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Tomorrow, November 12 at 5:30pm
Arizona Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Program November is National Adoption Month! Support adoption efforts in your area. Find an adoption day ceremony near you, by visiting www.nationaladoptionday.org.
Source: www.nationaladoptionday.org
LOGO MERCHANDISENew! Discounted National Adoption Day merchandise. Items include banners, mugs, pens, bags, shirts, stickers, signange, and much more! Click here to order.
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Children’s Action Alliance & Junior League of Phoenix are hosting an Advocacy 101 training for Parents and Teachers.
When: Thursday, November 12, 2009
Time: 11am-1pm
Where: Children’s Museum of Phoenix
Seating is limited to 20 adults. To register, visit www.childrensmuseumofphoenix.org and click on the calendar of events.
Source: www.childrensmuseumofphoenix.org
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Arizona Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Program CASA children from Colorado tell their story and share their difficult experiences. This moving video demonstrates why child advocates are necessary to ensure that these children’s voices are heard in court.
Source: www.youtube.com
CASA children from the Pikes Peak Region tell their stories
Arizona Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Program National CASA Association recently launched a new website. Check it out! www.casaforchildren.org
Arizona Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Program Kirk Grugel, CASA Coordinator, and Kathy Oberholtzer, CASA Volunteer, discuss their child advocacy work for children in Navajo County, Arizona on the City 4 TV County Connection show. To watch this interview, click on the link below, scroll down to the show “County Connections,” and select the October 2009 episode.
Source: showlow.granicus.com
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Arizona Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Program Support Prevent Child Abuse Arizona by dining out at Applebee’s, tonight, October 30th. Visit PCA Arizona’s website to download the flyer to take to your local Applebee’s.
Arizona Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Program CASA volunteers Susan Struck and Dee Foster attend a luncheon for NAMI, a nonprofit mental health advocacy organization. NAMI provides much needed awareness about mental health and educating communities about the issue.
Source: www.svherald.com
SIERRA VISTA — The Outback Steakhouse hosted a luncheon on Thursday to benefit NAMI, a nonprofit mental health advocacyorganization.
Arizona Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Program New training resources for child advocates have been added to the online Training Center on azcasa.org. Take a look at the following sections: helpful links, articles and publications, and the online training modules from other organizations. Let us know if there are additional training resources you would like to see provided to help prepare CASA volunteers.
Source: www.supreme.state.az.us
Arizona CASA Program online training center includes child advocacy training on various subjects. Resources include articles, books, helpful links, online classes and frequently asked questions.
Arizona Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Program
The Every Child Matters Education Fund just released an important new study which found that more than 1,760 U.S. children are documented to have died from abuse or neglect in 2007 – a 35 percent increase since 2001. It says that the combination of millions of vulnerable children and inadequate resources leaves states ...stretched too thin to protect all children who need it. You can download a summary press release, with a link to the full report.Read More
Source: www.everychildmatters.org
Making the needs of Children and families a national political priority. Every Child Matters is a nonpartisan child advocacy organization based in Washington, DC.
Arizona Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Program CNN is airing part 2 of “Latino in America” tonight 9pm ET hosted by Soledad O’Brien. There is a special webpage dedicated to this topic on cnn.com.
Source: www.cnn.com
Explore the diverse experiences and challenging issues facing Latinos in America as CNN offers a window into the lives of families from 21 Spanish-speaking nations in the Latino in America special on CNN.com.
Arizona Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Program All treats, no tricks! Stop by any participating Wendy's through October 31 and purchase Frosty Trick-or-Treat gift books for only $1. Proceeds benefit the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption.
Source: www.davethomasfoundation.org
The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption- Foster care adoption supported by resources, programs, free materials, National Adoption Month, beginner's guide, PSA, and advocacy for families considering adoption, adopting parents, employers, and adoption agencies.
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Fostering Connections Resource Center
A new website has been launched to support implementation of the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008. The Resource Center will provide access to information on the six major topic areas of the law – adoption, kinship, older youth, Tribal child wel...fare, health, and education. Additional tools, research and analyses will be added in the months ahead. You can also sign up for email alerts.Read More
A new website has been launched to support implementation of the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008. The Resource Center will provide access to information on the six major topic areas of the law – adoption, kinship, older youth, Tribal child wel...fare, health, and education. Additional tools, research and analyses will be added in the months ahead. You can also sign up for email alerts.Read More
Source: www.fosteringconnections.org
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Arizona Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Program Domestic violence summit held 10/6/09 successfully brings together police, judges, victim advocates, stakeholders, and community leaders to solve common problems. The summit is scheduled to be held by Phoenix next year.
Source: www.azcentral.com
Combined effort urged to combat domestic violence, Glendale officials are urging other Valley cities to adopt a new strategy when working with victims of domestic violence: combine your efforts.
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EAPN website offers resources for children with special needs
Enhancing Arizona’s Parent Network’s (EAPN) is a collaborative effort of parent groups, organizations, and agencies that believe all children with special needs and their families should have access to information, support, and training. http://www.ade.az.gov/ess/eapn/
Source: www.ade.az.gov
Mission Statement:Enhancing Arizona's Parent Networks (EAPN) is the collaborative effort of parent groups, organizations and agencies that believe all children with special needs and their families should have access to information, support, and training.
Arizona Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Program Dr. Phil and Robin McGraw, official spokespeople for National CASA, feature stories of children in foster care, and video clips of CASA, including Robin’s recent visit to a CASA graduation in California. http://www.drphil.com/shows/show/1290/
Source: www.drphil.com
Over half a million kids live in foster care, and many are neglected, unloved and viewed as a paycheck by their new family. Dr. Phil takes a hard look at the harsh realities these forgotten kids face and sends an urgent message about the need to repair this ailing system.
