NEW TIME for Dec. Quarterly Meeting!

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Happy Friday ICTC,

The next Quarterly Meeting will be held Thursday, December 5th, 2019 from 11:30am-1:30pm at Lurie Children's Hospital, 11th floor Conference Center. A light lunch will be served. Please note the updated meeting time!

We are excited to welcome Kara Thompson, from Selah Freedom as our featured speaker for December's ICTC Quarterly Meeting! Selah Freedom is a national organization with the mission to end sex trafficking and bring freedom to the exploited. Through their CSEC Advocacy Training, youth-interveners will leave with a greater understanding of the realities of the commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC), its root causes, how to identify victims, and how to take action. Kara Thompson, LSW, currently serves as the Midwest Prevention Coordinator with Selah Freedom.

For registration and meeting details, please visit us HERE. For those who can't make it in person, we'll be streaming the meeting via Skype for Business. Contact Erica at ictc@luriechildrens.org for a link. Please note that in addition to the Skype link, you will also need to call-in to the meeting.

Policy Updates from RIC-

There is a presidential determination that caps refugee resettlement to 18,000 per year. This is an 80% reduction in admission.
There is an executive order that states that local jurisdictions (mayors, governors, county leaders, etc.) have to opt-in to refugee resettlement in their local area in 2020
Pro-refugee legislations such as the Refugee Protection Act will be introduced at both houses next week. The Refugee Protection Act will request a baseline on refugee admissions.
ICIRR is coming out with a 2020 platform with recommendations regarding refugees, the crisis at the border, and more.

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES:

NFSIA
The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) is requesting proposals to help improve the quality and timeliness of forensic science and medical examiner/coroner services throughout Illinois. The deadline is November 29, 2019.

Trauma Recovery Centers
The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority is requesting applications for state grants to establish and enhance trauma recovery centers. The deadline is December 12, 2019.

UPCOMING TRAININGS:

Family and Community Engagement in Afterschool (Multiple Locations):This interactive workshop will explore what the family and the community have in common and why connecting is so vital to both groups. Come prepared to identify potential partners in the community and ways to access their broad range of supports and services.

Chicago, December 5, 9:30 am

Springfield, December 6, 9:30 am

Homeless Youth Management Meeting (Bloomington), December 6, 9:30 am: This mandatory meeting for Homeless Youth program managers will provide staff with peer and agency support for Homeless Youth programs. IDHS asks that each agency send one or two staff members from middle management.

Have an upcoming training, conference, funding or job opportunity you would like to share in next month's newsletter? Send an email to ictc@luriechildrens.org by December 10th to submit!

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