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1. Nevada and the Importance of Advocacy for Children by Denise Tenata Ashby, NICRP by Community Members

   When it comes to child welfare, and child well-being in general, Nevada is consistently ranked as one of the poorest performing states in the country. There are several theories about why Nevada ranks so poorly, stemming from inadequate funding to the transiency nature of our community. However,…

   Posted 9/17/2009 11:35:49 PM - CST

2. Moving Toward Keeping Families Together by Paul Buehler, Casey Family Programs by Community Members

   Back in the early to mid-1990s we saw a huge influx of children being placed in out of home care nationally.  The overriding belief at that time was in order to ensure that children were safe, we must place them in foster care and away from their biological family.   The problem we began to run…

   Posted 9/17/2009 11:30:59 PM - CST

3. EVERYONE Has a Role in Protecting Children by Danielle Dreitzer, Executive Director of Hopelink by Community Members

   Given all of the attention the case of Jaycee Dugard has received lately, I thought it was a relevant example of how a community's involvement can and could have made a huge difference in the lives of so many-Jaycee, her family, her children. Neighbors say they knew there were children living in…

   Posted 9/17/2009 11:30:06 PM - CST

4. Welcome Blog by Tom Morton, Director of the Clark County Department of Family Services by Cyndy Gustafson

   The Community We Will is a broad based community effort to engage all Clark County residents in answering one profoundly important question, "What kind of community do we 'will' for our children, especially those at risk of child abuse and neglect?" We now have very strong evidence that adverse…

   Posted 8/28/2009 9:00:08 AM - CST