Final FY 2011 Federal Appropriations Bill

The House, Senate, and White House have negotiated an agreement to fund the federal government through fiscal year 2011 (which began on October 1, 2010 and ends September 30, 2011).   The final FY 2011 continuing resolution (CR) will prevent a federal government...

House Budget Committee’s FY 2012 Budget Proposal

Last week the House Committee on the Budget, Chaired by Republican Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin’s first Congressional district, released its FY 2012 budget resolution–dubbed The Path to Prosperity: Restoring America’s Promise.  In addition to the full...

15th Annual Birth to Three Institute

WHAT: 15th Annual Birth to Three Institute, “Hand in Hand: Collaborating to Support Our Babies, Toddlers, Families and Communities” SPONSOR: Early Head Start National Resource Center (EHS NRC) WHEN: Monday, June 20 to Thursday, June 23, 2011 WHERE:...

Pathways Articles on the Effects of Early Childhood Poverty

In the latest, Winter 2011 issue of Pathways, a magazine on poverty, inequality, and social policy from the Stanford Center for the Study of Poverty and Inequality, scholars examine poverty and the effects of deprivation on blood, the brain, and the body. In the...

2011 CAPLAW National Training Conference

WHAT: 2011 CAPLAW National Training Conference SPONSOR: Community Action Program Legal Services, Inc. (CAPLAW) WHEN: Wednesday, June 15 to Friday, June 17, 2011 WHERE: Minneapolis Marriott City Center in Minneapolis, MN DESCRIPTION: Community Action Agencies (CAAs),...