Return-Path: <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id g1IK8Au25585; Mon, 18 Feb 2002 15:08:10 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2002 15:08:10 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <p05001917b8970d4cbb63@[146.186.96.31]> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Barb Van Horn <blv1@psu.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:769] HandsNet resources X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" Status: O Content-Length: 4679 Lines: 92 The following information is from WebClipper Digest, HandsNet's weekly overview of cross-cutting human services news from throughout the World Wide Web. For daily Headlines news, Alerts and Discussions, and to start your personal clipping service, visit WebClipper at http://www.webclipper.org. Free trial WebClipper memberships are available on our public site at http://www.handsnet.org. ************************************ FEBRUARY 8, 2002 THE RIGHT START FOR AMERICA'S NEWBORNS: A Decade of City and State Trends - High percentages of babies in the U.S. continue to enter the world prematurely, at birthweights that are below normal, and to mothers who are unmarried, according to a new online report released today. This report from Child Trends and KIDS COUNT, an initiative of The Annie E. Casey Foundation, presents a full decade of data on eight measures of healthy births for each state and the nation's 50 largest cities, and identifies cities and states with the best and worst performance on each measure. http://www.aecf.org/kidscount/rightstart2002/ EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING - THE CDC Task Force on Community Preventive Services' recommendations on community interventions to promote healthy social environments include establishing publicly funded, center-based comprehensive early childhood development programs for children ages 3 to 5 at risk because of poverty, and use of rental voucher programs that provide families choices of neighborhoods. http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5101a1.htm PRESCHOOL FOR ALL: Investing in a Productive and Just Society - The Committee for Economic Development urges investment in America's young children, saying every child whose parents want them to participate should have access to high-quality pre-kindergarten classes, offered by a variety of providers. http://www.ced.org/docs/report/report_preschool.pdf NEW FAMILY CALENDAR- Celebrate families all year long with this new online resource from CONNECT FOR KIDS. http://www.celebratingfamilies.org YOUTH DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORKS - And Their Application in Evaluation and Practice. New presentations from the Harvard Family Research Project After School Evaluation Symposium are now available. http://www.gse.harvard.edu/hfrp/projects/afterschool/symposium/current_presentation.html SUPPORT INCREASED HEALTH COVERAGE FOR THE UNINSURED - Since March 2001, about one million people have lost their jobs and their health coverage, swelling the ranks of the uninsured to more than 40 million. Make sure there is money in the budget to expand health coverage for the uninsured, says Families USA. For more information and to take action, visit: http://capwiz.com/familiesusa/issues/alert/?alertid=98410&type=CO CDC: HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE IMPROVES - 11.2% of children under 18 lacked coverage in the first half of 2001, down from 13.9% in 1997. Overall, 14.1% of the population, 38.9 million Americans of all ages, lacked coverage in the first half of 2001, down from 15.4% in 1997 http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2002pres/20020204.html SCHIP COVERS 4.6 MILLION CHILDREN IN FY2001 - HHS announced a 38% increase for the State Children's Health Insurance Program from the previous year. http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2002pres/20020206.html FOOD STAMP PARTICIPATION UP FOR 8TH STRAIGHT MONTH - FRAC reports that participation in the Food Stamp Program increased in November 2001 (the latest data available) by 72,013 persons from the previous month, to 18,513,528 persons, according to analysis of preliminary data from USDA. The November increase came on the heels of the nearly 600,000 person increase in October. Increases likely have been driven both by improved access to the program in some states, and by the recession and growing numbers of layoffs. Oregon, a state that has made a range of efforts to reach eligible people, has seen its participation increase nearly one-third in the last year. http://www.frac.org/html/news/fsp/01november.html CHILDREN AND WELFARE REFORM - Children constitute the majority of those dependent on welfare benefits. The next issue in the Packard Foundation Future of Children series will be released in conjunction with national summit, Feb 20 in Washington, D.C. for key welfare researchers and policymakers to assess how children are faring under welfare reform and what can be done to improve outcomes for kids. For more information on the summit or to RSVP, contact Sara Rostolder at 301-656-0348 or sara@thehatchergroup.com by Feb 11. A sneak preview of the Children and Welfare issue is now available. http://www.futureofchildren.org/
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