Greetings!
Welcome to the latest issue of The Connection, APHSA’s newsletter offering updates and resources pertaining to employment and economic well-being, child and family well-being, and H/HS integration.
This year has tested us all, yet also shown us what is most important. Let’s remember to appreciate all we have, celebrate the small things, and move forward into 2021 with renewed hope. We wish everyone a healthy & safe holiday season and will see you back in January!
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Mark the Third Thursday! Starting January 2021, join us on the Third Thursday of the month for this exciting new virtual mini-series! Slated to take place from January to June, each event will offer rich content equivalent to a day spent at a traditional conference, with an array of sessions and networking opportunities. Bringing policy, practice, and program together on one platform, this unique series will showcase best practices and lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, and will also zoom in on agency management in child welfare, SNAP, TANF, IT, performance management, and childcare. Join us for this innovative opportunity to learn and share with colleagues from across the nation! Just pay once for full access to entire series. Group discounts available. Learn more & register here.
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RFP - Coordinating SNAP & Nutrition Supports, December 2, 2020 - A new grant opportunity from Share Our Strength has been released for state SNAP agencies to increase coordination between their SNAP program and other nutrition supports to reduce childhood hunger. The demonstration project will fund 3-5 states and APHSA will serve as the grants administrator to support cohort learning.
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Economic Policy Institute Minimum Wage Tracker, November 2020 - While federal minimum wage has not been raised since 2009, many states and localities have raised their own minimum wages. Explore the map to see how these rapidly changing laws differ across the country.
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Thursday, December 17, 12:30-1:45 PM EST
Beginning January 13, 2:00 PM EST
Thursday, January 14, 1:15-2:30 PM EST
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Child Care a Necessity for Rebuilding the Economy, November 20, 2020 - This NCSL State Legislatures Magazine article shares how dual challenges—parents who can’t afford to pay more and child care providers who can’t afford to make less—have created serious cracks in the foundation of the nation’s child care industry.
Early Childhood Abuse and Adult Outcomes, December 2020 - New article from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) that details the link between early childhood abuse and poor educational, physical and mental health outcomes in adulthood.
December 14, 2020 - This AECF blog details their partnership with the NYC Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) to launch a pilot program that pairs parents navigating the foster care system with parent advocates.
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AISP: Established Data Infrastructure Enables Local Governments to Meet Need During Natural Disasters & Health Emergencies, November 19, 2020 -
Actionable Intelligence for Social Policy (AISP) released a second blog post focused on the use of integrated data to help state and local governments efficiently meet emergent health and climate challenges. This latest piece builds off their previous blog about COVID-19 response to think more broadly about the application and benefits of integrated data systems during natural disasters and climate crises. They argue that considerations around racial, socioeconomic, and geographic inequities must be central if we are to use integrated data as a tool to ameliorate rather than exacerbate existing disparities in times of crisis. Both pieces are informed by AISP’s national landscape analysis of data integration efforts conducted earlier this year.
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