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➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Goodlatte Statement at Markup of the Child Protection Improvements Act (Press release) U.S. House Judiciary Committee - March 22, 2017 House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) today delivered the following remarks during the House … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: PA: Former administrators testify at trial of ex-Penn State president (Includes video) WHTM - March 22, 2017 Two former Penn State administrators say they should have done more following a 2001 complaint that Jerry Sandusky was seen with a boy in a … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: NY: Harder for Homeless to Enter N.Y.C. Shelters, Report Finds New York Times - March 21, 2017 More homeless families are being denied permanent shelter in New York City, and many are being forced to reapply multiple times before the city finds them … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Guatemala: Death toll in Guatemala fire rises to 39 girls; key official ordered not to leave country (Includes video) Associated Press - March 12, 2017 The president has blamed the government's "rigid" and "insensitive" system for dealing with … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Turkey: EU-UN cash transfer plan for education aims to reach 230,000 refugee children in Turkey United Nations News Center - March 17, 2017 The European Union and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) have launched a large-scale cash transfer … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Syria: Whole of Syria: Child Protection Snapshot, January - December 2016 Relief Web - December 31, 2016 The child protection sector in Syria is comprised of approximately 58 partners including, UN, INGO, Syrian NGO and government agencies operating … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Canada: Advocates concerned about unaccompanied minors seeking asylum in Canada Regina Leader-Post - March 16, 2017 While official statistics are hard to come by, experts say they're hearing more and more stories about unaccompanied minors who are … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: Australia: Report says 1,100 complaints of child abuse made against Australia's Anglican church Reuters - March 17, 2017 The head of Australia's Anglican Church expressed sorrow and shame after a government report published on Friday said close to … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Who Counts as a "Homeless" Child? It Matters Rooflines - March 17, 2017 The McKinney-Vento act is the only federal legislation designed to improve the lives of homeless people. One of the major things it does is declare that homeless children can … [Read more...]

➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ: US: Study: Many US Community College Students Lack Food, Shelter Voice of America - March 17, 2017 A large number of community college students across the United States faces hunger and homelessness, according to a new study by the University of … [Read more...]