GRG of Brevard
July 2014 GRANDPARENTS RAISING GRANDCHILDREN OF BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA INC.
ISSUE # 157
HUNGER DOESN’T TAKE A SUMMER BREAK! Summer Lunches for Children Free lunches for children will be served beginning in June throughout Brevard County as part of Florida’s Summer BreakSpot and United Way of Brevard’s Feed and Read. Meals are available to anyone 18 or younger. Breakfast also will be served at some sites. Opening dates sites vary. Summer BreakSpot locations are updated frequently. http://www.summerfoodflorida.or g/sites.html You can also find locations using your mobile phone: Download the School Lunch by Nutrislice app Dial 2-1-1 or Text "FOODFL" to 877-877 A Summer Reading Opportunity To combat the ‘summer slide’, Brevard Public Schools and United Way have teamed up on a new initiative “Tag In”. The concept is that teachers are ‘tagging out’ for the summer and parents must increase their role as primary educators of their children. Many
parents are not even aware of the negative impact of summer learning loss. Check the websites for more useful and fun information to encourage and support your grandchildren through the summer months.
http://www.brevard.k12.fl.us/porta ls/parents/RideReadingWave.html http://issuu.com/unitedwayofbrev ard/docs/summerslideflip2014
YOU NEED TO KNOW Governor Rick Scott signed Senate Bill 1666 on Monday June 23rd, aimed at overhauling the childwelfare system after hundreds of child abuse-related deaths in the past five years. The new law calls for a fundamental shift in the way the Department of Children and Families investigates and responds to cases. It clearly states that protecting a child from abuse is paramount and more important than keeping a family together. The law will fund jobs for 270 additional child protective
investigators to reduce caseloads. Child advocates said substance abuse treatment issues are at the heart of many child deaths The new law comes on the heels of a scathing series from the Miami Herald, which highlighted the deaths of 477 children involved with the Department of Children and Families in the past five years. A report released last fall reviewing 40 child deaths revealed that welfare authorities overlooked danger signs, such as parental drug abuse or domestic violence. Most children who died were younger that 5 and many of the deaths involved substance abuse. . Taken from Florida Today, June 24, 2014.
THANK YOU! A hugh thank you goes out to Brevard County Sherrif Wayne Ivey and his deputies The trip to Camp Chance was awesome! The grandchildren and the grandparents really enjoyed themselves.
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