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2023-2024

Family Resource Guide

Article Submission Request

Dear Community Partners,

The Children’s Services Council of Broward County produces a Family Resource Guide every year. We will soon begin production of the 2023-24 edition. The Guide includes a full listing of agencies and organizations that serve children and families in Broward, important information from the School Board of Broward County, informative articles on child safety, education, and development, as well as a full listing, by zip code, of childcare centers and the services they offer, produced in four languages.

Over 175,000 hard copies are distributed county-wide through schools, pediatric offices, markets, child-serving organizations, and community events. The Guide is also featured online, with articles shared with other local publications. If you would like to contribute an article on subjects related to Family Life, Health & Safety, Child Development, or Child Care, we invite you to submit a manuscript to the following specifications:

A.     700 – 800 words

B.     It must be “generic” to the subject, i.e., not an advertorial for any organization

C.     It must include a byline with the author’s qualifications

D.     As an epilogue, we are happy to include information specific to the author’s agency or organization.

Articles should be submitted no later than April 28^th for consideration. As space is limited, we regret not being able to print every article submitted. We will endeavor, however, to share them on our website as part of our News feature. For more information or to submit an article for consideration, please contact Zoë Lewis, Community Engagement Manager, at 954-377-1116 or zlewis@cscbroward.org.

Thank you!

2023 LEGISLATIVE SESSION: WEEK 7

The 7^th week of the 2023 Regular Legislative Session saw a few tracked bills move through the legislative process. On Tuesday, April 18^th, HB 19 Individual Education Plans, by Representative Allison Tant (D – Tallahassee) passed out of the Senate and was ordered enrolled. On Thursday, April 20^th, SB 246 Florida Kidcare Program Eligibility by Senator Alexis Calatayud (R – Miami) passed its final committee stop in the Senate Committee on Fiscal Policy. Additionally, SB 914 Suicide Prevention by Senator Ileana Garcia (R – Miami) passed out of the House and was ordered enrolled.

On Saturday, April 23^rd, the House and Senate announced their budget conferees and initial budget allocations. Please find the joint memo here. You may also find a list of the House conferees here and the Senate conferees here. Finally, please see the following budget allocations by the committee here.

At this time, the Florida Alliance of Children’s Councils & Trusts removed any bills that have not had an appearance at a committee during the 2023 Regular Legislative Session from the bill tracker below.

Until next time!

Sincerely,

The Florida Alliance of Children’s Councils & Trusts

KID’S CORNER

Stay in the know about programs and activities for the whole family! Click the flyers for more information.

Join Miss Penny and KidVision kids as they explore shapes! Like William H. Johnson, an American painter, let’s use different colored shapes to create characters and figures!

STEP INTO THE TEEN SCENE!!

5/19 Ladies Learning To Lead: The 12th Annual L3 Leadership Conference is quickly approaching! Middle and high school girls from all over Florida and Georgia apply to attend the largest Conference for girls in North Florida. Apply Today!

CRITICAL THINKING AND PROBLEM SOLVING

Date: May 3, 2023

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Date: May 8, 2023

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PARENT RESOURCES

• 4/26 Broward Children’s Center: «Family Kitchen: Cooking Up Lifelong Healthy Habits!» FREE Interactive class to get the whole family involved

• 5/3 Broward Healthy Start Coalition: «Broward Black Babies Matter» Town Hall Meeting. We will gather to share information related to Black Maternal Health and Black Infant Mortality in 33311 and 33313

• NEW Deerfield Beach Community Cares: Take a look at how you can improve your personal safety with self-defense against sexual assault. Join a class today!

• FLIPANY: Americorps is in search of Summer members, and this opportunity could be for you! Click the link and find out how.