September 22-23, 2011
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families Sheldon will deliver remarks during the National Leadership Conference of Commissions on Children, sponsored by the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) and Casey Family Programs, in Salt Lake City, Utah. On September 23^rd, Acting Assistant Secretary Sheldon and Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) Director Negash will participate in the San Diego Refugee Forum, in San Diego, Calif.

September 22, 2011
Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) Commissioner Turetsky will attend the Nevada Child Support Enforcement Training Association Conference, in Las Vegas, Nev.

September 22, 2011
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Greenberg will give a lunchtime talk to senior staff of the Urban Institute concerning the Administration's efforts relating to welfare reform, marriage, and fatherhood.

September 21, 2011
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Greenberg will participate in the Urban Institute's Forum on "TANF Performance: How States are Raising the Measurement Bar," providing comments on the role of alternative performance measures in TANF.

September 21, 2011
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families Sheldon will deliver remarks during the 2011 National Association for State Community Services Programs (NASCSP)'s Annual Conference for state Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) and Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) administrations, in Seattle, Wash. Acting Assistant Secretary will also meet with local stakeholders, visit a TANF Community Jobs site, and meet with ACF Region 10's staff and program managers.

September 20, 2011
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families Sheldon and Administration for Native Americans (ANA) Commissioner Sparks will attend the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians (ATNI) 58th Annual Conference: ATNI: Sovereignty in Action in Tulalip, Wash. Acting Assistant Secretary Sheldon will participate in the "Administrative Panel: Respecting Sovereignty." In addition, Acting Assistant Secretary Sheldon and Commissioner Sparks will meet with various several tribal officials and grantees, as well as with Tulalip human services representatives, to discuss tribal economic development, jobs creation and other issues.

September 20, 2011
Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) Commissioner Turetsky will attend the California Child Support Directors Association Annual Child Support Conference and Training Expo, in Sacramento, Calif.

September 19-23, 2011
Office of Family Assistance (OFA) Director Johnson will be joining OCSE Commissioner Turetsky to present at a Child Support and TANF Program Partnership meeting on September 19^th, as well as the Opening Plenary Session of the 2011 Annual Child Support Training Conference & Expo, in Sacramento, Calif. Director Johnson will also be attending and presenting at the Region IX TANF Administrators Conference, in San Francisco, Calif. on September 21-22^nd. In addition, Director Johnson will be conducting a site visit of a Health Profession Opportunity Grant (HPOG) program grantee in San Diego, Calif.

September 19, 2011
Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) Commissioner Samuels will speak at the Child Welfare League of America's Research to Practice Conference in Chicago, Ill.

September 19, 2011
Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) Commissioner Turetsky and Office of Family Assistance (OFA) Director Johnson will attend Together Serving Children and Families: A Training Institute for Child Support and Welfare Program Professionals, being held in Rancho Cordova, Calif.

September 19, 2011
Administration on Developmental Disabilities (ADD) Commissioner Lewis will be delivering a keynote address on "The Importance of Community Living and Family Support" at the Community Options' Annual Conference in Pittsburgh, Pa.

September 19, 2011
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families Sheldon will attend the American Public Human Services Association (APHSA)'s Convening on Horizontal Integration. He will deliver remarks on his expectations for human services related to horizontal integration with the health exchanges.

September 16, 2011
Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) Commissioner Turetsky will provide a federal update on the child support program and discuss its future, along with other topics of interest to child support professionals at the Missouri Child Support Enforcement Association Annual Professional Development Conference in Columbia, Mo.

September 16, 2011
Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) Director Negash will speak at the Migration Policy Institute (MPI) Symposium on Young Children in Black Immigrant Families in Washington, D.C. Hosted by MPI’s National Center on Immigrant Integration Policy, the symposium will pair demographic overviews of Black immigrants in the United States and their children, with special attention paid to resilience and risk factors that may be unique to children in Black immigrant families in America. Director Negash will address ways in which the US refugee resettlement program is serving young refugee children and their parents from Africa and the Caribbean, and what is needed in order to better serve these populations.

September 14, 2011
Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) Commissioner Samuels will participate in the National Advisory Council on Violence against Women meeting hosted by the Department of Justice in Washington D.C.

September 13-15, 2011
Deputy Assistant Secretary and Inter-departmental Liaison for Early Childhood Lombardi will attend the Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) ’s 2nd Health Working Group (HWG) in San Francisco, Calif.

September 12-13, 2011
The first Administration for Native Americans (ANA) Language Symposium will be held on September 12 - 13th in Minneapolis, Minn. The symposium will be an opportunity to bring all current and new language grantees together for learning, networking, building resources, and hearing from them as to challenges and barriers. The topics for the breakout sessions are: Language & Policy (National Perspective & State Efforts); Language beyond the Classroom; Partnering with Federal Partners; Professional Development; Curriculum Development; Survival Schools & Language Nests.

September 12, 2011
Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) Commissioner Samuels will participate in the afternoon plenary panel at the Grantmakers for Children, Youth and Families 2011 Annual Conference in San Francisco, Calif.

September 12, 2011
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Greenberg will be attending the National Association for Welfare Research and Statistics (NAWRS)’ 51st annual conference titled “Connecting Across programs and systems: Doing More with Less,” in Vail, Colo.

Hurricane Irene Assistance
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is reaching out to state human services agencies to assess Irene's impact to human services infrastructure, including services for children, families and vulnerable or at-risk populations. In the impacted regions, ACF regional offices have been providing subject matter expertise in support of the human services dimension of the mass care and sheltering effort. With the hurricane past, ACF staff members are identifying human services infrastructure impacts and preparing to support states' efforts to meet human services needs caused by the storm.

August 31 - September 2, 2011
Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) Commissioner Turetsky will participate in the Region V urban jurisdictions meeting, being held in Chicago, Ill. The meeting will bring together local and county child support directors from all states in the region with regional ACF and child support staff to discuss topics of interest to administrators of child support programs in large jurisdictions.

August 31, 2011
Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) Commissioner Samuels will speak at the Children's Bureau's Tribal Symposium on Differential Response in Child Welfare in Washington, D.C.

August 29 - September 2, 2011
Deputy Assistant Secretary and Inter-departmental Liaison for Early Childhood Development Lombardi will participate in the Hemispheric Meeting on Evaluation in Early Childhood Education, which will be held in Asunción, Paraguay. The meeting, hosted by the Organization of American States, responds to the “Hemispheric Commitment to Early Childhood Education,” adopted in November 2007. Early childhood directors and coordinators from all OAS Member States, international institutions and civil society organizations will share best practices to help build capacity for better monitoring and evaluation of early childhood care and education programs.

August 29 - September 1, 2011
Administration for Native Americans (ANA) Commissioner Sparks will accompany Secretary Kathleen Sebelius during her visit to tribal communities and sites in Anchorage and Fairbanks, Alaska. They will visit and/or tour, among others, the Rural CAP Child Development Center, the Providence Senior Care Center, the Dentex Training Center, the Alaska Native Medical Center, the Samuel Simmonds Memorial Hospital. They will also meet with the Cook Inlet Tribal Council, the South Central Foundation and the Anaktuvuk Community.

August 29, 2011
Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) Commissioner Samuels will speak during the opening plenary session of the National Child Welfare Evaluation Summit, hosted by the Children's Bureau in Washington, D.C.

August 25, 2011
Administration for Native Americans (ANA) Commissioner Sparks will be traveling to Rapid City, S.D. to attend the dedication ceremony for the Wakpa Waste Ho Coka Wicozan: Cheyenne River Health Center.

August 24-25, 2011
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families Sheldon will deliver remarks during the Community Action Partnership (CAP) Annual Convention’s Opening Session in San Francisco, CA on August 24th.  Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families Sheldon, Office of Community Services (OCS) Acting Director Butler and Office of Family Assistance (OFA) Director Johnson will also meet with the CAP’s national board of directors and visit the CAP center in Oakland, CA.  On August 25th, Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families Sheldon and OFA Director Johnson will meet with California state officials in Sacramento, Calif.

August 18, 2011
Office of Family Assistance (OFA) Director Johnson will participate in the ACF Tribal Consultation Session to hear comments from Tribal leaders and Tribal staff regarding implementation of the TANF program.

August 18-19, 2011
Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) Commissioner Turetsky will participate in the ACF Tribal Consultation Session at the HHH building.  On the 19th, OCSE will engage in consultation and dialogue concerning Tribal child support issues.

August 17-18, 2011
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families Sheldon, and Commissioner Sparks, Administration for Native Americans (ANA) are participating in the ACF Tribal Resource and Tribal Consultation Session.  Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families Sheldon will provide keynote remarks and discuss the Tribal Consultation Policy on August 18.

August 17, 2011
Deputy Assistant Secretary Greenberg and Office of Family Assistance (OFA) Director Johnson are reaching out to TANF directors to gain input on areas where States, Territories, and Tribes would like to see more flexibility in order to increase effectiveness and improve outcomes for recipients in their TANF programs.  Greenberg and Johnson will hold two meetings, one with State TANF Directors from Region IV (Atlanta) and one with Tribal TANF Directors from Regions V (Chicago) and VII (Kansas City).

August 17, 2011
Administration on Children Youth and Families Commissioner Samuels will speak at the Casey Family Programs Board meeting in Portland, Ore., laying out a vision for improving the child welfare system.

August 17, 2011
Deputy Assistant Secretary and Inter-departmental Liaison for Early Childhood Development Lombardi will speak at the Grantmakers for Education web seminar along with Jacqueline Jones, Senior Advisor on Early Learning to the Secretary of Education.  The seminar is entitled: A Game-Changer for our Youngest Learners: How Grantmakers can be a Player in the Early Learning Challenge Fund Proposals.  It focuses on the Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge and the unique role philanthropy can play in engaging with states in the process of applying for funding.

August 16, 2011
Deputy Assistant Secretary and Inter-departmental Liaison for Early Childhood Development Lombardi; Director of the Office of Child Care Rudisill; and Director of the Office of Head Start Sanchez-Fuentes will participate in a conference call to inform the Child Care and Head Start communities about the Let’s Move! Child Care initiative.  The call will focus on opportunities for States, Territories, Tribes, and organizations to support Let’s Move! and share partnerships that are already underway.

August 16, 2011
Administration on Children Youth and Families Commissioner Samuels will speak to a national perspective on improving the child welfare system to the Oregon Judicial Department’s Annual Summit on Child Abuse and Neglect in Salem, Ore.

August 15-16, 2011
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families Sheldon will be the keynote speaker at the American Public Human Services Association (APHSA) 44th Annual IT Solutions Management for Human Services (ISM) Conference in Austin, Texas.  The theme of this year’s conference is “Enabling Change: Deep in the Heart of Technology” in response to Health and Human Services programs relying on IT to serve more citizens in these times of budget constraints.

August 5, 2011
Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) Director Negash will be a keynote speaker at the Laotian American National Alliance’s 2^nd Annual Laotian Conference on Friday.

August 4-6, 2011
The Office of Child Support Enforcement is hosting this year’s International Heads of Agency (IHOA)’s Annual Meeting.  The meeting convenes leaders of child support agencies in five English-speaking countries, (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Great Britain and the US), to discuss topics of mutual interest; share research, strategies and best practices; and explore avenues for collaboration.  Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families Sheldon will address the international child support leaders on August 5, 2011.

August 4, 2011
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families Sheldon and Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) Commissioner  Samuels, alongside US and Mexican government officials, will participate in a Working Group’s meeting on Unaccompanied Mexican Migrant Youth.  The meeting will be hosted by Heartland Alliance for Human Needs and Human Rights in Chicago, Ill.

August 3, 2011
Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) Commissioner Samuels will speak at the Children’s Bureau’s National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD) Technical Assistance Meeting in Washington, DC.  The meeting is staged to integrate the perspectives of young people formerly in foster care in discussing the first round of NYTD data, problem-solving data collection challenges, and implementing promising strategies to engage young people between survey rounds to boost participating in the NYTD follow-up surveys.

August 2, 2011
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Greenberg and Office of Family Assistance (OFA) Director Johnson will facilitate a discussion at the 2011 Bi-Regional State and Tribal Technical Assistance Conference for Regions VI and VII in Denver, Colo.  The Conference is entitled Improving Families’ Well-Being during Challenging Times.  DAS Greenberg and Director Johnson will address State TANF representatives to gather input on their respective program priorities and challenges, culminating in ideas administrators would like to see for changes in the TANF program to improve effectiveness. 

August 1-4, 2011
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families Sheldon will deliver opening remarks at the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR)’s National Consultation on August 1^st.  Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will deliver keynote remarks on August 2, 2011.  ORR Director Eskinder Negash will hold meetings with various refugee stakeholders, and will be speaking at various sessions during the Consultation.  Office of Community Services (OCS) Acting Director Butler and other ACF officials will also participate in the Consultation.  Approximately 750 refugees and refugee resettlement professionals are expected to attend.  This year’s event, Bridges to a New Future, marks the 31st anniversary of the Refugee Act of 1980, which standardized resettlement services for all refugees admitted to the United States. 

August 1, 2011
Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) Commissioner Samuels, alongside Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) Commissioner Turetsky and the Department of Justice’s Director of the Office on Violence Against Women, Judge Susan Carbon, will participate in the Conference of Chief Justices/Conference of State Court Administrators’ Courts, Children, and Families Committee Meeting in Atlanta, Ga.

July 28, 2011
Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) Commissioner Samuels will participate in a panel during the Children Uniting Nations’ Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.  The panel will highlight the benefits of mentoring youth in foster care.

July 28, 2011
Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) Commissioner Samuels will speak at the National Institute for Mental Health’s Annual Mental Health Services Research Conferencein Washington, D.C.  He will speak about the child welfare systems-perspective during the   “Translating Research into Systemic Solutions to Improve Mental Health Care”plenary.

July 28, 2011
Deputy Assistant Secretary and Inter-Departmental Liaison for Early Childhood Development for the Administration for Children and Families Lombardi will be receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award during the Generations United Intergenerational Awards Banquet. 

July 28, 2011
Office of Head Start Director Sanchez Fuentes will be the closing speaker for the 2011 Texas Head Start Association Conference in Sugar Land, Texas. This year’s theme is “Motivate. Innovate. Achieve.”

July 27-28, 2011
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families Sheldon, Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) Director Negash and Office of Regional Operations (ORO) Director Dawson will meet with local and State refugee stakeholders in Los Angeles, as well as California refugees who have benefited from ORR services.  They will also visit a Division of Unaccompanied Children’s Services (DUCS) facility, in Orange County.  Acting Assistant Secretary Sheldon will also visit the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Community Center, where he will meet with the leadership team for R.I.S.E., an ACF’s Permanency Innovations Initiative (PII).  On July 28th, Acting Assistant Secretary Sheldon will meet with Philip Browning, Director of the Los Angeles Department of Public Social Services.

July 27, 2011
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Greenberg will participate in the grantee kick-off meeting for Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Agency’s Enhanced Transitional Jobs Demonstration Grants. DAS Greenberg will provide remarks in the opening panel, along with ETA’s Assistant Secretary, Jane Oates, and a representative from the Department of Justice.  During this meeting, Office of Family Assistance (OFA) Director Johnson will present during a session on fatherhood programs.

July 27, 2011
Office of Head Start (OHS) Director Sanchez Fuentes will be speaking at a luncheon at the South-by-Southwest 2011 Head Start and Early Head Start Summer Conferencehosted by the Nueces County Community Action Agency in Corpus Christi, Texas. The conference’s theme this year is “No Limits-Reaching Far and Beyond.”

July 26, 2011
Office of Head Start (OHS) Director Sanchez Fuentes will be the Keynote Speaker at the West Coast Policy Summit hosted by the California Head Start Association and the Region 9 Head Start Association in San Diego, Calif. Director Sanchez Fuentes will speak on school readiness, updates on quality initiatives and monitoring and compliance issues. The theme for this year’s Policy Summit is “Managing through Tough Times.”

July 25 – 26, 2011
Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) Commissioner Samuels will attend the United Nations’ High Level Meeting on Youth, to be held at United Nations Headquarters in New York, N.Y. He will co-lead the US delegation with Ronan Farrow, Youth Advisor to the Secretary at the State Department, and will provide brief remarks during the “Challenges to Youth Development and Opportunities for Poverty Eradication, Employment and Sustainable Development” thematic panel.

July 25 – 26, 2011
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families Sheldon and Office of Regional Operations (ORO) Director Dawson will visit the San Francisco Regional Office, where they will meet with HHS Regional Director Schultz, ACF Regional Administrator Fujii, ACF staff and representatives from CMS and SNAP.  Acting Assistant Secretary Sheldon will also visit a San Francisco Human Services Agency (HSA) One Stop Center. He will also meet with Trent Rhorer, Director of the San Francisco Human Services Agency, and Will Lightbourne, Director of the California Department of Social Services.  Finally, on July 26th, Acting Assistant Secretary Sheldon will visit Hunter’s Point Center, a Head Start facility in Bayview.

July 25, 2011
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Greenberg, staff from the Office of Family Assistance and the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation are meeting with Paula Parker-Sawyers and Andrea Kane from The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy and its Planning for Children project. “Planning for Children: Helping Couples Get on the Same Page about If or When to Have More Children” was created to help those who unexpectedly bring a new child into the family.  The initiative was developed collaboratively in 2009 by the Center for Urban Families (CFUF), the Brookings Institution Center for Children and Families (CCF), The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy (The National Campaign), and the Annie E. Casey Foundation (AECF).

July 24, 2011
Administration on Children, Youth and Families Commissioner Bryan Samuels will speak at Permanency Planning for Children Department Advisory Committee, as part of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges’ annual conference in New York City, N.Y.

July 22, 2011
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Greenberg will be traveling to Pennsylvania to visit PathWays PA and Community Action Agency (CAA) of Delaware County, Inc.  During the site visit, he will meet with the managers and staff responsible for implementing ACF’s Social Services and Income Maintenance Benefits Enrollment Coordination grant, in Philadelphia and Delaware Counties.  In addition, DAS Greenberg will meet with the CAA of Delaware County leadership to discuss their CSBG program, the current performance management systems, and their needs assessment efforts.

July 21, 2011
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families Sheldon and Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) Director Negash will be attending the Senior Policy Operating Group (SPOG) quarterly meeting at the State Department.  SPOG reports to the President’s Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (PITF) regarding efforts to combat trafficking in persons both domestically and internationally, implementing U.S. Government anti-trafficking policies, guidelines, and legislation.

July 19, 2011
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families Sheldon will deliver keynote remarks during the Policy Institute for Governors’ Human Service Advisors in Santa Fe, N.M.  This conference, entitled “Serving Children and Families during Challenging Times” is organized by the National Governors’ Association Center for Best Practices.

July 18, 2011
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families Sheldon and Administration for Native Americans (ANA) Commissioner Sparks will visit tribal grantees in the New Mexico Pueblos of Teseque, San Ildefonso and Pojaque.  ANA is currently funding various initiatives to revitalize agricultural traditions & use of native plants, strengthen local food infrastructure and improve nutrition, as well as general governance projects.

July 15, 2011
Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) Commissioner Samuels will open the American Bar Association’s 14th National Conference on Children and the Law in Washington, D.C.  He will speak to the important role lawyers and courts play in improving outcomes for children in the child welfare system.

July 14, 2011
Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) Commissioner Samuels will speak about the Administration’s priorities for child welfare at the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children’s Annual Colloquium in Philadelphia, Pa.

July 13, 2011
Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) Director Negash will attend the White House New Americans Citizenship & Integration Initiative’s Roundtable, being held at the Center for Pan Asian Community Services in Atlanta, Georgia.  Director Negash and Rebecca Carson, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ Chief of Staff, have been invited to facilitate the discussion on best practices in the field of immigrant integration.  The roundtable will include various stakeholders across the country, and seeks to gain their feedback on how the Federal government can best serve immigrant communities.

July 12, 2011
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families Sheldon will meet with representatives from The National Human Trafficking Resource Center (NHTRC).  The NHTRC is operated by Polaris Project, (a leading organization in the US combating all forms of human trafficking and serving both US citizens and foreign national victims) and funded by HHS and other supporters.

July 12, 2011
Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) Commissioner Samuels will speak to the National Alliance to End Homelessness’ National Advisory Council on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning (LGBTQ) Homeless Youth, in Washington D.C., about ACF’s efforts to improve the social-emotional well-being of LGBTQ youth.

July 11, 2011
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families Sheldon will participate in the Hispanic Policy Conference, being organized by the White House.  Acting Assistant Secretary Sheldon will have the opportunity to meet with prominent Hispanic leaders and advocates, and discuss ACF’s efforts to effectively reach out and serve the many burgeoning and heterogeneous Latino communities in the US.

July 11, 2011
Administration on Developmental Disabilities (ADD) Commissioner Lewis will speak at the American Congress of Community Support and Employment Services (ACCSES)’ National Conference about “Serving People with Significant Disabilities” and the importance of competitive, integrated employment for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. ACCSES is a membership organization of disability service providers, which promotes and enhances community-based solutions that maximize employment and independent living opportunities for people with disabilities.

July 6, 2011
Administration on Children Youth and Families (ACYF) Commissioner Samuels will be the keynote luncheon speaker at the National Coalition for Adoption’s Age to Engage for Adoption 2011 National Adoption Conference in National Harbor, Md. He will speak about the administration’s priorities for improving the child welfare system.

July 2, 2011
Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) Director Negash departs for Geneva, Switzerland to participate in United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)’s Annual Tripartite Consultations on Refugees (ATCR), being held from July 4th through July 6th.  The ATCR brings together all partners in global refugee resettlement, including national governments, non-governmental organizations, and international organizations, on a yearly basis to assess and address issues related to resettlement.  ORR and the State Department’s Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) will represent the US government during the three-day meeting.

June 30, 2011
Administration for Native Americans (ANA) Commissioner Sparks will be attending the National Education Association (NEA) 149th Annual Meeting and 90th Representative Assembly in Chicago, Ill.  Commissioner Sparks will participate in the “Labor, Leaders and Legislators: Stopping Rhetoric and Working Together” panel, which is sponsored by NEA’s Office of Minority Community Outreach (MCO).

June 28, 2011
Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) Commissioner Samuels will speak at the gathering of child welfare representatives from States who are participating in the flexible funding waiver demonstration projects in Alexandria, Va.

June 27, 2011
Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) Commissioner Turetsky will present a plenary address on the future of the tribal child support program and other topics of interest to tribal child support personnel at the National Tribal Child Support Association Annual Conference in Denver, Colo.  There are currently 41 comprehensive tribal child support programs and eight start-up programs.

June 23–24, 2011
Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) Commissioner Bryan Samuels and Deputy Assistant Secretary and Inter-Departmental Liaison for Early Childhood Lombardi will speak at the Strengthening Families Leadership Summit in Alexandria, Va. The summit brings together community leaders, activated parents, policymakers, Federal and national partners and professionals from across child- and family-serving fields to continue to advance breakthrough strategy for promoting the optimal development for children, and preventing child neglect and abuse.

June 22, 2011
Deputy Assistant Secretary and Inter-Departmental Liaison for Early Childhood Lombardi will speak at the first gathering of the Preventing Child Maltreatment and Promoting Well-Being: Network for Action!  Connections within and across system silos will provide the information and energy we need to increase our capacity to prevent child maltreatment and to promote well-being.  Opening speaker DAS Lombardi will share updates regarding ACF’s role in various interdepartmental efforts on early childhood development and opportunities for more linkages through the recently announced Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge Grant Program.

June 21, 2011
Office of Head Start (OHS) Director Sanchez Fuentes will be speaking at the 15th Annual Birth to Three Institute: “Hand-in-Hand: Collaborating to Support Our Babies, Toddlers, Families, and Communities,” a professional development opportunity for early childhood professionals. 

June 21, 2011
Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) Commissioner Samuels will speak at the Preventing Child Maltreatment and Promoting Well-being:  Network for Action! meeting in Alexandria, Va.  The meeting brings together child welfare professionals to create a shared vision for preventing child maltreatment and promoting well-being of children and families across the nation.  The Commissioner will share the administration’s priorities and vision for moving the child welfare system forward.

June 21, 2011
Administration for Native Americans (ANA) Commissioner Sparks will be speaking at the American Indian Language Development Institute (AILDI) in Tucson, Ariz.  Commissioner Sparks will be presenting information on the ANA Native Language programs that are available to potential applicants.

June 20-21, 2011
Deputy Assistant Secretary and Inter-Departmental Liaison for Early Childhood Lombardi will speak at Horizons for Homeless Children’s Annual Conference for Young Children without Homes on June 20th.  DAS Lombardi’s speech will focus on the importance of early education for homeless (at-risk) children, the role of HHS in providing and coordinating early education and care opportunities for homeless children, and new initiatives or promising federal funding opportunities to support homeless children.

June 20, 2011
The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) Director Negash will attend a special event marking World Refugee Day, sponsored by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), held at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC.  World Refugee Day is celebrated annually on June 20th. 2011 marks not only its 10th anniversary, but also the 60th anniversary of the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, which allowed for the creation of UNHCR.

June 16, 2011
Acting Assistant Secretary for Families and Children Hansell will deliver opening remarks during the swearing-in ceremony for the new citizen members of The President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities (PCPID), in Washington, DC.  PCPID provides advice and assistance to the President and the Secretary of HHS, through the Administration for Developmental Disabilities (ADD), on a broad range of topics that impact people with intellectual disabilities.  PCPID is comprised of 21 citizen members and 13 ex officio heads of departments of governments and national agencies and organizations, and seeks to improve the quality of life that is experienced by people with intellectual disabilities by upholding their full citizenship rights, independence, self-determination, and life-long participation in their respective communities.

June 16, 2011
Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) Commissioner Turetsky will provide a federal update on the child support program and discuss its future at the Kansas Child Support Enforcement Association Annual Conference, being held in Wichita, Ks.

June 15, 2011
Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) Commissioner Samuels will provide remarks at the Policy Forum of the 2011 Annual Advocacy Conference of the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) and the National Alliance to End Sexual Violence (NAESV). The Commissioner will discuss the recent reauthorization of the Family Violence Prevention Services Act and ongoing ACYF efforts to address domestic violence and sexual violence. Attendees will include advocates and directors of state domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions.

June 15, 2011
Office of Family Assistance (OFA) Director Johnson will deliver opening remarks at a Tri-Regional (ACF Regions I, II, and III) Financial Symposium in New York City. The two-day symposium will focus on financial management of the TANF Program and will be geared to employees who have responsibility for fiscal reporting and management both at the State and Federal level.

June 15, 2011
Office of Head Start (OHS) Director Sanchez Fuentes will address the National Indian Head Start Directors’ Conference in Washington, DC. Her remarks will focus on the quality improvements and initiatives the Office of Head Start has undertaken. Director Sanchez Fuentes will also talk about the recent OHS Tribal Consultations and the President's 2012 budget request.

June 15, 2011
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families Hansell will deliver remarks during the Let’s Move! Mid-Atlantic Summit, in Baltimore, Md. This summit is being organized by the Mid-Atlantic Regional Office of the USDA Food and Nutrition Service and the Region III HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, and hosted by Maryland’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. The goal of the summit is to strengthen collaborations and to share strategies to reduce childhood hunger and curb childhood obesity.

June 15, 2011
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families Hansell, as well as Secretary of Education Duncan, White House Disability Advisor Kareem Dale, and Assistant Secretary of Labor Martinez will deliver remarks during the Project SEARCH Graduation, in which students with developmental disabilities will be honored and acknowledged for their participation in this year’s program. Project SEARCH, a joint initiative by HHS, the Department of Education (DE) and the Department of Labor (DOL), provides a range of human and economic development services and activities which ameliorate the causes and characteristics of poverty and otherwise assist persons in need.

June 14-15, 2011
Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for Policy Greenberg will deliver the keynote address at Community Action Program Legal Services, Inc (CAPLAW)’s 2011 National Training Conference in Minneapolis, Mn. DAS Greenberg will meet with the Commissioner of the Minnesota’s Department of Human Services, Erin Sullivan-Sutton and other DHS State staff. He will then meet with frontline employment services counselors and/or eligibility workers to hear how TANF is functioning at the frontline and with managers of some of the more innovative programs, particularly with the most challenged families.

June 14, 2011
Office of Head Start (OHS) Director Sanchez Fuentes will address the National Migrant and Seasonal Head Start Association’s Policy Forum. Her remarks will focus on the quality improvements and initiatives OHS has undertaken. Director Sanchez Fuentes will also highlight the FY 2011 Budget, the President's 2012 Budget request and OHS's current Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRMs) on designation renewal and eligibility.

June 13-15, 2011
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families Hansell will deliver, via conference call, remarks to the National Council of Child Support Directors (NCCSD), during its annual meeting, being held in Lost Pines, Tx. During annual meeting, Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) Commissioner Vicki Turetsky will make a series of presentations to the NCCSD. She will discuss the future of the child support program and several other topics of relevance to the NCCSD, such as the further movement toward a family centered program and the need to keep increasing efficiency of operations, and seek feedback from membership on improving the program.

June 13, 2011
Administration for Native Americans (ANA) Commissioner Sparks will be attending the National Congress of the Americans Indians (NCAI) Mid Year Conference and Marketplace: “Native Resources: Tribal Cultures and the Economy,” in Milwaukee, Wi.

June 13, 2011
The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) will host an event commemorating World Refugee Day. The event will feature photographs, short video, and a variety of presentations designed to increase understanding of the refugees’ plight and ORR programs that facilitate refugees’ successful resettlement in the United States. A special presentation will be made to recognize Acting Assistant Secretary for Families and Children Hansell, highlighting his efforts to strengthen refugee resettlement programs and to build inter-agency collaborations.

June 10, 2011
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families Hansell will deliver opening keynote remarks on “The Future of Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Families,” during the 13^th Annual International Fatherhood Conference, in Arlington, Va.  This year’s conference focuses on issues within responsible fatherhood and healthy families work that demonstrate evidenced-based results. This theme further focuses on the fact that leaders and practitioners in the field of responsible fatherhood, marriage, and healthy families must be aware and responsive in ways that reflect assets rather than deficits when it comes to our work. 

June 9, 2011
Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) Director Negash will make a luncheon presentation during the US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) National Conference in Arlington, Va. He will discuss recent ORR initiatives and changes to the refugee program in the past year.  

June 9, 2011
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Greenberg is attending the Grantmakers for Children, Youth and Families’ 2nd Biennial Policy Summit: “Communities of Color and the New Economy: Successful Strategies and Innovative Ideas to Increase Economic Opportunities for Children, Youth and Families.”  He will participate on the “Return on Investment of Social Impact Bonds” panel, which will explore the potential use of investment partnerships amongst government, foundations, corporations and the non-profit sector that could achieve agreed upon social and economic outcomes. He will also participate on the plenary lunchtime session, which will discuss “The Role of the Federal Government in Supporting Fair Housing, Quality Jobs and Wealth Building for Communities of Color.” 

June 7-8, 2011
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families Hansell will open the Secretary’s Advisory Committee for Head Start Research and Evaluation.  Topics to be covered at this meeting are parent, family, and community engagement and issues related to cultural and linguistic responsiveness. The meeting is open to the public. The Office of Head Start (OHS) management team will be attending this meeting.

June 7, 2011
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Greenberg will meet with a group of state cabinet officials including the directors of Maryland's Governor's Office for Children, New York’s Council on Children and Families, Maine’s Children's Cabinet, Pennsylvania’s Governor's Commission For Children and Families, and Colorado’s Interagency Prevention Systems Program.

June 6, 2011
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families Hansell will deliver opening remarks during “You’re Next New York: Accessing Federal Funds,” a two-day training workshop for minority organizations serving low income families.

June 3, 2011
Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) Commissioner Samuels will present ACF’s continuing efforts to prevent family violence and to address the needs of children exposed to violence at the Department of Justice - Office on Violence against Women’s National Advisory Committee meeting in Washington DC.

June 2, 2011
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families Hansell will attend the Community Voices Heard (CVH)’s 15th Anniversary Celebration, in New York City. During this event, he will be honored for his lifetime contributions to the cause of social and economic justice. CVH is an organization of low-income people, predominantly women with experience on welfare, working to build power in New York City and State to improve the lives of their families and communities.

June 2, 2011
Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) Commissioner Samuels will speak at a gathering of state and local child welfare and education administrators hosted by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the National Education Association, and Casey Family Programs in Washington DC. The event is intended to build and strengthen partnerships between child welfare and education providers.

June 1-3, 2011
ACF’s Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) will sponsor the annual Welfare Research and Evaluation Conference (WREC), convening researchers and analysts, State and local administrators, and Federal officials and policymakers to discuss and examine a broad range of family self-sufficiency research and policies. On June 1st, Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families Hansell will deliver opening remarks, and moderate the Opening Plenary, “TANF During a Time of High Unemployment and Limited Resources.” Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Greenberg, Administration for Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) Commissioner Samuels, Office of Family Assistance (OFA) Director Johnson, and Office of Child Support Enforcement Commissioner Turetsky will participate on various panels during the Conference.

May 31, 2011
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families Hansell and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Greenberg will deliver opening remarks at the Welfare and Family Self-Sufficiency Research Technical Working Group Meeting, organized by ACF’s Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE).

May 25, 2011
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Greenberg will speak at the opening plenary session of the Ohio Job & Family Services Directors Association’ Annual Meeting.  Most members of the audience work with the TANF program on a daily basis.  Some will also be involved with food assistance, Medicaid, workforce, child care, finance and human resources. Prior to the session, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Greenberg will be meeting with a group of county administrators, and with the state director of Ohio Job & Family Services Directors Association.

May 25, 2011
Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) Director Negash and his staff will meet with representatives from the Refugee Council USA (RCUSA), including Chairman Dan Kosten, to discuss the impact of lower refugee arrivals on ORR’s Matching Grant program and other related programs.

May 20-29, 2011
Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) Commissioner Samuels will travel to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to participate in the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute’s “The Way Forward Project” Summit.  The Way Forward Project seeks to bring together a group of international experts to discuss opportunities and challenges facing governmental and non-governmental organization leaders in six African nations (Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, and Uganda), as they work to develop systems of care that serve children in and through their families.  The Summit will bring together 40 leading African, U.S., and international child welfare policy experts, practitioners, and researchers to discuss how to best support permanent parental care for children in Africa.

May 24, 2011
Administration on Developmental Disabilities (ADD) Commissioner Lewis will deliver keynote remarks at the 2011 Conference of the National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services, in Philadelphia, Pa., speaking about “Supporting Families of People with ID/DD: Where do we go from here?”

May 23, 2011
Administration on Developmental Disabilities (ADD) Commissioner Lewis will speak at the "Health Frontiers in Intellectual Disabilities" conference, cosponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), ADD and the Association of University Centers on Disabilities.

May 6, 2011
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Greenberg and Administration for Native Americans (ANA) Commissioner Sparks will participate on a panel discussion on the “Expansion of Self-Governance in the Department of Health and Human Services,” during the 2011 Self-Governance Annual Conference: Building Economic Sovereignty in Palm Springs, CA.  The panel discussion will focus on the HHS Study, “Tribal Self-Governance Demonstration Feasibility Study,” completed in 2003. The study provided recommendations regarding the feasibility of expanding Tribal Self-Governance under demonstration projects to non-IHS programs, services, functions, and activities (or portions thereof) within HHS.  Federal representatives and Tribal Leaders will participate in this session to discuss ways to advance this effort.

May 5-6, 2011
Administration for Developmental Disabilities (ADD) Commissioner Lewis will attend the National Council on Disability’s Second Regional Forum on “Living, Learning, & Earning.” This 2-day "Living" forum will bring together approximately 100 regional, state, and tribal thought leaders to learn from one another with the shared goal of improving community living for people with disabilities.

May 4-5, 2011
Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) Commissioner Samuels will speak at the National Resource Center for Youth Development’s Pathways to Adulthood Conference.  The conference brings together service providers for youth who engage with independent living and transitional living programs to share knowledge and practice.

May 3-6, 2011
Deputy Assistant Secretary and Inter-Departmental Liaison for Early Childhood Development Lombardi will participate in the 2011 World Forum on Early Care and Education in Honolulu, Hawaii.  She will speak to participants of the forum, which will consist of Early Childhood leaders, practitioners and advocates from 80 nations, and together they will deliberate on the best practices for delivery of services to young children globally and develop action plans for achieving quality in diverse settings.

May 3-4, 2011
The Office of Family Assistance (OFA) will hold its 2011 Annual Meeting of Healthy Marriage and Promoting Responsible Fatherhood Grantees from May 3–5, 2011, in Baltimore, Maryland. This year's theme, Real Families, Real Strengths: Celebrating 5 Years of Healthy Marriage and Promoting Responsible Fatherhood, will encourage grantees to reflect on the past five years of the grant program and share their accomplishments with one another.  Acting Assistant Secretary David Hansell will be speaking at the Conference’s opening session on May 3rd; and OFA Director Earl Johnson will be speaking on May 4th.

May 3, 2011
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families Hansell will deliver brief remarks during the Briefing on “The Every Child Deserves a Family Act (ECDF),” sponsored by Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG), the Family Equality Council and the National Black Justice Coalition, in collaboration with Representative Pete Stark (D-CA). The ECDF Act seeks to increase the number of qualified individuals eligible to become adoptive or foster parents by restricting federal funding for states employing discriminatory practices in adoption and foster care placements based on sexual orientation, gender identity or marital status, or based on the sexual orientation or gender identity of the foster youth involved. Rep. Stark plans to re-introduce the ECDF Act in May.

May 3, 2011
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families Hansell and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Greenberg will deliver remarks at Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) Research Meeting.  This roundtable, hosted by the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, will bring together experts from multiple disciplines to discuss the approach and direction of the HPOG program research portfolio, and more generally directions in research and evaluation on career-ladder employment and training programs funded through HPOG and other federal initiatives.

May 2, 2011
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families Hansell will deliver opening remarks at the ACF’s Hispanic Research Workgroup Meeting.  In addition, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Greenberg will moderate the panel on “Current and Future Research Priorities.”  The meeting brings together researchers who have substantial experience working with Hispanic communities and/or contribute significant scholarship to the current understanding of social contexts, service needs and service utilization among Hispanic communities in the U.S.  The group also includes practitioners to help ground the discussions in service delivery opportunities and challenges.  Overall, the agenda aims to identify priorities for future research that is more inclusive of and culturally responsive to Hispanic communities.

May 2, 2011
Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) Commissioner Samuels will speak at the Foster Family-Based Treatment Association’s Annual Public Policy Institute & Advocacy Day, in Washington, DC.  The institute brings together agency leaders of private child welfare agencies that provide treatment foster care services as part of their continuum of care.

May 2, 2011
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Greenberg will meet with 9to5-National Association of Working Women, which will be bringing about 50 grassroots, low-wage women leaders to DC for its Annual Leadership Conference. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss TANF, other safety net programs, and the federal budget overall.

April 28-29, 2011
Administration for Developmental Disabilities (ADD) Commissioner Lewis will attend the fourth of five regional Self Advocacy Summits hosted by the ADD Network, to hear from Midwestern states on the support structures, activities, accomplishments and challenges of the self-advocacy movement. The participants will also plan steps to strengthen and enhance current efforts that can lead to a stronger, more effective, and long lasting self-advocacy movement across the country.

April 28, 2011
Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) Commissioner Turetsky will present a plenary discussion at the Los Angeles County Child Support Services Department's “The Changing Face of Child Support.Strengthening and Supporting Families” Forum in Los Angeles, CA. Commissioner Turetsky will discuss her vision of how the child support program of the future can be a catalyst to strengthen families.

April 28, 2011
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Greenberg will participate in the “Credentials That Count” Institute, which is part of the Career Pathways Technical Assistance Initiative, jointly sponsored by the Employment and Training Administration at the Department of Labor (DOL), the Office of Vocational and Adult Education at the Department of Education (ED) and ACF. The “Credentials That Count” Institute will focus on integrating credential attainment into career pathway approaches.

April 28, 2011
Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) Commissioner Samuels will participate in a forum entitled “Emphasizing Evidence-Based Programs for Children and Youth” in Washington, DC. The forum, sponsored by ASPE, builds on HHS's new initiatives and focuses on Evidence-Based Programs in an attempt to draw on lessons learned and knowledge from the field about the implementation of recent investments in evidence-based programs (EBPs) in the areas of home visitation, teen pregnancy prevention, and the reduction of long-term foster care.

April 27, 2011
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families Hansell will deliver opening remarks at ACF's Early Childhood State Advisory Council Grantees Meeting in Arlington, VA. In addition, Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) Commissioner Samuels, Office of Head Start (OHS) Director Sanchez Fuentes and Office of Child Care (OCC) Director Rudisill will participate in the meeting's opening session. This Joint Opening Session will serve as a Federal update to highlight the Administration's latest initiatives in various programs that touch young children.

April 27, 2011
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families Hansell, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Greenberg and Office of Family Assistance (OFA) Director Johnson will attend a day-long seminar entitled “Rethinking the Safety Net after the Great Recession.” This event is jointly sponsored by the National Poverty Center, Gerald Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan and the Center on Children and Families, Brookings Institution. The seminar will bring together a small group of researchers, policymakers, Congressional and HHS staff, and state and local administrators interested in issues related to "the safety net," with a particular focus on issues related to the TANF program.

April 26-29, 2011
Administration for Native Americans (ANA) Commissioner Sparks will be traveling to Window Rock, AZ to attend the Region 9 Tribal Consultation with the Navajo Nation on April 26th and 27th, and to Albuquerque, NM to attend the Regions 6 and 8 Joint Tribal Consultation on April 28th. Commissioner Sparks will also visit the National Indian Council on Aging on April 29th. Office of Head Start (OHS) Director Sanchez Fuentes Region will also attend the New Mexico Tribal Consultations.

April 26-27, 2011
Deputy Assistant Secretary and Inter-Departmental Liaison for Early Childhood Development Lombardi, along with Office of Head Start (OHS) Director Sanchez-Fuentes, and Office of Child Care (OCC) Director Rudisill, will host an Early Childhood Collaboration Meeting. Participants will include Head Start State Collaboration Directors, State Child Care Administrators, and Early Childhood Specialists from State Departments of Education. The purpose of the meeting is to explore opportunities to work together with States to increase access to high quality early care and education services, and to focus specifically on successful efforts to collaborate on funding issues and quality improvement. Federal staff from Head Start and Child Care has also been invited to participate.

April 25, 2011
The Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) Negash, will meet with representatives from the Alliance to End Slavery & Trafficking (ATEST) in Washington, DC, to discuss ATEST proposals for the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2011, which impact HHS as well as implementation issues.

April 20, 2011
Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) Commissioner Turetsky will address the National Career Development Association's Defendant/Offender Workforce Development Conference in San Francisco, CA. The Commissioner will discuss the child support enforcement program, its efforts to partner with workforce development organizations and criminal justice agencies, and the benefits and how-to of partnering with local and state child support agencies.

April 20, 2011
Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) Commissioner Samuels will give the opening address for the final day of the Family Connections Grantee's Conference, sponsored by the Children's Bureau's in Bethesda, MD. He will speak about the Administration's priorities for child welfare in the coming year.

April 18, 2011
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families Hansell will visit the Chinatown Head Start Program in New York City, NY. The center serves more than 100 children.

April 18, 2011
Deputy Assistant Secretary and Inter-Departmental Liaison for Early Childhood Development Lombardi and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Greenberg will speak at the Intergenerational Approaches to Improving Outcomes for Vulnerable Populations meeting, sponsored by ACF's Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE). The purpose of the meeting is to bring together select experts on intergenerational programming with representatives of federal agencies to discuss issues related to programs that target at-risk children and youth and other vulnerable populations.

April 15, 2011
Administration on Children Youth and Families (ACYF) Commissioner Samuels will speak at the National Association of Deans and Directors for Schools of Social Work Spring Conference in Laguna Beach, CA. He will discuss the role of social work education in child welfare workforce development.

April 15, 2011
Administration for Native Americans (ANA) Commissioner Sparks will attend the Region X Tribal Consultation in Anchorage, AK.

April 13-14, 2011
Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) Director Negash will attend the 2011 California Refugee Summit: “Refugees Today, Leaders Tomorrow,” in Sacramento, CA.  The Summit is an annual gathering of refugee assistance organizations and entities across the state.

April 12-13, 2011
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families Hansell, Deputy Assistant Secretary and Inter-Departmental Liaison for Early Childhood Lombardi, and Office of Head Start (OHS) Director Sanchez Fuentes will attend the 2nd meeting of the Advisory Committee on Head Start Research and Evaluation, which will be held in Arlington, VA.  The focus of the meeting will be on Quality Teaching and Learning. The main purpose of this expert advisory committee is to review and make recommendations on the design of the study or studies that provide national analysis of the impact of Head Start programs.

April 11-12, 2011
Administration for Developmental Disabilities (ADD) Commissioner Lewis will attend the third of five regional Self Advocacy Summits hosted by the ADD Network, to hear from Midwestern states on the support structures, activities, accomplishments and challenges of the self-advocacy movement.  Participants will also  plan steps they can take to strengthen and enhance current efforts that can lead to a stronger, more effective, and long lasting self-advocacy movement across the country.

April 11, 2011
Deputy Assistant Secretary and Inter-Departmental Liaison for Early Childhood Lombardi will speak at the Brookings Institute at Part 3 of their 4-part Brown Bag Series, which will focus on the newly released World Bank publication “Investing in Young Children: An Early Childhood Development Guide for Policy Dialogue and Project Preparation.” Part 3 of this Brown Bag Series focuses on Health, Education, and Social Protection.

April 8, 2011
Administration for Developmental Disabilities (ADD) Commissioner Lewis will attend a Stakeholders’ Dialogue, hosted by HHS and our federal agency partners involved in the Community Living Initiative, to inform stakeholders of coordinated efforts among Federal agencies to improve access to, and quality of, programs and services available to persons with disabilities living in or transitioning to the community. The session will also address efforts to coordinate housing and community-based service resources to better support people with disabilities and seniors to live in their communities, as well as the Federal agencies’ ongoing work to implement long-term care services and supports (LTSS) provisions under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

April 8, 2011
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families Hansell and Administration on Children Youth and Families (ACYF) Commissioner Samuels will attend the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Technology Innovation Symposium in Baltimore, MD.  Acting Assistant Secretary Hansell and Commissioner Hansell will speak about ACF’s interoperability initiative and the role of technology in improving performance in child welfare systems. The audience will be made up primarily of state child welfare administrators from around the country. 

April 7, 2011
Administration for Developmental Disabilities (ADD) Commissioner  Lewis will address the University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service (UCEDDs) at the their 2011 Technical Assistance Conference: “Advancing Partnerships,” regarding ADD’s current initiatives and priorities.

April 7, 2011
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Greenberg and Administration for Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) Commissioner Samuels will be meeting with service providers in the immigrant community at Casa de Maryland

April 7, 2011
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families Hansell, on Secretary Sebelius’ behalf, will deliver remarks at the National Summit on Gender-Based Violence, in Arlington, VA.  The Summit will bring together over 150 major organizational, federal and academic leaders in an effort to engage federal partners and the broader field in developing a comprehensive federal strategy to address the issue of gender-based violence, specially sexual harassment, sexual assault, teen dating violence and domestic violence, among young people.

April 6, 2011
Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) Director Negash will attend the Refugee Council USA (RCUSA) Resettlement Committee Meeting in Washington, DC, where he will share information with voluntary agencies and key stakeholders regarding resettlement planning for FY12, including current challenges to resettlement such as increased security clearance procedures, the Continuing Resolution and its effects on budgeting and expenditures, and programming additions and changes at ORR. 

April 5, 2011
Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) Commissioner Turetsky will present a keynote address during the National Association of Tribal Child Support Directors’ Spring Meeting, in Hollywood, FL.  Topics she will discuss include the future direction of the national program, the Model Tribal System (MTS), and medical support. There are currently 41 comprehensive tribal child support programs and six start-up programs. Tribes and tribal organizations that operate comprehensive IV-D tribal child support programs can now apply for and receive direct federal funding for the costs of automated data processing, including installation, operation, maintenance, and enhancement.  The MTS is a state-of-the-art, flexible and cost-efficient comprehensive automated system designed expressly for the unique needs of tribal child support programs.  It is in the final stages of testing and is anticipated to be released this summer.    

April 5, 2011
Office of Head Start (OHS) Director Sanchez-Fuentes will deliver opening remarks during the National Head Start Association (NHSA)’s 38th Annual Conference, in Kansas City, MO. The theme of this year’s conference is Innovate. Create. Achieve.

April 4, 2011
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families Hansell will deliver closing remarks during the Human Rights First’s “Convening on Protection and Durable Solutions for LGBTI Refugees.” During the same event, Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) Director Negash will participate on a panel discussion entitled “Resettlement Placement and Integration in the United States, ”  highlighting ORR’s ongoing efforts to improve the integration of LGBTI refugees in the United States.

April 2, 2011
Administration for Native Americans (ANA) Commissioner Sparks will deliver the keynote address to more than 400 youth at the Youth Leadership Conference: “Dream the Impossible,” in Riverside, CA. The goal of the conference is the promote higher education in native communities and to inspire youth to dream big and be successful in life.

March 31, 2011
Administration on Children, Youth and Families Commissioner (ACYF) Samuels will speak at the National Organization of State Associations for Children (NOSAC)’s Spring Meeting in Washington DC.  He will provide his perspective on the current and future role of the private sector in child welfare.

March 31, 2011
Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) Director Negash will travel to Denver, CO to meet with refugee program stakeholders, including Colorado State Refugee Coordinator Paul Stein, the Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Human Services Reggie Bicha, and other public and private officials.  

March 31, 2011
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families Hansell will meet with the Ford Foundation’s trustees and senior staff, as well as leadership from the Urban Institute, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and other stakeholders.  The Ford Foundation recently announced a five-year, $15 million Work Supports Strategies Demonstration Project to provide 8 states with technical assistance and support to plan and implement a range of activities designed to streamline and integrate the delivery of public benefits.

March 30, 2011
Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) Commissioner Samuels will deliver a keynote speech at the Child Welfare League of America’s 2011 National Conference in Washington DC.  He will provide a broad outline of the President’s FY2012 budget proposal and speak on the Administration’s child welfare priorities in the year ahead.

March 29, 2011
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families Hansell will attend the annual meeting of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC)’s Healthcare Equality Index (HEI) National Advisory Council in Washington, D.C.   He will deliver remarks on the Department of Health and Human Service (HHS)’ priorities and initiatives on behalf of the LGBT community; and discuss opportunities for collaboration between HHS and HRC.

March 29, 2011
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Greenberg will participate on a panel entitled "Measuring Our Progress in Reducing U.S. Poverty: Challenges, Benchmarks, and Opportunities for Cross-Agency and Community Collaboration."  This event is co-sponsored by the Center for American Progress and the Women of Color Policy Network.

March 28, 2011
Office of Head Start (OHS) Director Sanchez Fuentes will participate on a panel discussion during the Latino Education & Advocacy Days (LEAD) Summit. This event, organized by California State University-San Bernardino, brings together students, faculty, organizations, and civic leaders to explore issues that impact Latino education.  Nearly 200,000 viewers, listeners, and attendees will follow the event with town hall viewing events taking place at universities throughout California, Texas, Georgia, Pennsylvania and other states.

March 28, 2011
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families Hansell will participate on a panel entitled "Charting a Course through Political Sea Change,” during the American Public Human Services Association (APHSA)’s Spring Meeting in Washington, DC.  Acting Assistant Secretary Hansell; Sharon Parrott, Counselor to the Secretary for Human Services Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; and Penny Thompson, Deputy Center Director of the Center for Medicaid, CHIP and Survey & Certification, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, will discuss the Administration’s policy and implementation priorities for the coming year with concentration on human service programs, upcoming reauthorizations, and the rollout of the Affordable Care Act.

March 26, 2011
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families Hansell, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Greenberg and Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) Commissioner Samuels will attend the American Public Human Services Association (APHSA)’s New CEO Orientation.  They will provide an overview of the Administration’s priorities and discuss opportunities for Federal/State collaboration.

March 25, 2011
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Greenberg will participate at the American Public Human Services Association (APHSA) one-day symposium entitled “Closing the Service Gap.”  This event, being held at the White House Conference Center, will feature senior officials from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and is being held in cooperation with the National Governors Association and the National Association of State Chief Information Officers. 

March 24, 2011
Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) Commissioner Turetsky will present an overview of the child support program, current and future, as it relates to fathers at the 12th Annual New England Fathering Conference, in Newport, RI.  The President’s 2012 budget proposal features a significant initiative aimed at fostering the engagement of fathers in their children’s lives. 

March 24, 2011
Office of Head Start (OHS) Director Sanchez Fuentes will deliver remarks during the American Federation of Teachers (AFT)’s first-ever Head Start Conference. This special conference, being held in Las Vegas, NV on March 23-24, will bring leaders and activist members who represent Head Start programs, including those that are not a part of a school district. The conference will focus on policy, organization and representation strategies, and professional development designed to improve services to children and families.

March 23, 2011
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families Hansell will deliver opening remarks at the 12th Annual New England Fathering Conference, in Newport, RI.   He will also meet with Sandra Powell, the newly appointed director of the Rhode Island Department of Health and Human Services, and visit the Head Start Center at the Children’s Friend in Providence, RI.  

March 22, 2011
Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) Commissioner Samuels, alongside Judge Sue Carbon, Director of DOJ’s Office on Violence against Women (OVW), will give opening remarks at a Protective Parent’ Roundtable in Washington DC. The roundtable will address key barriers that protective parents face in the family court system, and will begin to identify solutions.  Audience members and participants include protective parents who have lost custody of their children, as well as advocates, attorneys, and judges.

March 21, 2011
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families Hansell, HHS Regional Director Torres, as well as state and local officials and stakeholders, will participate in a presentation entitled “The Affordable Care Act (ACA)’s One-Year Anniversary:  What It Means for Everyday New Yorkers,” at the Westchester Medical Center, in Valhalla, NY.

March 18, 2011
Office of Family Assistance (OFA) Director Johnson will participate in “Winning the Future: Public & Philanthropic Partnerships to Support Fathers and Families,” a strategy meeting convened by the Open Society Foundations (formerly Open Society Institute) and the Casey Family Programs

March 16, 2011
Administration on Children Youth and Families (ACYF) Commissioner Samuels will participate on a panel during the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s STRYVE (Striving to Reduce Youth Violence Everywhere) Partnership Network meeting in Washington, DC. The conference will focus on youth violence prevention efforts.

March 15, 2011
Deputy Assistant Secretary and Inter-Departmental Liaison for Early Childhood Lombardi will deliver remarks during a community event organized by EducareDC in Washington, DC. Deputy Assistant Secretary Lombardi will talk about the importance of the early years on children’s development and the Obama Administration’s commitment to supporting high quality early childhood programs

March 15, 2011
Administration for Developmental Disabilities (ADD) Commissioner Lewis will testify before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)’s open meeting on the employment of people with mental disabilities. Commissioner Lewis will be participating on the panel entitled “Employment Rates of People with Mental Disabilities.”

March 15, 2011
Acting Assistant Secretary for Families and Children Hansell and ACF leadership will visit the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services, and meet with its Director, Uma Ahluwalia, and her staff to discuss issues related to interoperability and, particularly, how the County has addressed/resolved related confidentiality issues.

March 14, 2011
Administration for Developmental Disabilities (ADD) Commissioner Lewis will be providing remarks at the National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Conference. This event is sponsored by the National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) through the Training and Advocacy Support Center (TASC) contract funded by ADD. The CEO conference identifies the Protection and Advocacy (P&A) System’s needs in the areas of program related skills as well as management, administrative and fiscal issues.

March 14, 2011
Acting Assistant Secretary for Families and Children Hansell will deliver remarks at the National Commission on Children and Disasters public meeting in DC. HHS Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response Admiral Lurie will also deliver remarks as well as leaders from the emergency management and child advocate communities.

March 14, 2011
Acting Assistant Secretary for Families and Children Hansell will deliver remarks during The Arts and Human Development: Learning across the Lifespan, a research symposium convened by the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) , the Administration on Aging (AoA), and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). This convening will explore how arts impact the spectrum of life from early childhood through the elderly.

March 10, 2011 - March 11, 2011
Administration for Developmental Disabilities (ADD) Commissioner Lewis will attend the first of five regional Self Advocacy Summits hosted by the ADD Network, to hear from southeastern states on the support structures, activities, accomplishments and challenges of the self-advocacy movement.  Summit participants will also plan steps that can be taken to strengthen and enhance current efforts that can lead to a stronger, more effective, and long lasting self-advocacy movement across the country.

March 10, 2011
Deputy Assistant Secretary and Inter-Departmental Liaison for Early Childhood Lombardi will speak at the National League of Cities Headquarters Educational Alignment for Young Children Case Study Convening.  The event will be held at the Institute for Youth, Education and Families. 

March 9, 2011
Administration for Native Americans (ANA) Commissioner Sparks will attend the HHS Region IX Tribal Consultation Session in Las Vegas, Nevada.

March 8, 2011
Acting Assistant Secretary Hansell and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Greenberg will meet with the leadership of the National Association of Counties (NACO)’s Services and Education Steering Committee, during NACO’s upcoming legislative conference.

March 7, 2011 - March 9, 2011
HHS and the Department of Interior are hosting two tribal consultations seeking comments from tribes who are receiving HHS program funds, specifically Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Child Care Development Fund (CCDF), and/or Native Employment Works funds under Public Law 102-477 demonstration projects.  During the meeting, HHS and DOI will be discussing the “HHS and DOI 477 Funding Agreement Addendum” that responded to issues raised within the 477 program.  Mar. 7th meeting will be held in Seattle, Washington, and the Mar. 9th meeting will be held in Anchorage, Alaska.  Office of Family Assistance Director Johnson will represent ACF. 

March 7, 2011
Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) Director Negash will deliver the keynote address for the 2011 Annual Workshop for Ethnic Community Self-Help and Supplemental Services Program Grantees in San Diego, CA. 

March 7, 2011
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families Hansell will participate in a panel entitled “Leveraging Health Care Reform and other Federal Efforts to Build and Sustain Interoperability with Human Services,” during the Stewards of Change 6th Annual National Conference of Interoperability in New Haven, CT.

March 6, 2011
OCSE Commissioner Turetsky will provide a briefing on the basics and new initiatives of the child support enforcement program to the National Association of Counties’ (NACo) Human Services and Education Steering Committee at NACo’s Legislative Conference, in Washington, DC.

March 3, 2011 - March 04, 2011
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families Hansell will visit ACF grantees in Los Angeles, CA, including: University Place Children’s Center at USC; TELACU; the LA Gay and Lesbian Center/R.I.S.E. Initiative, and Magnolia Place.

March 2, 2011 - March 3, 2011
ACF leadership with responsibility for tribal programming will attend the HHS Tribal Resource Day and the 13th Annual HHS Tribal Budget Consultation Session to be held in the Great Hall of the Hubert Humphrey Building in Washington, DC.  

March 2, 2011
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Greenberg will speak at the National Association for State Community Services Programs (NASCSP) Conference. NASCSP members are State administrators of the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG). 

March 2, 2011
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Greenberg will provide remarks at the National Energy Assistance Directors Association’s Winter Meeting. Acting Director of the Office of Community Services Butler will accompany him.

March 2, 2011 - March 3, 2011
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families Hansell will deliver opening remarks to the 12th Annual National Fatherhood & Families Conference hosted by the Fathers and Families Coalition of America, Inc. in San Francisco, CA. On Thurs., 3/3, Office of Child Support Enforcement Commissioner Turetsky will present a keynote address to discuss the child support program’s evolution into a family support service that recognizes the importance of the involvement of both parents in a child’s life and attempts to view the needs of fathers and families in a holistic manner.

February 28, 2011
Commissioner Sparks, Administration for Native Americans, will participate in the launch of the new Center for Native American Youth at The Aspen Institute, a day of events that includes the Center announcement at a reception at the National Museum of the American Indian.  Senator Byron Dorgan founded the Center to improve Native American youth’s health, safety and well-being, and prevent youth suicide.

February 28, 2011
Office of Refugee Resettlement Director Negash will travel to Boise, Idaho to speak to new challenges and new opportunities in refugee resettlement at the third annual Idaho Conference on Refugees: New Decade, New Vision, New Strength.

February 28, 2011
Office of Family Assistance (OFA) Director S. Johnson will speak at the Black History Month “Investing in Communities of Color” Forum sponsored by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation and Representative Danny K. Davis in the Capitol Building.

February 23, 2011
Deputy Assistant Secretary and Inter-departmental Liaison for Early Childhood Development Lombardi, and Jacqueline Jones, Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Early Learning at the Department of Education will hold a Briefing for National Organizations on current priorities and interagency initiatives in early learning and childhood.

February 23, 2011
Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) Director Negash will participate in Florida’s 2011 Refugee Services Consultation.  Other confirmed speakers include Eric Schwartz, State Department’s Assistant Secretary of Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM), and Vincent Cochetel, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)’s Regional Representative – Washington Chapter.

February 22, 2011
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Greenberg will speak at a panel on “Social Innovation and Community Solutions for a New War on Poverty.”The event is sponsored by the Asset Building Program at the New America Foundation, and will highlight the work of the Family Independence Initiative in Oakland, CA.  The event will focus on the past, present, and future of anti-poverty work and the role of families in poverty in bring about an end to widespread, inter-generational poverty.

February 17, 2011
Recent visit from Secretary Sebelius and Deputy Assistant Secretary and Inter-departmental Liaison for Early Childhood Development Lombardi to local Head Start Center. Photo Gallery

February 17, 2011
Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) Director Negash will attend the Georgia Coalition of Refugee Stakeholders’ Meeting.

February 17, 2011
Deputy Assistant Secretary and Inter-departmental Liaison for Early Childhood Lombardi will speak at the National Summit on Quality in Home Visiting Programs: Connecting Research to Policy and Practice in Washington, D.C.

February 16, 2011
Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) Director Negash will address local resettlement affiliates during the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS)’ Annual National Conference.

February 15, 2011
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Greenberg will provide opening remarks for the National Skills Coalition’s Annual Skills Summit, bringing together more than 120 workforce and economic development experts from across the nation to discuss the future of federal training and education policies, and the ways in which the workforce community can work with federal agencies and Congress.

February 14, 2011 – February 17, 2011
The Head Start State Collaboration Directors’ Meeting will be held February 14-17, 2011, in conjunction with the Office of Head Start’s Summit: On the Road to Excellence.

February 11, 2011
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Greenberg will be participating in a meeting with the Foundation for Child Development (FCD), in New York City.  The FCD is a national, private philanthropy dedicated to the principle that all families should have the social and material resources to raise their children to be healthy, educated and productive members of their communities.  The FCD has a new Dual-Generation Initiative.  The aim of the effort  is to foster the development and evaluation of new dual-generation programs in several states linking sector-based workforce development of parents with high-quality early childhood education for their children.

February 10, 2011
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families Hansell and ACF leadership will meet with Kenneth McClintock, Puerto Rico Lt. Governor, and other Commonwealth officials.  Lt. Governor McClintock will make a presentation on the proposed reorganization of the Commonwealth’s Department of the Family and the Administration for Families and Children

February 8, 2011
Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) Commissioner Turetsky will participate in the opening panel at the Quality Improvement Center on Non Resident Fathers and the Child Welfare System Policy Roundtable, in Washington, DC. She will discuss the impact of greater father involvement in child welfare.    OCSE recently promulgated a data sharing rule which addresses release of information to support state child welfare agencies in carrying out their efforts to place children with their fathers or relatives when removed from parental custody in response to changes made by the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act.

February 7, 2011
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families Hansell will deliver opening remarks at a panel presentation and working meeting on The Critical Role of Family Support of LGBT Youth. The panel is being convened by the Center for American Progress to discuss federal policy and program implications of the research and interventions around family acceptance of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth.  Acting Assistant Secretary Hansell is expected to provide an overview of the work that ACF is doing to support gay and transgender youth, and why the family is critical to supporting these children.  Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) Commissioner Samuels will be a panelist at this event

February 7, 2011
Office of Head Start (OHS) Director Sanchez Fuentes will be a panelist during the National Issue Session on Early Learning at the National School Boards Association (NSBA) Federal relations Networking Conference. Approximately 800 locally elected School Board members from across the country will attend the Conference, being held in Washington, DC on February 7-13. Director Sanchez Fuentes will be joined by Jacqueline Jones, Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Education, and representatives from local school board associations and NSBA leadership. The purpose of the panel is to inform school board leaders about successful efforts to engage local school boards in early learning, and state and federal initiatives to improve early learning, including resources and future opportunities.

February 7, 2011
Deputy Assistant Secretary and Inter-departmental Liaison for Early Childhood Lombardi will travel to Atlanta for the Region IV Family Stability Summit. This summit is part of a series of meetings occurring nationwide to bring asset building to families already being served by the early learning community. Asset building is an approach to overcoming poverty that emphasizes the value of enabling individuals and families to plan for long-term success, use sound money management practices, and join the economic mainstream. ACF's Assets for Independence (AFI) program is one asset building initiative that uses financial education, special matched savings accounts called individual development accounts (IDAs), and other strategies to alleviate poverty with significant, long-term results

February 7, 2011
Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) Commissioner Samuels will speak at the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Grantee Meeting in Washington, DC. The annual meeting is for grantees funded by both the Administration for Children and Families and the HHS Office of Adolescent Health. Commissioner Samuels will speak to the grantees involved in developing innovative strategies to prevent teen pregnancy

January 28, 2011
Administration on Children, Youth and Families Commissioner Samuels will moderate a session at the Institute of Medicine’s Workshop on Preventing Violence against Women and Children in Washington, DC 

January 25, 2011 - January 26, 2011
Acting Assistant Secretary for Children and Families Hansell will chair the meeting of the Secretary’s Advisory Committee for Head Start Research and Evaluation.  The committee will discuss the Head Start Impact Study, the broader research literature on the effects of Head Start and other early care education programs, as well as other future research needs and implications.

January 25, 2011
Office of Head Start (OHS) Director Sanchez-Fuentes and OHS leadership will provide a policy and regulatory Head Start update during the National Head Start Association’s 2011 Leadership Institute