Papers by martha steketee
talks about her company's development programs focused on supporting Black voices. Can you share ... more talks about her company's development programs focused on supporting Black voices. Can you share a little about Liberation Theatre Company and its mission? Liberation Theatre Company was established in 2009 by Spencer Scott Barros and myself, as a home for creative emerging Black playwrights, providing resources to develop their work, nurturing and inviting them to express themselves in a supportive and focused environment. Liberation is a development home. We don't have a lot of money, so we Subscribe Past Issues Translate
This Kids Count report examines statewide trends in the well-being of Pennsylvania's children. Th... more This Kids Count report examines statewide trends in the well-being of Pennsylvania's children. The statistical portrait is based on trends in 17 indicators of child well being: (1) birth weight; (2) early prenatal care; (3) infant mortality; (4) substantiated cases of child abuse or neglect; (5) out-of-home placements; (6) delinquent children placed out-of-home; (7) Head Start enrollments; (8) regulated child care capacity; (9) public school dropouts; (10) child mortality; (11) child enrollment in Medicaid; (12) enrollment in Children's Health Insurance Program; (13) children receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families/Aid to Families with Dependent Children; (14) births to single mothers under age 20; (15) child poverty; (16) children in single-parent families; and (17) unemployment and income. The report is presented in six sections. Section 1 summarizes the findings. Section 2 provides statewide indicator information, including graphic multi-year profiles of the state as a whole; urban, rural, and mixed counties as groups; and Pennsylvania's racial and ethnic minority populations. Section 3 presents information organized by indicator. For each indicator, a two-page map and table show how each county fares on the indicator and how it compares to other counties. The table also compares each Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. Children Enrolled in Head Start With increased federal funding, enrollment in Head Start, a comprehensive, educational prekindergarten program for low-income children, rose from 25,000 in 1995-96 to nearly 27,000 in 1998-99. One in two eligible Pennsylvania children is enrolled in Head Start, but the state doesn't allocate its own funds for a similar program. Children Receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families/Aid to Families with Dependent Children (TANF/AFDC) The number of children receiving TANF and before that, AFDC has dropped dramatically. Where a high of 415,000 children received AFDC in 1993-94, 278,000 children received TANF in 1997-98. That historic drop, which appears in rural, urban, and mixed-population counties, occurred mostly since 1996, when welfare reforms were adopted and the economy gained strength. suburban schools, dropouts declined, but the rate remains steady in mixed counties. Overall, one in 26 Pennsylvania students in grades 9 through 12 drops out of high school each year positioning themselves for long-term economic hardship and limiting the state's pool of educated workers. Children Abused or Neglected Substantiated Cases From a peak of 3 per 1,000 children in 1992, the rate of substantiated abuse cases in Pennsylvania has fallen to 2 per 1,000, nearly approaching the low rates of the early 1980s. About one-fourth of reported cases are substantiated, and this rate varies widely across the 67 counties. The substantiated child abuse indicator is one way to monitor the potential negative impact of welfare reform. So far, the figure shows no deterioration, and in fact, actually shows improvement. However, Pennsylvania's legal definition of child abuse, which only accounts for "serious" injury, is so narrow that the federal government withholds prevention funding from the state. Also, the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee's June 1999 report, Pennsylvania's 12 Executive Summary 11 Children and Youth System, found a slight correlation between understaffing at Children and Youth Offices and low substantiation of child abuse reports.
A Product of Projects SJI-01-N-054 and SJI-02-N-007 Developing a Model Written Policy Governing A... more A Product of Projects SJI-01-N-054 and SJI-02-N-007 Developing a Model Written Policy Governing Access to Court Records
This Kids Count report examines statewide trends in the well-being of Pennsylvania's children. Th... more This Kids Count report examines statewide trends in the well-being of Pennsylvania's children. The statistical portrait is based on trends in 17 indicators of child well being: (1) birth weight; (2) early prenatal care; (3) infant mortality; (4) substantiated cases of child abuse or neglect; (5) out-of-home placements; (6) delinquent children placed out-of-home; (7) Head Start enrollments; (8) regulated child care capacity; (9) public school dropouts; (10) child mortality; (11) child enrollment in Medicaid; (12) enrollment in Children's Health Insurance Program; (13) children receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families/Aid to Families with Dependent Children; (14) births to single mothers under age 20; (15) child poverty; (16) children in single-parent families; and (17) unemployment and income. The report is presented in six sections. Section 1 summarizes the findings. Section 2 provides statewide indicator information, including graphic multi-year profiles of the state as a whole; urban, rural, and mixed counties as groups; and Pennsylvania's racial and ethnic minority populations. Section 3 presents information organized by indicator. For each indicator, a two-page map and table show how each county fares on the indicator and how it compares to other counties. The table also compares each Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document.
Crime & Delinquency, 1990
This study examines the impact of federal juvenile justice policy on the incarceration of girls i... more This study examines the impact of federal juvenile justice policy on the incarceration of girls in U.S. public training schools and detention centers. Far fewer girls and boys were confined for status offenses in public training schools and detention centers in 1987 than in 1977. Girls were more likely than boys to be confined for status offenses and less serious delinquency offenses in 1987. The study also reveals striking state by state differences in incarceration practices by gender. The authors present suggestions for juvenile justice policy and research development.
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