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New Plan for Child Care Licensing Fees

Posted in Advocacy, General on November 17, 2009| Leave a Comment »

In an article in today’s Arizona Daily Star, Director Humble of the AZ Dept. of Health Services outlines a new fee structure for centers that implement a 10 point health plan. It seems that the Dept. can utilize federal dollars for childhood obesity and tobacco prevention programs to discount licensing fees for centers who agree to provide structured physical activity for one hour each day, serve low-fat milk to children over two, and completely ban smoking on the premises 24 hours per day, in addition to other requirements.

Read the whole story from the AZ Daily Star here: http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/dailystar/317858.php

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Protesting the Child Care Licensing Fee Increases

Posted in Advocacy on October 28, 2009| Leave a Comment »

Let’s keep the pressure on our Governor, Legislators, and DHS Director Humble to set reasonable fees and implementation schedule. New suggestions are to use the Governor’s discretionary federal stimulous dollars to fill in the gaps.

Arizona Republic, 10/28 300 protest child-care fee hike.

Arizona Daily Star, 10/28 http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/dailystar/315118.php

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Parent Advocacy Brief: Understanding the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act

Posted in Advocacy, Resources on October 20, 2009| 2 Comments »

NCLD’s new, free, Parent Advocacy Brief, Understanding the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, provides an overview of the changes brought about by the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 and how these changes apply to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act — a law that applies more broadly than the ADA. Parents of students with learning disabilities and other disorders such as AD/HD should be sure to become familiar with this important information.

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Child Care Licensing Fees Public Hearing CHANGE IN VENUE AND TIME

Posted in Advocacy, Events on October 20, 2009| Leave a Comment »

Please note the following changes to the Dept. of Health Services Public Meeting on Licensing Fees:

October 29, 2009, 3:00-7:00pm
Kirk-Bear Canyon Branch Library
8959 E Tanque Verde
Tucson, AZ 85749

3:00-4:00pm – Behavioral Health
4:00-5:00pm – Medical Facilities
5:00-6:00pm – Long Term Care and Assisted Living
6:00-7:00pm – Child Care

Also, the Dept. has a new online form for anyone to leave a public comment: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=GLEjqNrQH4uFGm5fQEHRww_3d_3d

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Arizona Named a Top 10 State for Afterschool Programs

Posted in Advocacy, General, Resources, tagged , , on October 15, 2009| Leave a Comment »

The Afterschool Alliance just released state data from their America After 3PM national survey.

The AZ After 3PM Fact Sheet, news release, and a Top Ten report can be found here: http://www.afterschoolalliance.org/AA3PM_states.cfm?state_abbr=AZ&level=1

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AZ Dept. of Health Services Proposes Outrageous Fee Hikes for Child Care Centers

Posted in Advocacy on October 14, 2009| Leave a Comment »

In an effort to make the Office of Child Care within the AZ Dept of Health Services self-sufficient, Interim Director Will Humble is proposing rate hikes of up to 8800% to take effect in less than three months, on January 1, 2010.

Public Hearings will be held in Tucson and Phoenix, more information about the proposed fee increases is available on the Departments website: http://www.azdhs.gov/diro/admin_rules/licensingFees.htm

The Sonoran Alliance for Youth, an association of school-age child care providers in Pima County, is advocating for a more reasonable increase in fees and implementation timeline. You can read their letter to Governor Brewer, Legislators and Director Humber here – Sonoran Alliance for Youth Concerns and Solutions Regarding Child Care Licensing Fee Increases and Timeline

Links to news articles:
Arizona Republic – Child-care sticker shock,  Oct. 8, 2009
Arizona Daily Star – Child-care centers’ state fees to surge, Oct. 8, 2009

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Do Something Awards to Honor Young Social Change Activists

Posted in Advocacy, Funding Opportunities on October 7, 2009| Leave a Comment »

Do Something Awards deadline has just been extended through March 1st, 2010

Amount: $10,000

Type: Social & Economic

Description: Since 1996, Do Something has honored some of America’s best young “world-changers” (age 25 and under) with the Do Something Awards (formerly the Brick Awards).

The Do Something Award is for individuals. Partnerships or larger groups should select an individual they believe would best represent the project for the application. The applicant must be 25 or under, and must be a U.S. or Canadian citizen.

Award winners will have identified a problem and have devised clear and measurable methods for addressing the problem; made a significant long-term commitment to improving the lives of others; cultivated long-term and respectful relationships within their community; demonstrated that they have directly and individually fueled the success of their work; extensively and tangibly improved the lives of others (the award is not for ideas); created great awareness about their issues or causes; serve as program founders and/or leading activist/advocates; have a clear growth plan for their work that ensures sustainability and continued impact; and already be recognized as top leaders within their issue or cause.

The 2010 awards program will present four winners with $10,000 each, and one grand-prize winner with $100,000 toward their organization or cause. Each winner has the option of receiving up to $5,000 as an educational scholarship.

Visit the Do Something Web site for complete program information.

Link to RFP

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America After 3 PM

Posted in Advocacy, Resources on October 7, 2009| Leave a Comment »

Each afternoon across the U.S., 15 million children–more than a quarter of our children–are alone and unsupervised after school. The parents of 18 million would enroll their children in an afterschool program, if one were available. These are some of the key findings from the nation’s most in-depth study of how America’s children spend their afternoons. America After 3PM was sponsored by the JCPenney Afterschool Fund. The 2009 report, conducted for the Afterschool Alliance, surveyed nearly 30,000 households across the United States.

The survey finds that 8.4 million children participate in an afterschool program, an increase of nearly 3 million children over the past five years. While this is encouraging, there is still work to be done. The number of children left alone after the school day ends has risen to 15.1 million children – an increase of 800,000 children – since the 2004 edition of America After 3PM.

http://www.afterschoolalliance.org/AA3PM.cfm

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THINK. TALK. TAKE ACTION

Posted in Advocacy, Events, Resources on October 1, 2009| Leave a Comment »

Transportation. Safety. Education. Jobs. The environment. These are community issues that are on the minds of adults today.  They are also the issues that are on the minds of young people, although they don’t often get a chance to voice their opinions about them. A group of Pima County youth known as The Hi-Tech Team is looking to change that with Think. Talk. Take Action:  A Community Gathering for Youth and Families, October 8,  6-10 pm at the Historic Rialto Theatre.

The event will bring together youth and adults to “think about community issues, talk with people in power, and take action to make a difference,” says Dr. Judith Anderson, CEO of Every Voice in Action Foundation, home of the Hi-Tech Team and co-sponsor of the event with Access Tucson.

For more information visit http://thinktalktakeaction.net/

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2010 Leadership for Equity and Excellence Forum

Posted in Advocacy, Events, Professional Development and Training, tagged on October 1, 2009| Leave a Comment »

Phoenix – February 16-17, 2010

Educators, policy makers, students, parents, advocacy groups, and community members will gather to share current research and best practices about building and strengthening systems of educational equity. Areas of focus include civil and educational rights, disproportionality in special education, school-family partnerships, organizing schools for inclusive education, and more. Please check back often for updates!

This exciting 2-day forum brings educators around the country together to share their work, build coalitions for equity, and learn from each other. Be part of the Equity Vanguard! Our featured speakers bring exciting research from law, multicultural education, and educational anthropology.

http://www.equityallianceatasu.org/ea/conference/overview#

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