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Divorce
determines future income of low-income children
New
Pew report available
Only 26 percent of children of
divorced, low-income parents are likely to reach higher levels
of income during their lifetimes, compared to 42 percent of
children born to unmarried mothers and 50 percent of children
born to continuously married parents.
So notes a new
report by the Economic Mobility Project of the Pew Charitable
Trusts. Family
Structure and the Economic Mobility of Children finds that family structure
influences the future economic mobility of children and that
divorce has a particularly harmful
effect.
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New
journal
Transition to
adulthood
The Brookings Institution and
Princeton University have released the latest The Future of
Children volume, "Transition to Adulthood," nine articles
devoted to research and analysis of the challenges young
people face in making the transition to adulthood in modern
America.
You can read the
journal or listen to
the panel presentation.
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Please
note:
The Coalition has a
new phone
number:
(401)
788-2347
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Just
nine more days: Thursday, June 10 Meet the
region's Champion for Children
at the
Coalition's 8th Annual Breakfast
We're not
telling who it is until you get there!
The Coalition will be singing
about one of Washington County's unsung heroes for
children at the 8th Annual Children's Issues Forum,
coming right up on Thursday, June 10 at The Village Inn
in Narragansett, from 8-10:30
a.m.
This will be the
seventh year the Coalition has honored someone who has
promoted, secured, and/or delivered quality services to
children and families in an exemplary fashion, she
reports. Past winners include:
· South Kingstown
School Superintendent Dr. Robert Hicks
· Wilburn Logan of
the Family Advocacy Project
· Mark Hawk,
Special Education Director for Westerly School Dept.
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Deedra Durocher, foster parent and business
leader
· Kim Bossian,
Head Start Health Coordinator for South County Community
Action; and
· Tammy McNeiece,
Special Education teacher at Curtis Corner Middle
School.
State Education Commissioner
Gist to speak
Deborah A.
Gist will be the keynote speaker. Since becoming the
state's Commissione r of Elementary and
Secondary Education last July, Gist has developed
and published Transforming Education in
Rhode Island, a strategic plan for
public education.
She just
submitted the state's Race to the Top proposal, which
could bring $126 million to transform education in Rhode
Island.
Before
coming to Rhode Island, Gist was Superintendent of
Education in the District of Columbia.
This
year's Breakfast will also announce updated statistics
on the status of children and families living in the
towns of Washington County.
Tickets are
$30 each (discounts for members) and the brochure is
available at www.washcokids.org.
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Local
professionals complete CBT workshop
series
Why are
these mental health professionals smiling? They've just completed an
accredited, intensive, four-part series in Cognitive
Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offered by the Coalition in
partnership with the Alpert Medical School of Brown
University.
CBT is an
evidence-based treatment proven effective with a variety
of mental health disorders in both adults and
children. Although CBT is long considered "best
practice", clinicians often find it difficult to access
in-depth clinical training for applying CBT techniques
with children and adolescents.
Special thanks to the HRSA Maternal & Child Health Bureau,
AHEC, Southern Rhode Island Area Health Education Center
and the RI Department of Health, Office of Primary Care
and Rural Health, which helped make this continuing
education series
possible.
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Membership
period starts TODAY.
As low as $10, and you get back
$5 right away
with a discount to the Children's
Issues Forum
The Coalition is instituting
an exciting new members program. By joining, you'll be
ensuring that the Coalition can advocate for children
and families in Washington County in the strongest way
possible!
And
at every level of membership, the benefits accrue!
Individual memberships at $10 can pay back almost
immediately with a $5 discount to the June 10 Children's
Issues Forum. Practitioner memberships at only $25 also
include your professional listing on the about-to-be
premiered new Coalition website and $10 off on an
accredited workshop. Nonprofit agencies, businesses, and
foundations will find equal advantages in joining at
very reasonable rates.
Look
for the new membership brochure at www.washcokids.org.
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What you need to know about
the WCCC
The
Washington County Coalition for Children brings together
everyone in Washington County who cares about children.
The Coalition is known for:
- Tracking
and publishing the trends in children's issues, and
convening public meetings around the needs.
- Convening
monthly meetings that bring together more than 40
organizations
to tackle the most compelling
problems facing children and their families.
- Establishing
a website to help parents of children with mental
health and substance abuse problems connect with local
treatment providers
- Sponsoring
an annual "How Are the Children?" Forum, a must-attend
event
for anyone working on children's issues:
community leaders, advocates, and elected
officials.
- Holding
monthly workshops to help doctors and mental health
professionals care for children with behavioral health
problems and developmental disabilities.
- Organizing
a holiday gift drive for teens in conjunction with
Casey's Grill & Bar in
Wakefield.
The
Coalition achieves astounding results, with just one
part-time staff person, dedicated volunteers, and
administrative support from VNS Home Health Services.
We cover all Coalition costs through voluntary
contributions of
Coalition members, grants, and your generous
donations.
For more information about the Washington County
Coalition for Children, go to www.washcokids.org or contact
Coalition Coordinator Susan Orban at wccc@washcokids.org or (401)
788-2347.
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