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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 December 21, 2007 Best holiday and new year wishes to all of our colleagues from the Board and Staff of the National Human Services Assembly. May the new year be one in which we make great progress toward our shared vision: a just and caring nation which effectively addresses the care and development of its citizens. The Congressional Budget Office Releases it’s Long-term Budget Outlook Report This Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report continues CBO’s examination of the pressures facing the federal budget over the coming decades. Under current policies, rapidly rising health care costs and an aging population will sharply increase federal spending for Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security. This report presents the agency’s projections of federal spending and revenues over the next 75 years. Download here Federal Appropriations Affects on Human Services Sector Mixed. For information on how various human service programs fared in the just-approved Federal budget download the following… Fiscal Year 2008 Appropriations Table The Omnibus FY 2008 Appropriations Measure fact sheet Response to House Vote on Omnibus Spending Bill - Statement by American Heart Association Afterschool programming - Federal appropriations and Statement by Afterschool Alliance National Youth Employment Coalition - Budget & Appropriations Side-by-Side States Face Total Budget Shortfall of At Least $23 Billion in 2009 Thirteen states, including several of the nation’s largest, face a combined budget shortfall of at least $23 billion for fiscal 2009. Another 11 states expect budget problems next year or the year after. The initial reports for 2009, which runs from June 2008 to June 2009 for most states, suggest states are returning to a time of budget deficits. Property tax revenues have also been affected, and local governments will be looking to states to help address the squeeze on local and education budgets. (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities). Click here Reactions to New Long-Term Budget Forecast Robert Greenstein, Executive Director of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, released a statement stating that the new Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report shows that rising health care costs are the largest driver of the nation’s long-term budget problems. CBO explains that we probably will not be able to secure the needed reductions in projected Medicare and Medicaid costs without causing serious harm to low-income and elderly patients unless we can slow cost growth throughout the entire U.S. health care system. And while this is the nation’s most important fiscal challenge, there is currently no consensus among health care experts about how to accomplish it; achieving such a consensus and fully implementing the appropriate policies could take years or decades (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities). To read more.. New from the Family Strengthening Policy Center... Home Visiting: Strengthening Families by Promoting Parenting Success This new practice/policy brief from the Family Strengthening Policy Center reports that home visiting can have positive effects for some families facing parenting and child-rearing challenges. Home visiting is an early childhood intervention that enhances parenting, links at-risk families to community resources, and helps prepare young children for kindergarten. To enable home visiting programs to consistently deliver services with the highest quality, governments, the research community, and other community sectors must increase their support. This is the 23rd brief in the Family Strengthening Policy Center’s series of policy briefs. The rest of the series can be viewed and downloaded here Web Learning Series : After successful completion of two webinars, the National Assembly would like to offer another opportunity for early 2008: an Ad Council mini-series! Our next webinars are as follows: "The Art of Getting Attention" Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008 from 2:30-3:30 p.m. EST. "How to Get Your Message Out in the Digital Age" Tuesday, February 19th, 2008 from 2:30-3:30 p.m. EST. Stay tuned for registration and webinar details.
The National Assembly is currently in a search process for a Senior Program Associate. This full-time, professional position contributes to the effective advancement of the National Assembly’s strategic plan through work with its affinity groups and with assigned peer networks. The Associate helps to plan and implement organizational policy and learning priorities, tracks and analyzes national trends in legislation and in programmatic practices focused on human and community development. For the complete job description, and how to apply, click here 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) Inner City Youth Entrepreneurship Award - Nominations are due December 31. Growing Up CEO is a unique award program for young entrepreneurs that targets youth operating their businesses in the inner city. Founded by the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City with partner, the Merrill Lynch Foundation in 2005, Growing Up CEO seeks to provide opportunities for networking and learning and community building for these young business. If you know a deserving young entrepreneur, please nominate today! For more information please visit: www.icic.org or contact Anne Nadzo at anadzo@icic.org or (617) 297-3112. 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. CATCH Implementation Funds - Deadline: January 31, 2008. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is accepting applications for its Community Access to Child Health (CATCH) Implementation Funds program. The purpose of the program is to support the initial or pilot stage of development or implementation of a community-based child health initiative. The National Industries for the Blind (NIB) is offering a fantastic opportunity to work at NIB and NIB’s associated agencies as well as attend business classes, such as finance, human resources, marketing, business management and operations. By providing a salaried job, formal and informal training, mentoring and orientation sessions, the NIB Fellowship graduates will be equipped to grow into upper-level management positions throughout the course of their careers. Applications for the NIB Fellowship will be accepted between now and February 15, 2008. For more info… www.nib.org USDA Food Stamp Outreach Grants - Deadline: February 19, 2008. At least $1 million in grants are available for the public and private nonprofit community and faith-based organizations to improve awareness of USDA's Food Stamp Program for low-income households. Specifically, these grants will target the two most significantly underserved populations in the Food Stamp Program, seniors and Hispanics. State and local food stamp offices and for-profit organizations are not eligible for these grants. Applicants will be eligible to receive up to $75,000 per grant. Literacy, Youth Leadership and Volunteerism Grants – Deadline: Rolling. The Comcast Foundation supports organizations that make communities stronger through literacy, youth leadership development and community service programs. Award amounts range from $1,000 to $570,000. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status that operate within a Comcast service area. The Purpose Prize provides five awards of $100,000 and ten awards of $10,000 to people over 60 who are taking on society's biggest challenges. Winners are innovators from the government, non-profit and private sectors who each have the determination to make lasting change. Nominations close March 1, 2008. Go to www.purposeprize.org for more info.
National Leadership Conference on Child Welfare Issues Excellance – Taking it to Scale Clearwater Beach, Florida The National Network for Youth's Annual Symposium 2008 A Blue Print for the Future January 27-30, 2008 Washington, DC Child Welfare League of America Conference Children 2008: A Call for Action – Leading the Nation for Children and Families For information on more events and to post events click here
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