Sharing Web Resources Week 6

The website Children’s Defense Fund offers the following links;

·         Children's Budget Watch

·         Children's Health

·         Child Welfare

·         Ending Child Poverty

·         Early Childhood Education & Care

·         Elementary & Secondary Education

·         Juvenile Justice

·         Special Projects for Children in Need

·         Advocate & Family Resources

·         All of the links have important information ranging from early childhood issues to juvenile justice issues. Some of the issues explored through the Juvenile Justice  link are educational services for confined youth. Sometimes we fail to view youth as children and we are quick to judge their wrongdoings and actions. It is important to understand that today’s youth are tomorrow’s parents and we must prepare them also to be well productive citizens who will in return yield prepared children again. Part of the website explores all these issues and interconnects everything because somewhat everything is embedded together. By following the link to Juvenile Justice I was able to read the following information;

Educational Services for Confined Youth: Many researchers and advocates agree that students in the juvenile justice system often do not have access to quality academic instruction and programming while they are in confinement. While the average school day for the general population is six to seven hours a day, only 45 percent of youths in the juvenile justice system spend at least six hours a day in school. CDF is studying the availability and quality of instructive services for the incarcerated youth population and identifying policy recommendations based on model programs and legislation that make a difference in the academic and social development of children.

The outside links offer articles that are very educational and useful to read. The website also offers links to current news affecting the Early Childhood Field. What I was surprised to find was a link that gave precise information on how to book a CDF speaker for your organization. Before exploring the website, I did not know CDF speakers were available.