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To subscribe, submit the form in the left column of this e-newsletter or visit www.nassembly.org. HSN: Human Service Newsbytes October 12, 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. Newsbytes Reform: The National Assembly is phasing in changes to Newsbytes with the objective of focusing on timely and important information and resources in a way that readers can scan expediently. Watch as the changes evolve. (National Human Services Assembly). Scheduled House Vote May Override Presidential Veto of Children's Health Bill: During the week of October 15, the U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to consider overriding a children's health bill, that would reauthorize the popular State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) that has been vetoed by the President. (Catholic Charities USA). Take action... States Sue Over Federal SCHIP Regulations: Several states (IL, NY, NJ, MD, and WA) have sued the Bush Administration over new policies governing SCHIP. The suits follow broad opposition from state public health experts and Congressional Democrats and Republicans who urged the Administration to abandon the new policies. (OMB Watch). Read more... SCHIP Trumps Tax Deduction Alternative: Families earning between 150-300 percent of the federal poverty level would face a heavier financial burden under the Administration's tax-deduction proposal than under SCHIP, and that the potential to decrease the number of uninsured children would be substantially greater under SCHIP expansion than under proposed tax deductions, according to new research. (Urban Institute). Public Health Insurance More Affordable for Low-Income Families: A new study asserts that families' spending burden is lower under public insurance than under employer-sponsored insurance, especially for the lowest-income families. (Urban Institute). Read more... Lobbying Reform Law to Affect Nonprofit Lobbying Practices: The new "Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007" makes changes that will have a significant impact on every entity registered under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. Among changes, federal lobbyists will be required to file quarterly electronic reports, as well as disclosures of their political contributions. (Independent Sector). Read more... Job Training Programs Face Rescissions: After six years of cuts to the Workforce Investment Act, a House bill (H.R. 3043), proposes to "rescind" an additional $335 million of unspent, yet obligated, funds from job training programs. (National Youth Employment Coalition). Read more... Alternative Gangs Bill to be Introduced: Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA) is expected to champion legislation, the "Youth Prison Reduction through Opportunities, Mentoring, Intervention, Support, and Education (PROMISE) Act" to provide a positive legislative alternative to a Senate-passed gangs bill that many juvenile justice advocates consider to be punitive. (Coalition for Juvenile Justice). Read more... African Americans Disproportionately Represented Among Crime Victims: African Americans accounted for 13 percent of the U.S. population in 2005, but were the victims of about 15 percent of all of the nonfatal violent crime and about 49 percent of all homicides. (Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics). Read more... Better Wages Would Reduce Criminal Activity: A 10% increase in wages would reduce the number of hours young men spend participating in criminal activity by 1.4%, asserts a new study, Employment, Wages and Public Safety. (Justice Policy Institute) . Read more... NCLB Leaves Dropouts Behind: NCLB has not provided sufficient solutions to the dropout issue. (Center for Law and Social Policy and the National Youth Employment Coalition). Read more... How TANF Funds Are Spent: Of the more than $28 billion combined federal and state TANF funds used in FY 2006, nearly 35% was spent to provide basic assistance and nearly 20% was spent on child care. (Center for Law and Social Policy). Read more... Seeking Your Must Reads: What book have you read that influenced your thinking about management, leadership, or the issues of the day? The National Assembly is compiling a list of "must reads" for people in the Human Services sector. Send your recommendations to adam@nassembly.org. Got Jobs? Members and friends of the National Assembly can post positions on the National Assembly's web site. Click the link. Create your own password, and post the job. Got Conferences, Events? Post events that are open to the broad human service sector (i.e., not just your own members). Click the link. Click on "Add Your Own Event," and follow the instructions. Got News? Email your news and grant announcement suggestions to newsbyteseditor@nassembly.org. Grants, Notices & Awards (listed in chronological order by deadline) State Farm Good Neighbor Service-Learning Grants — Deadline: October 16, 2007. Grants up to $1,000 are available to support youth (ages 5-25), teachers, or school-based service-learning coordinators in implementing service-learning projects for Global Youth Service Day 2008. (Youth Service America). Call for Workshop Proposals — Deadline: October 20, 2007. Proposals are being solicited for workshops featuring expertise, promising and evidence-based best practices, resources, and tools on a myriad of interdisciplinary topics. (National Assembly on School-Based Health Care). Youth Leaders for Literacy — Deadline: October 26, 2007. Twenty (20) grants of $500 each are available to youth-led literacy projects that begin March 3 and end on April 27, 2008. (National Education Association). The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards — Deadline: October 31, 2007. Awards of up to $5,000 are to be given to honor young people in grades 5 through 12 who have demonstrated exemplary voluntary service to their communities. (Prudential). Seed Grants for Intergenerational Photography Contest — Deadline: November 1, 2007. Seed grants of up to $2000 are available to five organizations for Generations United's Intergenerational Photography Contest. (Generations United in partnership with the MetLife Foundation). America's Promise The 100 Best Communities for Young People Competition — Deadline: November 2, 2007. An annual competition that recognizes outstanding community-wide efforts that improve the well-being of youth. Winning communities gain national recognition, media exposure, and eligibility for $300,000 in grant funds. (America's Promise). Scholarship Program to Develop Nonprofit Social Sector Leaders — Deadline: November 15, 2007. Fellowships are available to 75 nonprofit employees to take advantage of a free seminar, a membership with the Leader to Leader Institute, and member benefits of the AMA. (The American Management Association). Young Scholars Program — Deadline: November 16, 2007. A Young Scholars Program is being sponsored to support junior and senior undergraduate students from underrepresented ethnic minority groups from North America to pursue graduate work and careers in adolescent development. (Society for Research on Adolescence). Grants for Research on Education and/or Welfare of Children — Deadline: November 16, 2007. Proposals are being solicited for original research and writing on policies concerning the education and/or welfare of children in the United States. Two fellowships of $5,000 will be awarded. (The National Parent Teacher Association). AARP's U@50 Contest — Deadline: November 30, 2007. A total of $10,000 in prize money is offered to people, 18 and over, who submit an original 1- to 2-minute video on where they expect to be by the time they turn 50. (AARP). National Schools of Character Awards Program — Deadline: December 3, 2007. $20,000 is being offered to model school districts to help share their practices with other educators. (Character Education Partnership). William T. Grant Distinguished Fellows Program — Deadline: January 10, 2008. An RFP has been announced for a Distinguished Fellows Program for mid-career influential researchers, policymakers, and practitioners interested in increasing the supply of, demand for, and use of high-quality research in the service of improved youth outcomes. (The William T. Grant Foundation). ----------------------------------- Note: The National Youth Development Information Center (NYDIC) includes funding information for youth development and after school that is updated weekly. For grants, click here. For awards and scholarships, click here.
Alliance for Children and Families National Conference Creating, Leading, Inspiring Together October 17-19, 2007 Anaheim, CA Nonprofit Sector Workforce Coalition National Meeting Prepare, and Retain a Skilled and Diverse Next-Generation of Nonprofit Sector Leadership American Humanics:The Initiative for Nonprofit Sector Careers October 21, 2007 Los Angeles, CA Independent Sector's Annual Conference Opportunity and Responsibility Independent Sector October 21-23, 2007 Los Angeles, CA Family Strengthening Peer Network Teleconference Paula Purcell, National Family Week Program Coordinator, Alliance for Children and Families will discuss strategies for how national organizations can involve community affiliates in NFW October 23, 2007 (1:00-2:00 pm ET) To register and obtain call-in information, email Molly French at molly@nassembly.org by Friday, October 19, 2007. YouthBuild Academy for Transformation Providing tools, concepts, insights, and skills needed to accelerate youth transformation YouthBuild USA October 23-25 San Antonio, TX Council on Social Work Education's Annual Program Meeting Preparing the Next Generation of Educators October 27-30 San Francisco, CA Communities In Schools National Conference Leadership for Change: A Nation without Dropouts October 31-November 4, 2007 Atlanta, GA National Forum on Character Education Investing in America's Future November 1-3, 2007 Washington, DC Harvard Family Research Project Closing the Achievement Gap: Linking Families, Schools, and Communities Through Complementary Learning November 1-3, 2007 Boston, MA White House Conference on Faith-Based and Community Initiatives These events are designed to connect effective social service organizations with resources that can strengthen and expand the services they offer to the people they serve. Hosted White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives November 5-6, 2007 in Indianapolis, IN November 27-28, 2007 in Los Angeles, CA Executive Leadership Institute for CEOs and Board Members Topics will include: The Drucker Difference; Corporate Finance Techniques for the Nonprofit Organization; New Frontiers in Governance; and The Values Revolution. The National Human Service Assembly November 8-10, 2007 Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management Claremont Graduate University Claremont, CA (Note: this event is for CEOs and board leaders of national organizations only.) Creating the Future of Nonprofits Conference “Opportunity and Innovation in the Social Sector” November 19, 2007 Quality of Health Information on the Internet – 10 Years On! Analyze changes and issues regarding Web-based health information and services Health Improvement Institute Bethesda, MD November 12, 2007 Healthy Teen Network Conference On Their Turf: Creative Approaches to Supporting Teens and Young Families Baltimore, MD November 14-17, 2007 Strong families are at the center of strong communities. Alliance for Children and Families Linking child welfare, juvenile justice, education and health to reduce racial disparities Hosted by the University of Iowa’s DMC Resource Center November 29-30, 2007 Des Moines, IA 2007 National Youth Development Symposium Youth and the Emerging Workforce: Get Ready, Here They Come! Co-sponsored by National Association of Workforce Development Professionals (NAWDP) and National Youth Employment Coalition (NYEC) December 3-6, 2007 Chicago, IL Celebrate New Year’s at the Party for the Presidency! Mobilize.Org December 29-31, 2007 Hollywood, CA The National Network for Youth's Annual Symposium 2008 A Blue Print for the Future January 27-30, 2008 Washington, DC National At-Risk Youth Conference Successful Programs for Empowering Youth: Overcoming Poverty, Violence, and Failure College of Education at Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA and the Continuing Education Center at Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA Savannah, GA March 2-5, 2008 19th National Youth Crime Prevention Conference and International Forum Where youth and their adult allies can find inspiration, valuable skills, prevention knowledge, and national resources in the fight against crime, violence, and drugs March 26-29, 2008 Radisson Miami Hotel Miami, FL 10th Anniversary National Forum 2008 Community Schools for All Coalition For Community Schools Portland, OR Prevent Child Abuse America's National Conference Connecting the Dots: Turning Knowledge Into Action May 19-22, 2008 Milwaukee, WI 2008 National School-Based Health Care Convention Taking Action Against Health Disparities The National Assembly on School-Based Health Care June 25-28, 2008 Los Angeles, CA |
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