"The Role of the Village:
Community Strategies To Strengthen 
New Jersey's Child Welfare Safety Net"

What:	A one-day conference facilitating practical exchanges among informed citizens to: (1) identify factors leading children into the child welfare system, (2) assess the ability of public and private partnerships to improve children’s lives, and (3) explore the question, "Where do we go from here?" both inside and outside of government.
Where:	The Center for Law and Justice  Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey  123 Washington Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102
When:	June 29, 2004, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Why:	In New Jersey today, many thousands of children are challenged by societal ills such as poverty, child abuse and neglect, parental substance abuse, domestic violence, physical and mental illness, and incarceration. Some, but not all, of these children end up under the custody of the Division of Youth and Family Services (DYFS). Addressing the challenges these children face—both in and out of DYFS care—is clearly a job that is too large for the state alone. At the same time, the costs of not helping these children is immense and affects all of us. This conference will consider ways that informed and engaged citizens of all types can intervene to improve the physical, social, and other conditions in which these children grow to adulthood.
Keynote Speaker:	Shay Bilchick, President/CEO of Child Welfare League of America, Inc. (CWLA)
Support:	Support provided by the Office of the Provost at Rutgers-Newark and PSE&G

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