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MEDIA ADVISORY: Focus on Children Town Hall Meeting to Be Held in Halifax on December 14, 2012 Leading statewide child data, research and advocacy organization will convene local experts to discuss the well-being of children and youth in Halifax. |
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Halifax, NC (December 6, 2012)-Action for Children North Carolina will continue its statewide Focus on Children town hall series in Halifax on Friday December 12, 2012, from 12:00 pm until 1:30 pm. Hosted by Action for Children North Carolina board member Clarence High, Jr., District 6 Chief Court Counselor at North Carolina Division of Juvenile Justice, the Focus on Children town hall meetings will bring local data about the status of children and youth to communities across the state in an effort to highlight improvements and declines in child well-being and facilitate discussion about strategies to improve the status of children. “Good public policy decisions on behalf of children and youth begin with good data,” said Deborah Bryan, president and CEO of Action for Children North Carolina. “For more than 29 years, Action for Children has partnered with local stakeholders to provide the quality data, analysis and technical assistance that support communities’ efforts to improve measurable outcomes for all children and youth.” The event agenda includes:
WHEN: Friday, December 14, 2012 from 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm WHERE: Halifax County Cooperative Extension | 359 Ferrell Lane | Halifax, NC 27839 PRESS CONTACT: To arrange pre-or post-event interview with speakers, please contact Tina Sherman at tina@ncchild.org or (919) 834-6623 ext. 235. |