MEDIA ADVISORY For July 23, 2008
Contacts:
Marci Bransdorf: 301-257-7348
Tiffany Thomas Smith: 410-223-2980
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The Annie E. Casey Foundation Joins Journalists at UNITY ’08 to Talk about Issues Facing Children, Families, and Communities of Color
WHAT: The Annie E. Casey Foundation will host Telling the Full Story: Reducing Disparities, Improving Outcomes for Kids and Families of Color, at the UNITY: Journalists of Color 2008 Convention during a daylong institute. Attendees will get a sneak preview of the first-ever, comprehensive national and state data on child well-being broken down by race and will hear from journalists and nationally recognized experts about ways to expand the understanding and coverage of issues facing children, families, and communities.
WHEN:
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
- 9:30 a.m. Session I: Reducing Disparities in the Child Welfare, Juvenile Detention Systems
- 11:30 a.m. Session II: Moving Families of Color from Poverty to Opportunity
- 1:30 p.m. Session III: Closing the Gap in Disinvested Communities
- 3 p.m. Session IV: Using Data, Reporting on Race
Breakfast and lunch will be served
WHO:
- Lynne Varner, editorial writer and columnist, The Seattle Times
- Antonio Olivo, urban affairs reporter, Chicago Tribune
- John Keilman, suburban news reporter, Chicago Tribune
- Lionel Foster, staff writer, Urbanite Magazine
- Meizhu Lui, Co-Author, The Color of Wealth: The Story Behind the U.S. Racial Wealth Divide
- Scot Spencer, Manager of Baltimore Relations, The Annie E. Casey Foundation
- Laura Beavers, National KIDS COUNT Project Coordinator, The Annie E. Casey Foundation
- Sandra Avila, Consultant, The Annie E. Casey Foundation
- Susan Batten, Senior Associate of Community Change Initiatives, The Annie E. Casey Foundation
- Dr. Ralph Bayard, Senior Director for Systems Improvement, Casey Family Programs
- Bonnie Howard, Senior Associate for The Annie E. Casey Foundation
- Bart Lubow, Program Manager for High Risk Youth, The Annie E. Casey Foundation
- Christine McPherson, Managing Director of Indian Child Welfare Programs, Casey Family Programs
WHERE:
2008 UNITY Convention
McCormick Place Convention Center
2301 S Lake Shore Dr
Chicago
Session Number/Code: 1009
Room: McCormick Place West – W179
To register for the Institute, please contact: Marci Bransdorf at mardebrans@aol.com or Tiffany Thomas Smith at ttsmith@aecf.org
The Annie E. Casey Foundation, headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, is a private charitable organization dedicated to helping build better futures for disadvantaged children in the United States. For more information, visit the Foundation’s website at www.aecf.org.