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March 1, 2017
Greetings,
One of the Alliance's primary goals is to support agencies, organizations and stakeholders as they undertake efforts to dismantle systemic oppression and racial disparities in their public systems. In order to do this work effectively, we need your insight.
Please take a moment to complete a short survey about the Alliance's 2016-2017 efforts, as well as thoughts on our focus for this year and beyond. Your responses will help shape our ongoing priorities and knowledge sharing through webinars, newsletters and publications.
The survey can be found here:
Sincerely,
Tashira Halyard, J.D.
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Healthy, Thriving Communities: Creating Safe Spaces for Immigrant Children and Families
In the wake of new and proposed federal policies targeting immigrant families and commu
nities, advocates must be ready to pr
omote child a
nd family well-being and advance our development as an inclusive nation.
In a new policy brief
, the Center for the Study of Social Policy highlight
several s
tate and local policy interventions that can be used to promote safe spaces and econom
ic stability for immigrant communities.
Access the full brief
here
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The Importance of Data in Housing
Recently, Rep. Paul Gosar (R., Ariz.) and Sen. Mike Lee (R., Utah) introduced the Local Zoning Decision Protection Act of 2017, a bill that intends to nullify the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule and the accompanying tools that enable communities to better address disparities in housing needs and access to opportunity, and ultimately reduce segregation and create inclusive communities. In light of this bill, Temple University's Center for Public Health Law Research and others emphasize the importance of data not only in addressing racial disparities and racial residential segregation, but also in creating evidence-based policy. Read their take
here
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Native Youth: Child Welfare, Juvenile Justice and Maintaining Cultural Connections
In 2016, the Center for Native American Youth (CNAY) at The Aspen Institute introduced its first online roundtable, Generation Indigenous (Gen-I).
Drawing Strength from Our Cultures: State of Native Youth Report
, details the top priorities of up to 700 youth under age 25 convened at the roundtable. The report also explores issues pertaining to public system involvement, such as child welfare and juvenile justice. Learn more
here
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How The National Women's Law Center is Gearing Up to Stop the Policing of Black and Brown Girls in Schools
Last month the National Women's Law Center released the
Let Her Learn
campaign, which featured a video and toolkit aimed at raising awareness and ending school push out for girls of color. The campaign seems more important than ever with a series of viral incidents of black girls being removed from school
as well as recent data that shows that black children are being suspended at alarming rates.According to Department of Education, black k-12 students were 3.8 times more likely to be suspended than white student and 10 percent of black girls receive at least one or more out-of-school suspensions. Read more about the campaign
here
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The Kalief Browder Story by Jay-Z & Spike TV Shows Need to Stop Solitary for Kids
 Kalief Browder spent two years in solitary confinement beginning at the age of sixteen, and ultimately, three years in jail before his case was thrown out. Solitary confinement has been proven to have permanent and irreparable effects, especially on youth. After being released and struggling with anxiety and flashbacks, Kalief took his life in 2015. Jay Z, Spike TV and a number of corrections administrators, advocates and impacted families have come together to end solitary confinement of youth through a new docuseries "
TIME: The Kalief Browder Story". Watch the trailer and find other details about the series here.
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Predictive Analytics Webinar Series
 In a recent webinar series, the Alliance for Racial Equity in Child Welfare explored the use of predictive analytics in child welfare systems. Our last webinar in the series took place this month,
"Race, Equity and Ethics: Questions on Child Welfare and Predictive Analytics."
This webinar featured Dr. Jesse Russell from the National Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD). View the webinar recording here.
Catch up on the webinar series
here.
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Changing Systems and Practices to Improve Outcomes for Young Fathers, Children and their Families (CSSP)
 In a new publication, CSSP's Expectant and Parenting Youth (EPY) in Foster Care Learning Collaborative discuss their research on young fathers involved in child welfare systems and present a set of policy and practice action steps that
can be taken by agencies to implement them. The report also spotlights examples of how these changes are working in various agencies and jurisdictions. Learn more about the report and the
Effectively Engaging Young Fathers in Child Welfare video here.
Access the full report
here
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PACE Center for Girls, All About Girls Summit
Calling all middle and high school aged girls and the organizations, corporations, foundations and advocates who care about them! Early registration for the 2017 All About Girls Summit is now open and you will not want to miss this inspiring national convening for, by, with and about girls. The All About Girls Summit was designed to create a convening space where the evolving, diverse needs of girls can be explored and the actions we need to take to create a society where girls can thrive can be determined. 2016 speakers included Chelsea Clinton, Gabrielle Union, Beverly Bond and Dominique Dawes and 2017 confirmed speakers include Soledad O'Brien, Marley Dias and many more.
Visit the Summit website to learn more and register. Hurry! Attendance is expected near 1,000 and registration is already near 50 percent capacity. Registration includes access to all sessions, events and meals. Once registered, a private link will be provided to reserve your hotel room under the Sum
mit room block discounted rate. Join us!
www.AllAboutGirlsSummit.com
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The Alliance for Racial Equity in Child Welfare has formed the Social Service Administrators Racial Equity Network to facilitate information sharing and strategy building among a community of child welfare and social service administrators committed to achieving equity for children and families involved with the child welfare system.
Through this network, child welfare and social service administrators dissect the range of effective policies and system improvement strategies that promote racial equity and improved outcomes for children and families of color. The network includes thought leaders and administrators from social service and human service systems, as each of these broader systems provides critically important supports and services.
Please contact
Precious Graham at the Center for the Study of Social Policy if you're interested in joining this network.
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Established in 2004, the
Alliance for Racial Equity in Child Welfare provides national leadership in support of improved outcomes for children and families of color involved with the nation's child welfare system. The Alliance is guided by a coalition of national organizations, state and local leaders, judges, researchers, practitioners, policymakers, advocates and parents, as well as alumni and youth who have directly experienced the child welfare system.
The Alliance is supported by funding from the Annie E. Casey foundation and is managed by the Center for the Study of Social Policy. |
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