Events & Outreach
Past Events
Addressing the Best Interests of Children in Immigrant and Refugee Families: Rising to the Challenge
Date:
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Time: 9:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Place: Cowles Auditorium/Hubert Humphrey Center
University of Minnesota/West Bank Campus
301 – 19th Avenue S. Minneapolis, MN 55455
FINAL REPORT New Populations in Rural Counties: Implications for Child Welfare
Presenter: Randy (Randolph) Capps, Ph.D., Senior
Research Associate, The Urban Institute The Health and Well-being of
Children in Immigrant Families: Confronting the Crisis
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Respondent: Tom Gillaspy, Minnesota State
Demographer, The Minnesota Perspective
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Presenter: Sonia C. Velazquez, Vice-President, Children’s Division,
American Humane Association Critical Issues for Child Welfare: The
Search for Best Practices in Programs and Policy
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Presenter: Rowena Fong, Ed.D., MSW, University of Texas at Austin
Building the Capacity to Respond to Vulnerable Children In Immigrant,
Southeast Asian Families: Community-Based Models
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Panelists:
Hassan Ugas, Director, Center for Somali Family and Children
Services Commentary
Katherine Fennelly, Professor, Humphrey Institute of Public
Affairs, University of Minnesota Observations on Diversity Coalitions in
Rural Minnesota
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Susanne Schroeder, School Social Worker, Owatonna, Steele County Confronting the Challenge: The School System
John Keller, Executive Director, Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota The Harsh Reality: The Fate of Children in Immigration Enforcement
Dianne Kimm, Program Manager, Lutheran Social Service Refugee Program, Pelican Rapids An Indispensable Partner: The Non-Profit Agency
A Response Panel to Findings from “New Populations in Rural Counties: Implications for Child Welfare”
Wrap-Up: Esther Wattenberg, Professor School of Social Work, CASCW, CURA, University of Minnesota
Funded with a grant from the Minnesota Department of Human Services and the President’s Initiative on Children, Youth, and Families, University of Minnesota. This seminar is being offered under the auspices of the Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare, School of Social Work, College of Education and Human Development, and The Center for Urban and Regional Affairs University of Minnesota