Child Welfare Workforce Legislation Introduced
Introduced last month, the
Child Welfare Workforce Improvement Act calls for a comprehensive study of child welfare staff including compensation, academic degrees held, education and training received, and factors contributing to turnover. The study would make recommendations regarding caseloads and workloads, education levels and training requirements. (Open Congress).
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1/14/2010
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Healthy Wins for America’s Kids with Passing of Child Nutrition Legislation
8/3/2010
The House Education and Labor Committee passed legislation to support children’s health and reduce childhood hunger by increasing access to, and improving the quality of, federal child nutrition programs through the Improving Nutrition for America’s Children Act, H.R. 5504, with a bipartisan vote of 32-13.
Where’s the Support for Gay and Transgender Homeless Youth?
8/3/2010
There are approximately 1.6 million to 2.8 million homeless young people in the US, and a disproportionate numbers of them are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender.
Avoiding a Lost Generation Calls for Immediate Job Solutions
8/3/2010
Approximately 25% of teens and 40% of African American youth are unemployed in the US, putting them at a disadvantage for long-term job success, but policy focusing on short-term job solutions may minimize the impact of the Great Recession on young workers.
An Act of Support – Quite Literally – for the Nonprofit Sector
8/3/2010
Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-MN) introduced the Nonprofit Sector and Community Solutions Act (H.R.5533) on June 16, 2010 to provide a vehicle to study how nonprofit organizations and the federal government can work together more effectively and gather comprehensive data about the work of the nonprofit community.
New Federal Programs Puts Early Retirement Within Reach for More Americans
8/3/2010
The Early Retiree Insurance Program (EERP) created by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will help employers afford coverage for retirees aged 55-64 who don't yet qualify for Medicare to help them avoid using up their savings before reaching 65.
Unemployment Benefits Finally Restored by Congress
8/3/2010
After multiple failed attempts, Congress succeeded in passing a bill, H.R. 4213, that which will allow long-term unemployed who exhaust their state jobless benefits, typically available for 26 weeks, to receive up to an additional 73 weeks of federal benefits, through the end of November.
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