April 2019
April is National Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month
For information and resources on National Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month
click here.
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NEW STAFF: NACC Welcomes Allison Green!
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NACC's board and staff are thrilled to welcome Allison Green, a Child Welfare Law Specialist, who joins our team as Special Counsel. Allison recently served as a
Foster America
Fellow at Missouri’s Children's Division, where her work focused on strengthening the agency’s collaboration with court partners. Previously, Allison was Senior Supervising Attorney at the Children's Law Center of Washington, D.C. Allison has presented locally and nationally on a variety of child welfare topics. Allison will be based in Washington, D.C., working on attorney best practices, federal policy, and legal service delivery systems.
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Free Member Webinar:
Title IV-E Funding for Legal Representation
Tuesday, April 16, 1:00pm EST
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Gerry Glynn, Chief Legal Officer, Embrace Families, NACC Past-President (FL)
Erin Lovell, Executive Director, Legal Counsel for Youth and Children (OR)
Tom Rawlings, Director, Division of Family and Children Services (GA)
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As you know, the Children’s Bureau now allows Title IV-E agencies to be reimbursed for up to 50% of the administrative costs of legal representation for IV-E eligible children and their parents in child welfare legal proceedings. This is a landmark opportunity to develop, expand, and enhance delivery systems for legal representation—and
NACC members are key stakeholders in ensuring these systems are effective
. NACC is committed to supporting your efforts to think big and bold
about how legal services for children and parents
should
be provided in your state and to assist you in advocating for a better system by leveraging the opportunity for federal funding. In order to draw down these funds,
states must submit a plan by June 30, 2019
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In advance of the members-only webinar, NACC is gathering questions to ensure we provide the information you need to advocate for legal representation for children and parents in your state.
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f you are working on Title IV-E or another child law policy advocacy project, and would like NACC's support, please submit a Policy Advocacy request using
our online form.
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SAVE THE DATE!
NACC'S next member-webinar:
The
Family First Prevention Services Act
June 11, 2016, 2pm EST
Led by NACC's Special Counsel Allison Green
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NACC CONFERENCE E-BROCHURE NOW AVAILABLE
APRIL IS EARLY REGISTRATION MONTH!
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42nd National Child Welfare Law Conference, August 26-28, 2019
Act now to take advantage of early registration rates through April 30, 2019.
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The Hotel
NACC's conference will be held at the lovely
Anaheim Marriott Hotel,
with plenty of space for conversations, inside or poolside,
just down the street from
Disneyland.
NACC's hotel rate of $169.00, single or double, begins Friday, August 23, 2019. Come early and bring the family!
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August 25 Pre-Conference Sessions
- There will also be a Children's Law Office Convening Sunday afternoon for law office leaders and senior staff. Contact Kim.Dvorchak@NACCchildlaw.org for info.
Group Discounts
Sponsor/Exhibit/Advertise
Elevate your support for children's law and share your products and services! Reach over 700 attorneys, judges, social workers, and other child welfare advocates. You can read more about this year’s conference
here
and find the SEA application
here.
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LAW & POLICY UPDATES: New Websites and Resources
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FamilyFirstAct.org
is new website created to provide information, resources and advocacy tools on the Family First Prevention Services Act. You can access summaries of the law, stories from constituents with lived experience on why it matters, webinars from national partners, data and research, strategies for implementation and constituent engagement and updates from Congress, HHS and the Children’s Bureau.
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The
Family Justice Initiative
is comprised of a diverse team of partners located throughout the country who are working collaboratively to ensure that every child and every parent has high-quality legal representation when child welfare courts make life-changing decisions about their families. The
website
is an informative and interactive way for sharing important information, updates, and resources with child welfare practitioners across the country.
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Spring Special on Gold Memberships!
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Take your membership to the next level and save on Gold Memberships this Spring! Renewing membership through June at the Gold level will extend your current membership by 12 months. For $225 you'll receive a hard-cover Red Book, a 6-month Bronze Membership for a friend, and recognition in NACC's
Guardian
and Conference displays.
Click here to renew
using discount code
2019GOLD.
Questions? Email
Membership@NACCchildlaw.org
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Child Welfare Law Specialist (CWLS) certification is a professional achievement that signifies an attorney's specialized knowledge, skill, and verified expertise in the field of child welfare law.
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2019 CWLS Exam Season is Now Open!
All current CWLS applicants should have received an email containing instructions for how to schedule and download the 2019 CWLS exam. If you have any questions regarding this process, please don’t hesitate to contact
Certification@NACCchildlaw.org
and check out our
Exam Details webpage
and FAQs.
Interested in Becoming a CWLS?
NACC members benefit from 2019 CWLS Application Pricing
NACC Members - $375, Non-Members - $500
The application fee includes the exam and a copy of
Child Welfare Law and Practice, 3rd Edition.
Current CWLS
Keep an eye out for information on your 2019 CWLS compliance requirements. Recertification and annual report notices were emailed out recently.
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Did you know your purchases can make a difference?
National Association of Counsel for Children |
www.NACCchildlaw.org
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