Congressional Briefing: Measuring the Well-Being of Our Children
If you’re in the Washington, DC area, this Congressional briefing is well worth attending. Here are the details:
Measuring the Well-Being of Our Children
Wed., Dec. 11
8:30am – 10am EDT
B-338 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, District of Columbia 20515
Join Representative Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Representative Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), and the Congressional Children’s Caucus, in cooperation with First Focus and the Foundation for Child Development (FCD), to explore the 2013 FCD Child Well-Being Index (CWI).
The CWI tracks 28 Key Indicators of the quality-of-life of America’s children across seven Domains: Family Economic Well-Being, Safe/Risky Behavior, Social Relationships, Emotional/Spiritual Well-Being, Community Engagement, Educational Attainment, and Health. The panel will discuss comprehensive long-term trends since 1975 and Congress’ role in improving the well-being of children.
Opening Remarks
- Mark Bogosian, Communications and Program Officer, Foundation for Child Development
Presenter
- Kenneth C. Land, John Franklin Crowell Professor of Sociology and Faculty Director, Center for Population, Health, and Aging, Duke University
Panelists
- Liz Ryan, President and Chief Executive Officer, Campaign for Youth Justice
- Dave Schrandt, Homeless Liaison, Cypress-Fairbanks School District, Texas
- Bruce Lesley, President, First Focus
To RSVP, click here.
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