News: Foster Youth Jail, Homeless, Education Numbers: A Call for Attention
December 10, 2014
Anchorage – Today, two former foster youth, Representative Les Gara (D-Anchorage) and foster care advocate Amanda Metivier, released sobering numbers for the growing number of Alaska youth in foster care. They are also calling for attention to the over 2,400 foster youth for which the state is the legal guardian.
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NEWS: Gruenberg:”Don’t Hurt Alaska To Solve Refugee Crisis”
July 14, 2014
Friday, Representative Max Gruenberg (D-Anchorage) wrote to U.S. Congressman Don Young, requesting his help in addressing the recent wave of child immigrants crossing the nation’s southwest border. Gruenberg asked Young to approve $3.7 billion in emergency funding requested by the Obama Administration.
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NEWS: Rep. Geran Tarr Applauds Fairbanks School Board for Taking Steps to Implement Erin’s Policy
June 4, 2014
Last night, the Fairbanks School Board unanimously approved the first reading of a policy based on House Bill 233 from the 28th Legislative Session, known as Erin’s Law.
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NEWS: Alaska House Declares April “Child Abuse Prevention Month” in Alaska
April 3, 2014
JUNEAU – Today, the Alaska state House of Representatives passed legislation declaring April 2014 “Child Abuse Prevention Month” in Alaska. The resolution (HCR21), by Representative Geran Tarr (D-Anchorage), passed the House unanimously.
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ADVISORY: National Leader on Sexual Abuse Prevention in Alaska to Promote “Erin’s Law”
March 25, 2014
JUNEAU - Erin Merryn, a national leader on preventing childhood sexual abuse, will be in Anchorage and Juneau this week lobbying for passage of “Erin’s Law” which would help teach children to protect themselves from sexual predators. Merryn, a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, is making her first visit to Alaska after successfully helping pass “Erin’s Law” in eleven other states.
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