10 Jun 2010
Georgetown University Offers a Certificate Program for Private Sector Leaders to Improve Outcomes for Children and Youth Involved in the Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Systems
The Center for Juvenile Justice Reform at Georgetown University's Public Policy Institute will be holding its 2010 Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare: Multi-System Integration Certificate Program for Private Sector Leaders. This program is designed to advance cross systems work to improve outcomes for youth involved in the juvenile justice and child welfare systems. Participants will attend the week-long program at Georgetown University in Washington, DC, where they will be taught by faculty experts on topics such as multi-system approaches, developing collaborative leadership skills, supporting private/public partnerships, and more. Following the program, participants will develop a Capstone Project upon their return home to bring about organizational change and/or systems improvements.
Representatives from private organizations at the state, local and tribal levels within the juvenile justice, child welfare and related systems of care who are interested in and committed to cross systems efforts are encouraged to apply, particularly direct services providers to foundations, academic institutions, and advocacy groups.
Certificate Program for Public Sector Leaders
October 22-28, 2010
Washington, D.C.
Application Due: July 27, 2010
For more information and to apply, please visit http://cjjr.georgetown.edu and click on "Certificate Programs” or e-mail CJJR at jjreform@georgetown.edu.
4 Jun 2010
CJA Grant Funds Available to Support Court Preparation Programs and Judicial and Attorney Training
CJA has funds available to support innovative court preparation programs. Click here to view program instructions.
Additionally, CJA is seeking applications to support quality training programs for judges and attorneys. Click here to view program instructions.
*19 Feb 2010
The Texas Children’s Justice Act program has issued a competitive request for application (RFA) to interested parties for the development of a training curriculum and implementation guide for use throughout Texas in providing training to school district personnel. Click here for more information on this program or to view the RFA.
Healthy Foster Care America Website
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has launched a website to promote improved health and well-being for children and teens in foster care. Healthy Foster Care America is designed to engage communities in supporting children, youth, and their families with the services they need and a continuum of care.
Child welfare and related professionals and organizations can access the site to find tools, resources, and information on the health and well-being of children and youth in foster care. Foster parents and kin caring for children may also find appropriate resources to help them in their caregiving and to learn more about mental and physical health issues and interventions.
The new website is part of the AAP website: www.aap.org/fostercare/index.html
*05 Feb 2010
The Texas Children’s Justice Act program has issued a non-competitive request for application (RFA) to Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA) to develop and deliver structured child abuse and neglect training for law enforcement officers. Click here for more information on this program or to view the RFA.
*05 Feb 2010
The Texas Children’s Justice Act Task Force set aside an additional $25,000 to support scholarships for professionals and volunteers to attend approved conferences. For more information, click here.
The Texas Children’s Justice Act is pleased to announce the following small training grant awards:
Grantee |
Award Date |
Program Title |
Amount |
10/01/2009 |
15th Annual Bexar County Children’s Court Ad Litem Training |
$ 4,000 |
|
10/01/2009 |
Strengthening Partnerships/Protecting Children Annual Conference |
$ 3,868 |
|
03/01/2010 |
Investigative Techniques in Child Sexual Abuse Cases |
$ 4,000 |
|
01/15/2010 |
Children’s Advocacy Center of Smith County Multidisciplinary Team Training |
$ 3,045 |
For more information click the grantee name. For information on how to apply, click here.
The Texas Children’s Justice Act is pleased to announce its 2010 grantees:
Grantee |
Award Date |
Program Title |
Amount |
10/01/2009 |
Kids in Court |
$ 34,735 |
|
10/01/2009 |
Statewide Training and Technical Assistance |
$ 249,566 |
|
10/01/2009 |
Transitioning Youth Advocacy |
$ 43,000 |
|
11/01/2009 |
Investigations and Family Based safety Services Joint Leadership Intensive Staff Training |
$ 100,000 |
|
10/01/2009 |
Bridge to Permanency |
$ 44,599 |
|
10/01/2009 |
Texas Alliance for Drug Endangered Children |
$ 80,000 |
|
10/01/2009 |
Court Team Training for Infants and Toddlers Court |
$ 20,000 |
|
11/01/2009 |
Child Protection Court Enhancement Project |
$ 117,614 |
|
10/01/2009 |
Training Conference to Improve Outcomes for Children in Care |
$ 80,000 |
|
10/01/2009 |
Quality CASA Advocacy and A CASA for Every Child |
$ 249,531 |
|
10/01/2009 |
Accidental and Inflicted Mechanisms of Injury: A CD ROM for Investigative, Legal, and Law Enforcement Professionals |
$ 98,872 |
For more information click the grantee name. For information on how to apply, click here.
The Texas Children’s Justice Act is pleased to offer a limited number of scholarships to the following, upcoming conferences:
Program Title |
Event Date(s) |
Location |
10/07/2009-10/09/2009 |
San Marcos, TX |
|
10/08/2009-10/10/2009 |
Corpus Christi, TX |
|
11/02/2009-11/04/2009 |
Austin, TX |
|
12/07/2009-12/08/2009 |
San Antonio, TX |
|
03/22/2010-03/25/2010 |
Huntsville, AL |
|
National Children’s Alliance Leadership Conference |
06/07/2010-06/09/2010 |
Washington D.C. |
08/09/2010-08/12/2010 |
Dallas, TX |
The Texas Children’s Justice Act has grant funds available to support multidisciplinary training events aimed at improving the investigation, prosecution, administrative and judicial handling of criminal and/or civil child protection cases. Additional information and application details can be found here.