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AUGUST 2008 NEWSLETTER
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LEGISLATION PASSES U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Important legislation supporting foster youth beyond age 18 and relative guardianship has recently passed the U.S. House of Representatives and is looking for support in the Senate. The issue of foster youth, especially those “aging out” of the system, has gained increased media attention of late and the bill’s passage is a giant step toward providing federal funding to states that opt to support youth in care beyond age 18. The bill also provides federal support for relatives caring for foster children, extends IV-E support to Native American tribes and includes $50 million/year for a new Family Connection grant program. It also requires reasonable efforts be made for sibling placement and notification to relatives within 30 days of a child’s placement. Primary funding for the Fostering Connections to Success Act would be tax dollars recovered from individuals who fraudulently collected unemployment benefits and improved cash management by the U.S. Treasury. The provision for relative guardianship is expected to result in a cost savings by reducing caseworker oversight requirements. Please contact your legislators with “thanks” and “support.”
FIRST END-OF-YEAR APPEAL A SUCCESS!
Contributing Writer: Nicole Huang
Ann Arbor, MI, February 5, 2008
CASA of Washtenaw County's 2007 End-of-Year Appeal was a huge success; within a month, we raised over $4500!
We had supporters throughout Washtenaw County, Michigan, and even received donations from individuals living in California and Washington.
The appeal letters were sent out to over 700 individuals in early December, 2007, with a newsletter about Friends of CASA's progress and 2007 milestones.
We hope to send news updates throughout the year, so look out for those newsletters because we are doing great work!
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PRESS RELEASE
Washtenaw County Friends of CASA Appoints
Development Director
Ann Arbor, MI, November 21, 2007
Friends of CASA has hired Nicole Huang as their new Development Director, announced Board Chair Marianne Clauw.
“Nikki has an extensive background in non-profit development,” Clauw stated. “We’re excited to welcome her aboard and to continue the tremendous progress Friends of CASA has made in assuring a voice for abused and neglected children in Washtenaw County.”
Huang’s background includes multiple positions and appointments in housing, health and student services in her home state of Washington. She graduated from Western Washington University with a BA in Communications and received a Masters in Public Administration from Seattle University.
Friends of CASA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, founded in 1997 to create awareness and provide funding and support for neglected and abused children, in collaboration with the Washtenaw County CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) Program.
