Fri.Mar 21, 2025

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Beyond imagination: Focusing on thoughts and feelings when envisioning motherhood before and after the baby’s arrival

The Child and Family Corp

Key takeaways for caregivers Mothers tendencies to reflect on their own and their childrens thoughts and feelings are related to positive outcomes in childrens development. For example, mothers who reflect in this way tend to be more attuned to their childrens needs, and their children tend to have stronger understandings of other people. This sort of reflection is a thought process that starts in pregnancy, when expectant mothers envision what caring for their future baby will entail.

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“Everyone Is Welcome”

Children’s Defense Fund

By Marian Wright Edelman An Idaho middle school teacher recently made headlines for refusing to take down a classroom poster she said she was told was controversial and an opinion. The poster shows a drawing of hands in many different skin tones, each with a red heart in the center. The controversial opinion written at the top? Everyone Is Welcome Here.

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Oftentimes, Substance Use Disorders and Problem Gambling Go Hand in Hand

Gateway Foundation

Substance Use Disorders (SUD) and problem gambling often go hand in hand, affecting individuals and their families in profound ways. While they may seem unrelated, research shows that people experiencing compulsive gambling behaviors are more likely to struggle with substance use and, similarly, those experiencing SUD are at a higher risk for problem gambling.

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CDF Welcomes Jaren Sorkow as New State Director for California

Children’s Defense Fund

Sorkow comes to Childrens Defense Fund after previously serving in leadership roles at the nonprofit organizations Build.org and ProLiteracy. Media Contact: John Henry, jhenry@childrensdefense.org , Media Relations Manager, 708-646-7679 LOS ANGELES, CA The national youth advocacy organization Childrens Defense Fund (CDF) has named Jaren Sorkow the new state director of its Childrens Defense Fund-California (CDF-CA) office.

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The Everyday Donor: Unlocking Prospecting Segments Through Behavior Analysis

Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Corporate Brand

Do you really know your donors? Not just what they give, but who they are? 👥 In this interactive session, we’ll break down how nonprofits can use behavioral indicators (affinity, recency, frequency, and monetary value) to build prospecting segments that go beyond wealth screening and actually align with donor identity. You’ll walk away with practical strategies to move beyond basic demographics and cultivate supporters based on how they already engage with you!

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DfE proposes two-year support scheme for children’s social workers to replace ASYE

Community Care

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. The Department for Education (DfE) has proposed a two-year support scheme for statutory children’s social workers, to replace the assessed and supported year in employment (ASYE) from September 2027. The planned social work induction programme (SWIP) would give new practitioners “the best possible start to their careers”, said chief social worker for children and families

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Rev. Dr. Starsky Wilson on Dept. of Education Executive Order: ‘Education is still the Path to Freedom and Fairness’

Children’s Defense Fund

Childrens Defense Fund will fight Trump-McMahon dismantling without fear. Media Contact: John Henry, jhenry@childrensdefense.org, CDF Media Relations Manager, 708-646-7679 Every student in America must be prepared for global workforce competition and equipped to vote, volunteer, and lift their voices in public life through stage-appropriate instruction, learning about their culture, democracy, and history.