Convention on Rights of the Child
CRC is an international agreement on childhood, signed by 27 countries except this one.
What is the United States of America
The primary functions of this cabinet level department is to "establish policy for, administer and coordinate most federal assistance to education, collect data on US schools, and to enforce federal educational laws regarding privacy and civil rights.
What is US Department of Education
Benefits received from social insurance programs are usually based on eligibility criteria such as age, employment status, or being a veteran. We call this program ___ Tested
What is Means Tested
In the past, families received "food stamps" under this program that provides nutrition benefits to supplement the food budget of needy families so they can purchase healthy food and move towards self-sufficiency.
What is SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)
When these adolescents turn 18 years old, they are expected to move out of the state supported environments without the benefit of resources/support/preparation
What is Foster Care Aging Out
This international legal framework was developed by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child in what year?
What is 1989
This federal agency started in 1965 by President LBJ to expand America’s welfare state. Assistance from this federal agency supports community development and homeownership.
What is Department of Housing and Urban Development
State as ultimate parent is called what
What is Parens Patriae
This program enacted in 1996, replaced Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), which provided cash assistance to families with children experiencing poverty.
What is Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
Since the COVID-19 Pandemic, this business industry has suffered with teacher shortages, compensation and shut downs; putting preschool families and businesses in a difficult position
What is child care shortage
196 countries have become State Parties to the Convention as of October 2015. Only this Country has not ratified the Convention.
What is the USA
In 2020, this agency provided resources to farmers, ranchers and producers impacted by COVID-19 pandemic.
What is Department of Agriculture
The Latin term "Loco Parentis" means
"in the place of a parent"
If you are a parent of 0-5year old child, you may consider a comprehensive child development program like this that would help communities meet the needs of disadvantaged preschool children.
What is Head Start
Our class discussion about this social problem, prompted one student (Leslie) to ask if we are prioritizing ____ over ___regarding this issue ___
Rehabilitation over Punishment - Juvenile Justice
The CRC has this many "articles" that help cover all aspects of a child's life and set out the civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights that all children everywhere are entitled to.
What is 54
From health insurance, to public safety and social services, this agency is responsible for providing programs and services that protect the health of all Americans and provide essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves.
This type of advocacy used to foster larger scale change within a community or agency. Thus it is not so focused on changing the actual client, but changing the surrounding environment
What is Mezzo Advocacy
In NJ this program helps keep families safe and healthy through initiatives that assist families with energy costs. It provides federally funded assistance in managing costs associated with home energy bills, energy crises, weatherization and energy-related minor home repairs.
LIHEAP (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program)
Children that suffer all types of physical and/or emotional ill-treatment, sexual abuse, neglect, negligence and commercial or other exploitation, which results in actual or potential harm to the child’s health, survival, development or dignity in the context of a relationship of responsibility, trust or power is termed
Child Maltreatment
These 2 organizations work together with partners around the world to promote policies and expand access to services that protect all children.
Who are UNICEF and WHO
This agency is responsible for coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government directly related to national security and the United States Armed Forces.
What is the Department of Defense
This field of study focuses on services to improve daily habits, behaviors, and actions of people that can be impacting a patient’s mental and/or physical health
What is behavioral health
This legislation was reauthorized in 2015 mandating that every local educational agency is required to designate a liaison for homeless children and youth. The local educational agency liaison coordinates services to ensure that homeless children and youths enroll in school and have the opportunity to succeed academically.
What is The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act
Children and Families that are over represented in this system where race and socioeconomic status often impact decisions in every stage from reporting, to foster care placements, to termination of parental rights decisions. This social problem is called
Disproportionate representation of BIPOC children and families in the child welfare system