
Webinar: State-Level Policy Advocacy for Children Affected by Parental Substance Abuse
These webinar slides examines the role of substance abuse in child welfare. Sid Gardner, President of Children and Family Futures presented on what state advocates should know about substance use in a child welfare context, including trends in state legislation and promising practices and policies. This presentation is a follow up to the this brief...

Webinar: Raising the Bar: Child Welfare’s Shift Towards Well-Being
SPARC and the Center for the Study of Social Policy hosted this webinar on September 12, 2013. Speakers included: Clare Anderson, Deputy Commissioner, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Amy Templeman, Well Being Supervisor, Office of Well-Being for the District of Columbia Child and Family Services Agency; Carla Perkins,...

Webinar: Improving Education Outcomes for Youth in Care
SPARC and the Annie E. Casey Foundation, together with the Legal Center for Foster Care and Education (a collaboration of the American Bar Association, Juvenile Law Center, and Education Law Center-PA) hosted this webinar on August 7, 3013. The webinar featured reports from two states, Florida and Pennsylvania, on their implementation efforts to date, and...

Webinar: The Uninterrupted Scholars Act: How Recent Changes to FERPA Can Improve Educational Outcomes for Children in Care
SPARC and the Annie E. Casey Foundation, together with the Legal Center for Foster Care and Education (a collaboration of the American Bar Association, Juvenile Law Center, and Education Law Center-PA) held The Uninterrupted Scholars Act: How Do Recent Changes to FERPA Help Child Welfare Agencies Get Access to School Records? webinar on Tuesday, June...