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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 June 22, 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. CLASP and Zero to Three Collaborating to Promote Positive Change in State Child Care Policies The Center for Law and Social Policy and Zero to Three are collaborating to promote quality and continuity of early childhood experiences and positively impact the healthy growth and development of babies and toddlers in child care. The Charting Progress for Babies in Child Care project's recent five-page brief, Supporting Growth and Development of Babies in Child Care: What Does the Research Say?, summarizes key research and makes the case for state child care subsidy and licensing policies that promote the quality and continuity in child care. State
Scorecard Focuses on Opportunities to Improve State Health System
Performance New Guide Available on Measuring Quality Youth Programs There are many tools now available to assess and improve quality, yet it is unrealistic to expect any one tool or process to fit all programs or circumstances. To address this issue, The Forum for Youth Investment has released Measuring Youth Program Quality: A Guide to Assessment Tools, which compares nine different program observation tools and provides useful guidance to practitioners, policy makers, researchers and evaluators about options and issues to consider when selecting and using a tool to measure and improve program quality. American Foundation for the Blind Launches New Resource for Older People with Vision Loss With at least 10 million Americans experiencing vision loss today, and millions more expected to lose vision in the years to come, where can they, their families and friends turn for the most reliable information on living successfully with vision loss? With the recent launch of the American Foundation for the Blind's dynamic new SeniorSite, hope, help and independence are just a click away. Study Identifies Quality After-School Activity Areas Public/Private Ventures released a report, Quality Time After School: What Instructors Can Do to Enhance Learning. Funded by The William Penn Foundation, the report identifies characteristics of after-school activities that are linked to youth engagement and learning. Drawing from surveys and interviews with more than 400 participants and instructors from five Philadelphia-based Beacon Centers, the report’s findings highlight the importance of two features of high-quality activities: good group management and positive adult support of learning. Study Finds Prisoner Reentry Initiative to be Promising With states facing serious questions about the financial and social costs of mass, repeat incarceration, many see reentry programs as a possible solution. But what program models hold the most promise for generating results? Ready4Work, a Public/Private Ventures initiative, has released a brief that finds that recidivism rates for Ready4Work program participants are 34 to 50 percent below the national average. While more research is needed to fully understand the long-term effects of prisoner reentry initiatives, employment, education, retention, and recidivism outcomes were positive. New Book Examines Boomers Working Differently in Their Second Half of Life Baby Boomers are inventing a new state of work. As their numbers swell, some Boomers are transforming work itself, and creating a society that works better. Encore, by Marc Freedman, tells the stories of encore career pioneers who are opting to work in new ways. Making the Child Welfare System Work for Older Youth Chapin Hall and the Urban Institute hosted a discussion examining obstacles older youth face in navigating the child welfare system. Panelists emphasized the need for older youth to have strong, permanent connections with caring adults. Additionally, they reflected on the need to further probe youths’ experiences of the welfare system, on successful initiatives linking families with teenagers, on the need to prepare youth for adulthood, and on the extensive support needed by families undertaking adoption. To listen to audio files of the briefing, click here. Legislation Targets Obesity In Young People and Communities The Improved Physical Activity and Nutrition (IMPACT) Act of 2007, (H.R. 2677), introduced by Representatives Mary Bono (R-CA), Nita Lowey (D-NY), Kay Granger (R-TX) and Jim Ramstad, (R-MN), aims to make new strides in efforts to improve the health and well-being of communities across the nation. IMPACT encourages cross-sector collaboration in developing and delivering solutions for pressing health concerns, particularly focused on youth and seniors. Community-based organizations, healthcare facilities, schools, park and recreation facilities, and other groups will work in partnership to initiate new programs that target obesity and eating disorders. Additionally, the Act ensures that these joint efforts embrace a comprehensive approach to health through addressing physical activity, nutrition and emotional wellness. Click here to view the letter of support from the National Human Services Assembly. Is your Representative a sponsor of IMPACT? Take action now. The bipartisan Play Everyday Act (H.R. 2045, S. 651) aims to address childhood sedentary behavior and obesity by ensuring that every child gets 60 minutes of quality physical activity per day. The bill would establish a Community Play Index, an assessment tool for communities to measure the availability of physical activity programming, the number of play spaces, and the adequacy of health and wellness education services in their locality. The bill would also provide Model Communities of Play grants to develop effective community interventions to increase children’s physical activity. For more information, visit the Partnership for Play Everyday. Please help us keep the momentum going. Tell your Representative and Senators how funding the Youth Development Council will benefit youth nationwide. Take action at the Youth Policy Action Center. For more information on the Federal Youth Coordination Act, visit www.youthcoordinationact.org 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 Community, Education and Health Projects Deadline: Open The RGK Foundation is offering grants for amounts under $25,000 each for community, education, and health projects including human services, community improvement, abuse prevention, youth development, and educational enrichment programs. 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. Local Initiative Funding Partners 2008 Deadline: July 10, 2007 The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is awarding grants up to 5.8 million for about 14 matching grants for promising, original projects, such as violence prevention and workforce development, that significantly improve the health of vulnerable populations. Funding
to Increase Participation in After-School and Summer Nutrition Programs KaBOOM! to Provide Incentives to Towns and Cities Committed to Play Deadline: July 15, 2007 Playful City USA is a national recognition program that is honoring cities and towns that demonstrate a commitment to play. KaBOOM! has committed to provide financial incentives to the first 30 cities that successfully submit their application and are selected as Playful City USA. Selected cities will be eligible to apply for grants up to $25,000 to support their agenda. 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: The National Youth Development Information Center (NYDIC)
includes funding information for youth development and after school that
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here. Trainings & Events America’s
Promise Alliance Regional Forums Nashville, TN 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 Washington, DC Points of Light Youth Leadership Institute National Training Seminar July 13-15, 2007 Philadelphia, PA National Center on Nonprofit Enterprise Your Money or Your Mission: Decision-making for Nonprofit Sustainability September 26-29, 2007 Arlington, VA 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 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
for Nonprofit Management Annual Conference Generations United 14th International
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 newsbyteseditor@nassembly.org with
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