future, but we have to remember that parents are our present.” Suggested next steps included: renewed focus on children’s social and emotional needs; increased parental education and support, particularly through extension of Medicaid eligibility or paid leave; development of public-private partnerships so as to increase flexibility and accountability; greater emphasis on chronic disease care in children’s health insurance; and expanding the reach of food stamps and the Child Tax Credit. For more information on policy recommendations and legislation, click here. For a detailed summary of the summit, click here. Call on Congress to Fund FYCA We are continuing to work with Congress to appropriate funding to allow the Federal Youth Development Council to begin its work. At the local level, networks and affiliates have done a spectacular job thanking Congress for passing FYCA, generating nearly 1,000 messages, and contacting almost every member of Congress. Please help us keep the momentum going. Tell your Representative and Senators how funding the Youth Development Council will benefit youth nationwide. Take action by following this link to the Youth Policy Action Center: www.capwiz.com/mobilize/issues/alert/?alertid=9784226&type=CO For more information on the Federal Youth Coordination Act, visit www.youthcoordinationact.org Congress Passes FY 2008 Budget Conference Agreement On May 16, the House and Senate Budget negotiators came to an agreement on a fiscal year 2008 Budget Resolution, which provides the funding roadmap for the appropriations committees to begin their work. The agreement creates PAYGO in the Senate to match the House, but also includes a significant increase in funding for domestic discretionary programs above the numbers set forward by the President, potentially setting up a veto of appropriations bills. To view a summary of the agreement, click here. Venture Forth!: The Essential Guide to Starting a Moneymaking Business in Your Nonprofit Organization, Rolfe Larson, 2002, 256 pages. "Venture Forth! offers a clear, no-buts way to negotiate the minefields in the nonprofit world. It's sincere, smart, and helpful." Paul Newman, actor, philanthropist, & founder of Newman's Own. Price: $24.00. To order, click here. Collaboration: What Makes It Work, Paul Mattessich, Marta Murray-Close & Barbara Monsey, 2001, 82 pages. "The list of factors will be very useful. It will be handy to have a kind of report card. So much of collaboration is still a 'touch and feel' process." Terry Donovan, Senior Project Manager, Anoka County Human Services. Price: $26.95. To order, click here. Grants, Notices & Awards (listed in chronological order by deadline)
Grants for Asset Building Projects Deadline: June 15, 2007 The Administration for Children and Families is offering grants for projects that help low-income people become economically self-sufficient by teaching them about economic and consumer issues and establishing Individual Development Accounts. Art Contest on Expanding the Possibilities for Women and Girls The National Women's Law Center (NWLC) is asking students 13-19 years of age to submit artwork to help NWLC celebrate its 35th anniversary of expanding the possibilities for women and girls. Students are encouraged to think creatively about the different roles women play, advancements women have made, and the challenges women have historically faced and continue to face. Grants to Support Education and Job Skills Programs for Disadvantaged Youth Deadline: July 3, 2007 The Employment and Training Administration will be awarding YouthBuild grants to organizations that provide disadvantaged youth with education and employment skills to achieve economic self-sufficiency in high-demand occupations, and with access to postsecondary education and training opportunities. Grants to Improve Outcomes for Children Affected by Substance Abuse Deadline: July 3, 2007 The Administration for Children and Families will award grants to regional partnerships that provide, through interagency collaboration and integration of programs and services, activities and services that are designed to increase the well-being of children who are in an out-of-home placement or are at risk of being placed out of home as a result of a parent's or caretaker's methamphetamine or other substance abuse. Funding to Increase Participation
in Afterschool and Summer Nutrition Programs Capacity Building Grants for Community-Based Organizations Deadline: August 15, 2007 The Union Pacific Foundation offers grants to increase the organizational effectiveness of nonprofits in communities served by Union Pacific Railroad. Areas of interest include health and human services. Scholarship Program to Develop Nonprofit Social Sector Leaders Deadline: November 15, 2007 The American Management Association (AMA) and Leader to Leader Institute established the AMA Scholarship Program to assist social sector nonprofit organizations in developing the strong leaders today who will lead the organizations of the future. Up to 75 nonprofit employees will be able to take advantage of the fellowship, which includes a free seminar, a membership with the Leader to Leader Institute, and member benefits of the American Management Association. Small Grants for Katrina Research The Social Science Research Council is offering small grants of up to $5,000 each to enable researchers to complete projects bearing on Hurricane Katrina, its impacts on people and places, and the reconstruction of the Gulf Coast. Preference will be given to students completing dissertation projects and to younger researchers, but applications are welcome from others. Health Policy Fellowships Database The Kaiser Family Foundation has created a database that summarizes and links to fellowships and internships in health policy and related fields for undergraduates, graduate students, and professionals. ----------------------------------- Note:
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National Youth Development Information Center (NYDIC) includes funding information for youth development and afterschool that is updated weekly. For grants, click here. For awards and scholarships, click here. Trainings & Events Online Expert Chat: Return on Investment? Getting More From Federal Asset-Building Policies KnowledgePlex May 29, 2007, 1:00 p.m. ET Online Expert Chat: Collaborative Solutions: Creating Successful Foreclosure Intervention Programs KnowledgePlex June 7, 2007, 2:00 p.m. ET Making the Child Welfare System Work for Older Youth Chapin Hall Center for Children & Urban Institute June 14, 2007, 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Washington, DC America’s
Promise Alliance Regional Forums International Child Art Foundation June 23-25, 2007, Washington, DC Workforce Readiness Stakeholders Strategy Meeting The Conference Board, Corporate Voices for Working Families, Partnership for 21st Century, and the Society for Human Resource Management Points of Light Youth Leadership Institute National Training Seminar July 13-15, 2007, Philadelphia, PA Nonprofit Sector Workforce Coalition National Meeting American Humanics October 21, 2007, 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM Los Angeles, CA Alliance for Children and Families November 18-24, 2007 Conferences Building Bridges: Making a Difference in Long-Term Care Colloquium The Commonwealth Fund & AcademyHealth June 2, 2007 Orlando, FL CAN 2007 Symposium Coordinated Assistance Network June 5-6, 2007 Dallas, TX For more information, e-mail symposium@can.org. Child Indicators: Diverse Approaches to a Shared Goal International Society for Child Indicators and Chapin Hall Center for Children June 26-28, 2007 Chicago, IL National League of Cities & United Way of America July 11-13, 2007 San Francisco, CA Families Connecting with Families Conference American Foundation for the Blind, National Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments, and The Seeing Eye, Inc. July 13-15, 2007 Omaha, NE National Conference on Volunteering and Service Points of Light Foundation and Corporation for National & Community Service July 16-18, 2007 Philadelphia, PA Workforce Innovations 2007: Beyond Boundaries U.S. Department of Labor's Employment & Training Administration and American Society for Training & Development July 17-19, 2007 Alliance
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Conference National Urban League
Annual Conference Youth Microenterprise Conference Making Cents International September 10-11, 2007 Washington, DC National Summit on Your City's Families National League of Cities September 30-October 2, 2007 San Antonio, TX Alliance for Children and Families National Conference October 17-19, 2007 Anaheim, CA Independent Sector Annual Conference October 21-23, 2007 Los Angeles, CA CLICK HERE to post your organization's conference dates on the National Assembly's Web site; click on "Add Your Own Event," and follow the instructions. Got News? Please e-mail david@nassembly.org with
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