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New program uses rapid, wrap-around services, parent involvement to keep families together

Ohio START, which stands for Sobriety, Treatment and Reducing Trauma, is a groundbreaking program adopted by the Ohio Department of Children & Youth (formerly ODJFS) and the Public Children Services

URG partnering with state agencies to offer employment Incentives to social work students

Rio Grande, Ohio – University of Rio Grande is participating in the University Partnership Title IV-E Child Welfare Training Program (UPP), a collaborative initiative aimed at bolstering the child welfare

University in IL studies link between toddler food access and development

Parents wanting to ensure their children have nutritious meals can serve as their best example, according to new data. Research from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign involved looking at study participants' amount and availability of unhealthy beverages and food in their households. A Home Food Inventory -- a checklist of 190 items in 13 food categories used to monitor the food environment -- found processed foods, candy and microwaveable items were more attainable. ...

New maps show CT child tax credits statewide impacts / Public News Service

New data show the impacts of Connecticut's proposed child tax credit. Broken down by town, and state House and Senate districts, 268,000 eligible families would receive $306 million in tax credits. Places like Bridgeport, Hartford, and Waterbury have the largest populations of eligible families. ...

Bill would fund National Parent and Youth Helpline / Public News Service

The new National Parent & Youth Helpline has already taken 6,700 calls, texts and live chats since its inception in January, and now the U.S. House of Representatives is considering a bill to fund it permanently. Rep. ...

Children Services looks to work more closely with families

Eight counties embark on effort to elevate family healing

Trumbull County Children Services implements new PACT program

Kentucky child care providers face uncertain future when federal funding expires / Public News Service

Child-care providers in Kentucky are bracing for severe funding cuts when $330 million in annual federal funding expires in September. A recent survey of hundreds of child-care directors in the Commonwealth shows most expect to raise tuition rates and cut staff pay. Research shows kids who have access to early childhood education are more likely to go to college, earn more money and have better health. ...

Expanded Child Tax Credit to pull more CT families out of poverty

In Congress, the second expansion of the Child Tax Credit is expected to provide some Connecticut families with much-needed help and one local organization hopes it's only a first step. The Center on Budget Policy and Priorities reported the new tax credit would benefit 16-million low-income children nationally in its first year, including 119,000 in Connecticut. Emily Byrne, executive director of Connecticut Voices for Children, said state action could build on the federal progress. ...