Volunteers Needed for Broward County Point In Time Homeless Count of homeless populations - Jan. 23, 24 & 27, 2018 A Point-in-Time (PIT) count is a statistically reliable count of people experiencing homelessness during a 24-hour period within the last 10 days of January. The count includes both sheltered homeless (those living in emergency shelters or transitional housing) and unsheltered homeless (those living in places deemed not suitable for human habitation). To have an effective count it is vital to have dedicated volunteers to participate. Not only are volunteers necessary for the actual count, but they are also important factors in the events leading up to the count as well. If you have any questions about the count please visit www.browardpointintime.org or contact Shira at pitvolunteers@brhpc.org Coordinated By: BRHPC - Broward Regional Health Planning Council Funded By: Broward County, Florida Florida Department of Children and Families #BrowardCountyPointInTime #PIT #BRHPC #Broward #BrowardCounty #MyFLFamilies #BRHPC

SAVE THE DATE! THE COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT ALLIANCE OF SOUTH FLORIDA ANNUAL SUMMIT IS COMING! Jan. 25th, 2018 8:00a.m. - @ SIGNATURE GRAND Contact CORNELL CREWS JR. (CORNELL@CRASF.ORG / 954.622.4184) for more information. The annual Community Reinvestment Alliance of South Florida - CRASF Summit will host over 200 community leaders and will bring together community-based organizations, financial institutions, public officials and national speakers (to be announced) to discuss innovative initiatives on topics that include: Community Reinvestment Act 101 Payday Lenders-Racial Equity & Racial Gap Displacement & Gentrification Cultural Arts-Tools For Community Economic Development How CRA Can Build Equity in Low-Income Communities Social Determinants of Health How Climate Change Will Affect Low-Moderate Income Communities Small Business & The Community Reinvestment Act Bankers Roundtable TICKETS: $25 MEMBERSHIP: $100 ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP (INCLUDES 1 TICKET TO THE SUMMIT) #CRASF #CSCBroward

Please read the Sun Sentinel SF 100 article from Cindy Arenberg Seltzer, Children's Services Council of Broward County Florida President&CEO. #CSCBroward #SunSentinel #SF100 #ChildrensServiesCouncilOfBrowardCountyFlorida

Join us for the FREE Broward AWARE! 33311 Walk & Family Festival, Jan. 27, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Joseph Carter Park in Ft. Lauderdale. Children's Services Council of Broward County Florida Munchkin Fun #BrowardAware #3331Walk #CSCBroward #MunchkinFun #HANDY #Kid #Boward211 #EarlySteps #ChildrensDiagnosticandTreatmentCenter #TheY #ArcBroward #HealthyFamiliesBroward #OnCallLeadership #BrowardCounty #MouthBethel #BRHPC #YouthMatter #HealthyMothersHealthyBabies

Urge Congress to Reauthorize CHIP The federal Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), known in the state as Florida KidCare, provides critical healthcare services to low income families who do not meet Medicaid eligibility. CHIP provides insurance to children who would otherwise fall into dangerous coverage gap, and allows them access to the crucial services they need to get and stay healthy. About 70% of funding for CHIP is federal, and unlike Medicaid must be renewed periodically by Congress. The House and the Senate have both been in agreement on extending CHIP for another five years since October 4th, but still have not finalized the bill that would reauthorize the program. The funding deadline has already passed, but Congress remains silent as to what is next for the critical program even as states begin to run out of funding and cease services to families. Florida is expected to run out of federal funding for CHIP by the end of January, leaving 374,884 Florida children without health coverage, placing their health at risk and extreme burden on the state’s health care system. Urgent Action Needed: Contact your Senator or Representative and urge them to fund the Children’s Health Insurance Program today. Message: It is urgent that Congress renew federal funding for CHIP to keep the over 8.9 million children nationally and over 370,000 children in Florida who rely on the program healthy. #CHIP #ChildrensHealthInsuranceProgram

Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Receives Only Patchwork Funding Lawmakers scurrying to leave the Capitol for the holidays approved a short-term patch last Thursday designed to keep state programs operating through March, again failing to approve long-term funds for that provides health insurance for nearly 9 million low-income children. Read more here: http://health.wusf.usf.edu/post/childrens-insurance-program-receives-only-patchwork-funding#stream/0 Watch our #CSCFutureFirst Episode to learn more about CHIP in Florida. (https://youtu.be/O8MYlKggRjQ). #CHIP #CSCBroward #BECONTV #FutureFirst #CSCFutureFirst

The offices of the Children’s Services Council will be closed between December 25th and January 1st, reopening on Tuesday, January 2nd. E-mail and voice messages will not be checked during this time but we will get back to you as soon as we reopen. From our families to yours, have a Happy and Safe Holiday and Very Best Wishes for the New Year!

Children's Services Council of Broward County Florida would like to thank everyone who donated gifts for distribution to children and families this year! HAPPY HOLIDAYS! #CSC #CSCBroward #Broward #HAPPYHOLIDAYS

The Learning Together program is designed to meet the needs of middle and high school age “at-promise” youth and provides youth with culturally competent, holistic services that promote personal inspiration and enhance students' well-being in a supportive environment. Offered year-round, the program supports the development of strong ethnic identity, reinforced community ties, and improved academic success. Watch our full #CSCfuturefirst episode (https://youtu.be/HNnvSMUp5uY) to hear how our partners are engaged in the development of innovative programs and services that aim to support diversity training, increase protective factors, and produce long-term positive outcomes for youth. More Information at: cscbroward.org. #CSC #ChildrensServicesCouncil #Children #CrockettFoundation #Men2Boys #CommunityBasedConnections Children's Services Council of Broward County Florida The Crockett Foundation MEN2BOYS:Each One Reach One