The Connecticut Commission on Children
The latest additions to the Commission's website.
Wednesday, August 26, 2015
Monica Stellmacher, a 2015 graduate of Bloomfield PLTI, has written an op-ed piece for CT News Junkie that takes note of recent layoff notices in state government and offers some advice for everyone on how to conduct a job hunt. Monica has some expertise on this subject, since her community project for PLTI was the creation of the a support group called K.U.D.O.S. Cafe, short for Keeping the Unemployed Determined Optimistic and Sane.
Wednesday, June 24, 2015
2015 Statewide PLTI and Parent SEE graduation ceremonies
Go to the Commission on Children website for multi-media coverage of the 2015 statewide Parent Leadership Training Institute (PLTI) and Parents Supporting Educational Excellence (Parent SEE) graduation ceremonies, held June 17 at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford. You'll find:
Congrats to all the new parent leaders!
- complete video of the event, courtesy of the Connecticut Network (CT-N);
- more than 50 photos;
- the graduation program;
- a press release;
- news media coverage;
- and more.
Congrats to all the new parent leaders!
Monday, February 23, 2015
Here's our Feb. 20 newsletter
http://www.cga.ct.gov/coc/newsletters/2015-02-20.htm
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Monday, November 24, 2014
Our 2015 board meetings
In the first half of 2015, the Commission on Children will hold regular board meetings on January 13, March 10, and May 12. Watch this page for locations, agendas, and more: http://www.cga.ct.gov/coc/meetings.htm.
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Childhood obesity report
The legislature's Childhood Obesity Task Force has issued its final report (PDF), including a half-dozen recommendations to lawmakers for improving the health of Connecticut children. More on childhood obesity
Thursday, October 2, 2014
Monday, September 22, 2014
State officials, national experts gathering on Wednesday for forum on employability
HARTFORD—The Connecticut Departments of Labor and Social Services are
joining with the Commission on Children to hold “Improving Pathways to
Employment: A Best Practices Forum,” on Wednesday, September 24, from 9 a.m. to noon in Room 1-D of the Legislative Office Building, at 300 Capitol Avenue in Hartford.
TANF, or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, was launched by the federal government in 1997 as a centerpiece of welfare reform. The forum will explore how Connecticut currently uses the program to help needy families acquire the tools they need to land jobs in today’s competitive economy and whether other state programs may offer best practices that could be adopted for Connecticut.
The forum will also provide an opportunity for Labor Commissioner Sharon M. Palmer and Social Services Commissioner Roderick L. Bremby to outline preliminary recommendations of Connecticut’s TANF Redesign Work Group. Anne Foley, undersecretary for the state Office of Policy & Management (OPM) and chair of the state’s Child Poverty and Prevention Council, will deliver opening remarks. Commission on Children Executive Director Elaine Zimmerman will moderate the event.
Six national and state experts have been invited to provide presentations on the ways TANF can connect people to jobs and employment opportunities. Presenters include:
Immediately following the forum, at the same location, DSS will hold a public-comment session on Connecticut’s proposed plan for allocating its TANF block grants for federal fiscal years 2015-2017. The state receives about $267 million in TANF funding annually from the federal government and is therefore required to submit an allocation plan every three years. For details, visit the DSS website at www.ct.gov/dss/tanfplan.
TANF, or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, was launched by the federal government in 1997 as a centerpiece of welfare reform. The forum will explore how Connecticut currently uses the program to help needy families acquire the tools they need to land jobs in today’s competitive economy and whether other state programs may offer best practices that could be adopted for Connecticut.
The forum will also provide an opportunity for Labor Commissioner Sharon M. Palmer and Social Services Commissioner Roderick L. Bremby to outline preliminary recommendations of Connecticut’s TANF Redesign Work Group. Anne Foley, undersecretary for the state Office of Policy & Management (OPM) and chair of the state’s Child Poverty and Prevention Council, will deliver opening remarks. Commission on Children Executive Director Elaine Zimmerman will moderate the event.
Six national and state experts have been invited to provide presentations on the ways TANF can connect people to jobs and employment opportunities. Presenters include:
- State Representative Toni Walker of New Haven,
who co-chairs the legislature’s Appropriations Committee (“The TANF
Block Grant: Implications for Low-Income Families”);
- LaDonna Pavetti, vice president for family income support policy at the Washington, D.C.-based Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (“The TANF Landscape in the U.S.: Lessons Learned”);
- Brian Campbell, special assistant for the District of Columbia’s Department of Human Services (“Closing Obstacles, Opening Opportunity to Employment”);
- William Durden, policy associate for the Washington State Board for Community & Technical Colleges (“The I-BEST Model”);
- Rochelle Finzel, group director for the National Conference of State Legislatures (“Building Career Pathways”); and
- Charisse Hutton, director of Support Enforcement Services for Connecticut’s Judicial Branch (“Don’t Forget the Fathers: TANF & Child Support.”)
Immediately following the forum, at the same location, DSS will hold a public-comment session on Connecticut’s proposed plan for allocating its TANF block grants for federal fiscal years 2015-2017. The state receives about $267 million in TANF funding annually from the federal government and is therefore required to submit an allocation plan every three years. For details, visit the DSS website at www.ct.gov/dss/tanfplan.
Thursday, September 11, 2014
This week's issue of What We're Reading
News articles concerning Connecticut children: http://www.cga.ct.gov/coc/newsletters/reading/2014-09-11t.htm
Thursday, August 21, 2014
This week's issue of What We're Reading
News articles concerning Connecticut children: http://www.cga.ct.gov/coc/newsletters/reading/2014-08-21.htm
Thursday, August 14, 2014
Friday, August 1, 2014
What We're Reading
Check out this week's issue:
http://www.cga.ct.gov/coc/newsletters/reading/2014-08-01.htm
http://www.cga.ct.gov/coc/newsletters/reading/2014-08-01.htm
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Kellogg awards grant to expand PLTI nationally
The W. K. Kellogg Foundation has awarded a
$500,000, two-year grant to the Commission on Children for a national
expansion of its ground-breaking Parent Leadership Training Institute
(PLTI). The funding will also allow expansion of the program to a
two-generation strategy, so that it includes the children of
participating parents. Read more about it in this news release.
WTIC-AM morning host Ray Dunaway interviewed Commission Executive Director Elaine Zimmerman about the grant. You can listen to it here.
WTIC-AM morning host Ray Dunaway interviewed Commission Executive Director Elaine Zimmerman about the grant. You can listen to it here.
Friday, February 21, 2014
Friday, January 24, 2014
What We're Reading
Here's this week's issue of "What We're Reading," our round-up of the past week's news concerning Connecticut children.
Thursday, January 2, 2014
2014 PLTI sites and contact information
The Parent Leadership Training Institute (PLTI) sites for 2014 are Bridgeport, Danbury, Hartford, Meriden, Middlesex County, Milford, Norwalk, Stamford, Waterbury, West Central Connecticut, and West Hartford. You'll find contact information for each here. Learn more about PLTI here.
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