CORE News

August 9, 2024

From: Don Forrester LMSW, Executive Director

Topics include:

• July 30th, 2024: White House Convening on Child Welfare Transformation
• CORE National Conference – October 6-9, 2024
  • The theme for the 2024 National CORE Conference is “Thirty Years of Excellence.”
  • Plan to join with us on October 6-9, 2024 at the Kamehameha Schools in
    Honolulu, HI. Registration is available: COREDC.org/registration
• Legislative Update
  • H.R. 3852 – Creating Accountable Respectful Environments (CARE) for Children Act
  • H.R. 2955 Stop Institutional
    

July 2, 2024

From: Don Forrester LMSW, Executive Director

Topics include:

• Commemorative 30th Anniversary Video (See on 2024 CORE Conference page.)
• Legislative Alert:
  • Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act (S.1351 and H.R. 2955)
• Other Legislative
  • Gregg Harper – Lobbyist advocating on CORE’s behalf on Capitol Hill
  • Systemic Taxpayer-funded Child Abuse and Neglect in Residential Treatment Centers Across The United States
• CORE Strategic Planning to take place in August

• Register Now for 2024 CORE National Conference –
  

June 7, 2024

From: Don Forrester LMSW, Executive Director

Topics include:

• James Turner Assumes Role as CORE Board President
• United States Senate Committee on Finance
  • The Family First Prevention Services Act: Successes, Roadblocks, and Opportunities for Improvement Hearing was held on May 22, 2024
• Legislative Update
  • H.R. 3852 – Create Accountable Respectful Environments (CARE) for Children Act
  • H.R. 2955 – Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act
  • S.102 – Foster Care Stabilization Act
  • S.1351 – Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act
  • H.R. 755 – Protecting Sibling Relationships in Foster Care Act
  • H.R. 756 – Foster Care