OJJDP has just published a good resource document, Causes and Correlates of Girls' Delinquency, which provides an overview of, and brings the reader up to date on, the research unique to girls' involvement in delinquent behavior. The research is categorized in eight groups, including Biological and Individaul Factors, Family Influences,...
Take note that National Crime Victim's Rights Week is coming up next week. While WCCF normally is focusing on offenders, we also know that the "gap" between many youth being offenders and victims isn't always great - many of them have been victims of/exposed to domestic violence, abuse, and other trauma that has impacted their lives. In...
GREAT NEWS! Generous sponsors of the Celebrate Children Day Giving Challenge have offered to extend the donation deadline to 11:59pm on Friday, April 16th, giving you 2 MORE DAYS to join in! And, in order to help participating organizations (including WCCF) earn the challenge funds, the match is now structured as follows: --When the...
Tomorrow is Tax Day, and to mark the occasion WCCF's Wisconsin Budget Project has launched a new website located at www.wisconsinbudgetproject.org featuring, among other things, an excellent Budget Basics Guide and a new quiz to test you knowledge of state tax and spending matters. The Budget Basics Guide covers everything from where...
THIS IS TODAY!!!The Celebrate Children Foundation is sponsoring a one-day opportunity to support seven Wisconsin organizations--including the Wisconsin Council on Children and Families--involved in promoting the importance of the first five years in children's development. The first five years of life build the foundation for giving...
WCCF's Wisconsin Budget Project has published a new brief on the issue of sales tax collection on online purchases. Sales tax is due on purchases made by Wisconsin residents, whether the purchase is made in a bricks and mortar store or an online business. However, some large online retailers, such as Amazon.com, do not collect the sales...
THIS IS TODAY!!!The Celebrate Children Foundation is sponsoring a one-day opportunity to support seven Wisconsin organizations--including the Wisconsin Council on Children and Families--involved in promoting the importance of the first five years in children's development. The first five years of life build the foundation for giving...
The Department of Health Services (DHS) continues to make improvements in the BadgerCare Plus program, taking advantage of opportunities provided by the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA). The latest change, which was announced by DHS last week, will help expedite the annual renewal process for BadgerCare...
Today’s employment numbers are generally positive, but not all the news is rosy. On the plus side, there was an increase of 162,000 jobs nationally, and almost three-fourths of the increased employment was in the private sector. On the other hand, the unemployment rate was unchanged – holding at 9.7 percent. The latter phenomena seems...
At a hearing of the Assembly Committee on Corrections and the Courts, WCCF provided testimony in support of AB732 to return 17 year-olds to the juvenile system. The testimony cites six (and there are more) key reasons why this should be done. Others speaking at the hearing included representatives from counties who oppose this...
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