Resilience Issues in the News: Week of August 22nd


Posted on: August 29th, 2011 by Cait No Comments

New York Times:

“Failing Forward” Charles M. Blow discusses the increased rate of unintended pregnancies among low-income women and the impact that proposed conservative policies will have on these children. While politicians on the right push for anti-abortion measures that would only exacerbate this problem, they also propose cuts to services like the federal Women, Infants, and Children food supplement program that would directly aid children born in unintended pregnancies.

“When Schools Depend on Handouts” A critique of drastic cuts in education funding, this article is framed around Bloomberg’s recent donation, along with other wealthy individuals, of $1.5 million to help reinstate the January regents exams which were cut from the budget. Similar cuts are seen in schools across the nation, many without wealthy philanthropists like Bloomberg to step in and curb the blow.

Gotham Gazzette:

“Helping Parents Behind Bars Be Parents” At Ossining Correctional Facilities, the Osborne Association conducts parenting workshops for incarcerated fathers. The program helps fathers to stay engaged with their children and be parents despite being behind bars. It also helps families prepare for reunion once the father is released. For the estimated 105,000 minor children in New York City with at least one parent in jail, programs like this could provide important supports that will reduce the negative impacts of parental incarceration while nurturing the emotional benefits parental ties.

Huffington Post:

“Kids Count: Tallying the High Cost of the Economy for Children” As the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C., Marian Wright Edelman discusses his legacy as an anti-poverty activist, his vision for curbing poverty in America, and the dismal state of that vision today, particularly for children.

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