#DYK The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act "authorizes the federal Education for Homeless Children and Youth Program and is the primary piece of federal legislation related to the education of children and youth experiencing homelessness."
For more information on this very important topic and how social workers and educators can ensure the educational rights of homeless children and youth, please see: http://bit.ly/ehcy1987
Mielle Organics Mongongo oil spray is a great option to beat heat damage! Using a protective product is an easy way to protect your hair!
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The goal of anti-racist education is to illustrate how power structures throughout our society have an impact on all of us. Push closer to ending this cycle by starting a conversation with your kids and family! Visit the Center for Racial Justice today for resources: https://bit.ly/2BHphvZ
#HairTips for a #GoodHairDay✨: break down build-up from dander and products by gently massaging your child's scalp as you wash!
Be sure to use a shampoo that is harsh-chemical free! See more tips for shampoos to choose from Silent Spring Institute: https://bit.ly/2ZQbtYZ
Congratulations to Matthew A. Cherry for his new animated series #YoungLove! Representation in family media is important to help empower children to see themselves in these characters. Read more about the series here: https://bit.ly/3ec0kWr
DID YOU KNOW? Harsh chemicals, such as sulphates, alcohol, petro-chemicals, and parabens — often found in shampoos — have been linked to an increased risk of breast cancer, endocrine disorders, fibroids and preterm birth?
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Now more than ever, it is important to continue to maintain healthy hair at home! It can be easy with these six simple steps! Learn more below:
"If we commit to this notion of education as Freedom Work, we can shift educational conditions, so that no girl, even the most vulnerable among us, can get pushed out of school. And that's a win for all of us....
Dr. King’s message of love as a core demand of justice extends to our ongoing work to create learning conditions for young people that provide them with safe spaces to become skilled critical thinkers and to develop character traits that best serve them and our families, communities, and institutions. In this video, I talk about how schools can interrupt (rather than facilitate) pathways to criminalization and narratives of exclusion for Black girls by becoming locations for healing."
Teaching children to be diversity inclusive is important both to their individual soul and for humanity as a collective body. White Sugar Brown Sugar by Rachel Garlinghouse compiled a perfect list of anti-racism children's books that every child should read. 🧑🦽👧🏾👦🌈❤️
Learn more here: https://bit.ly/anti-racism-books4kids
#ICYMI: With over 30 states introducing anti #hairdiscrimination bills, we’re moving in the right direction and setting the example for our #curlyhair foster youth.
Read more here 👧🏾 👑 : https://bit.ly/CrownActStates
Hair care can be an unexpected foster care hurdle. Take a look at one parent’s journey raising a child with hair different than their own 🧒🏻👩🏽👩🏼
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#ICYMI, be sure to check out Christina Romo's HuffPost article "10 Things Your Child Needs To Know (An Adoptee's Perspective)."
Read it here: ➡️ https://bit.ly/2AkhvqV
Happy #FosterParentAppreciationDay! We can never forget the love, compassion, and stability that foster parents provide for our children and youth. Thank you to foster parents everywhere for making the world a better place! 💜
Today we celebrate foster alum Carol Lucas, whose book, "Fostered Adult Children Together: On The Bridge To Healing," tells stories of former youth to help provide healing & connectivity among this community. #NationalFosterCareMonth
Happy #GlobalAccessibilityAwarenessDay! What is accessibility and why is it important? Here are some recommendations and best practices that Usability.gov put together to help everyone be better stewards of equal access for all.
#DYK: Simone Biles spent some of her childhood in foster care before becoming America's most decorated gymnast? Read more about how Simone Biles is a “gravity defying” superstar and shows us that foster children can achieve anything!🏅#NationalFosterCareMonth https://cnn.it/2SZxOzG
Thank you to our community for coming together for our #GiveHealthy Food Drive to help support the San Bernardino and Riverside communities! 🍎 Together we raised 218 pounds of fresh fruit, vegetables, and other healthy food to the growing number of children and families in need during the COVID-19 crisis.
We encourage you to support the local food pantry in your area. @FeedingAmerica can help find a Food Pantry near you here: https://www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-local-foodbank
#DYK: Former NFL Quarterback & Social Justice Activist Colin Kaepernick's journey to a Super Bowl appearance with the 49ners began as a child in foster care before getting adopted? Colin Kaepernick shows us that foster children can achieve anything! #NationalFosterCareMonth
#FosterFact: Activist Willie Nelson, one of the most recognized artists in country music history, was raised in kinship care by his grandparents. His accomplishments show us that foster children can achieve anything! #NationalFosterCareMonth
#FosterCareFacts: According to the ASPCC, there are over 437,000 children and youth in foster care in the United States. 118,000 children and youth are waiting to be adopted. 23% of foster children live in institutions, group homes, and trial and pre-adoptive homes. 10% of foster children spend more than 5 years in foster care.
