Virginia's child support program wins national honor.(state
and local news)(Brief article)
RICHMOND, Va. -- The Council of State Governments has given
Virginia's Division of Child Support Enforcement the Innovation
Award for the Southern Region for its Cell Phone Initiative, . . .
Oregon to hold hearings on foster kids and psychiatric
drugs.(state and local news)(Brief article)
PORTLAND, Ore. -- The state legislature will hold hearings in
February on the use of psychiatric drugs given to foster children in
Oregon.
During one 12-month period, nearly 30 percent of the . . .
North Dakota gets Innovations award.(state and local news)(Brief
article)
Bismarck, N.D. -- The Midwestern Legislative Conference of the
Council of State Governments honored North Dakota's Parental
Responsibility Initiative for the Development of Employment program . . .
Technology advances child care system.(technology speaks)
Pennsylvania's vision was to end its two-door system for the
Child Care Works subsidized child care program in which families
participating in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families . . .
Campaign aims to reduce unplanned pregnancy among single, young
adults.(focus)
Teen pregnancy is closely linked to many other social
issues--poverty and income, overall child well-being, out-of-wedlock
births, responsible fatherhood, health issues, education, child . . .
Legal notes.
Reasonable efforts. The term became a part of child welfare culture
as a result of the Adoption Assistance Act of 1980. It has largely been
used as a part of a conversation and functional practice. . . .
Learning from Ben.(LEAVING A LEGACY)(Benjamin Franklin)
I work in Washington D.C., which is sort of a Hall of Fame for many
who have, through personal skill and sacrifice, left a legacy for future
generations. I still get goose bumps whenever I drive . . .
Legacy through the eyes of others.
Before I came to Casey, I was the director of Children and Family
Services for Los Angeles County.
Los Angeles is a large and politically complex community, and any
conversation about the . . .
The six commandments to leave behind.
I rather hate the word legacy because it sounds so final, but as
I'm just ending 24 years of public work in my 33-year (and
counting) career, it is worth thinking about some things I learned, . . .
Vision to lead, skills to make changes.
A fairly daunting prospect to think about, never mind write about,
particularly since it has tinges of "ancient" and
"old" or, as the dictionary says, "anything handed down
from the past, as from . . .
Legacy in terms of tradition and principles.
The issue of legacy must be divided into two parts: the tradition
we are trying to establish and the principles we are promoting. These
should not be confused with programs and policies that can . . .
The legacy that you can pass along: all of us are creating
legacies every day. It is good to be able to step back now and again
I am retiring after 37 years in state and local government service
and feel exceedingly lucky to have been bequeathed a number of legacies
that have stood me in good stead in different . . .
Nanette Relave.(staff spotlight)(Brief article)
Name ...
Nanette Relave
Time at APHSA ...
Seven months
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Title ...
Director, Center for Workers with Disabilities
Place of Birth ...
Dayton, Ohio
A Typical . . .
Maryland takes initial step to shrink ranks of uninsured.(first
things first)(Brief article)
A Medicaid bill that Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) signed into law
in November to extend health coverage to an estimated 140,000 people
puts Maryland among a growing group of states attempting to chip . . .
CBO: Medicare and Medicaid spending growth unsustainable.(first
things first)(Congressional Budget Office)(Brief article)
Medicare and Medicaid spending would, if unaddressed, continue to
grow faster than the economy over the next 75 years, but don't
blame it all on the baby boomers. Instead, look at the way . . .
Anti-hunger groups want Congress to pass new farm bill.(first
things first)(Brief article)
Hunger-relief workers are urging Congress to quickly pass a new
farm bill with robust funding for federal nutrition programs.
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Two programs in the bill, food stamps and . . .
Caring for foster youth past age 18 improves their transition to
adulthood.(first things first)(Brief article)
Foster youth allowed to remain in care past age 18 are more likely
to go to college, according to a study released in December by the
Chapin Hall Center for Children at the University of Chicago. . . .
An opportunity to cure.(my turn)
Today's environment for health and human services presents
significant challenges and opportunities. Every day we see tremendous
advances within health care, yet the number of those unable to . . .
Your industry bible.(editor's note)(Editorial)
As the year draws to a close, we would like to take stock of our
accomplishments and setbacks. As an organization, APHSA has gone
through--and is going through--much change, with an unusual number . . .
From tragedy to action.(director's memo)
No man is an island, entire of itself ... Any man's death diminishes me,
because I am involved in mankind; and therefore never send to know for
whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.
--JOHN DONNE
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