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Recess Institutes
During Congressional Recess, CCAI invites Members of Congress staff to participate in educational trainings on important adoption and foster care related issues.
February Recess: Adoption 101
Spring Recess: Review of Current Law: AFSA, ILP, IAA, Child Citizenship, and PSSF
Summer Recess: The A-Z of Federal Foster Care Financing
Fall: Adopting a Child Abroad, How does it Work?
MOC Newsletters
Issued bi-monthly, these newsletters are designed to provide policymakers with information about newly released research and reports, adoption and foster care related legislation, upcoming events and other important information.
Legislative Alerts
Issued on an as-needed basis, these alerts provide up to the minute information to federal policymakers about the important issues of the day.
What is the 411
These informational reports provide Member offices with basic facts about policy concerns uniquely related to adoption, foster care and orphan care. “411 Reports” are objective resources directly relevant to the work Member offices are doing on these issues.
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 Through its Congressional Resource Program (CRP), CCAI strives to be an educational resource for the 200 Members of the Congressional Coalition on Adoption. Regular newsletters, legislative background reports, briefings, press conferences and round tables provide ideal opportunities for experts to communicate with interested policymakers about the barriers that hinder children from realizing their basic right to a family. CRP events are intended to further CCAI’s goal to educate policymakers the need for reform; coordinate Congressional and community efforts to bring about change; and facilitate opportunities for greater communication and awareness.
Focus Events
At least six times a year, CCAI hosts an event designed to supplement federal policymakers intuitive knowledge, often derived from charts, statistics and reports, with insights gained through personal interaction with those who live these issues every day. Whenever possible, CCAI partners with other research and advocacy organizations who have relevant answers to the specific questions Members have on the important issues.
2010 Projects
CCAI's "Foster Care Experience" Project: A highly-publicized public awareness campaign involving Members of Congress and the Administration coupled with a call-to-action for families and individuals across the U.S. to invest in the lives of children in foster care. CCAI's "Foster Care Experience" is a walk-through exhibit showing scenes from the lives of children in foster care. After touring the exhibit, individuals will be presented with the opportunity to mentor, foster and adopt youth.
CCAI's "Africa: The Way Forward" Summit in Washington D.C.: A high level international policy summit on permanent parental care for orphaned children in Africa. CCAI's Summit will host representatives from the United States, Europe and Africa for a series of sessions designed to support the development of an international strategy for addressing the orphan crisis. What we are proposing is unprecedented, and represents a significant opportunity to change the thinking and approaches taken towards orphan and foster children in Africa. This summit aims to challenge African leaders to develop and support child welfare systems that promote permanent parental care for orphaned children. In addition, it would strive to better align international governmental and non-governmental efforts with long-term plans developed by African leaders.
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