A curated collection of timely and topical policy alerts that shine a light on issues related to child well-being, healthy youth development, family welfare and racial equity.
MACRO UNITED Conference and Teaching Institute
Teaching Institute: June 1, 2023, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM MACRO UNITED Conference: June 1, 2023 to June 4, 2023 Register on Eventbrite by May 15, 2023 Produced and Sponsored by: ACOSA, Clark-Fox Policy Institute, CRISP, ISP, Macro Social Work Student Network, Grand Challenges for Social Work, the Special Commission to Advance Macro Social Work, […]
Trans Kids Need Access to Evidence-Based Care
The views expressed are solely that of Professor Goldbach and Ms. Dunlap based on their scholarly expertise. It is not an official statement from Washington University. A recent opinion piece by Jamie Reed titled “I thought I was saving trans kids. Now I’m blowing the whistle” frames itself as an exposé of the Washington University […]
Clark-Fox Policy Institute 5-Year Celebration Recap
Amplifying impact by connecting evidence to policy On Thursday, October 13th, the Clark-Fox Policy Institute celebrated its fifth anniversary with an event in Hillman Hall. Rev. Bethany Johnson-Javois, President and CEO of the Deaconess Foundation, who served as the emcee for the launch of the institute, stepped back into the role five years later. Mayor […]
CFPI Practicum Student, Alyssa Burris, Recap’s United 4 Children’s Foundation to Thrive Webinar: Preschool to Promise Pipeline
When families are constantly coping with poverty and racism, access to high-quality early childhood education (ECE) is limited. The result – this early educational gap increases the likelihood of a child coming into contact with the criminal legal system. On August 25, United 4 Children presented their webinar, Building the Preschool to Promise Pipeline. Co-sponsored […]
Save the Date for Our 5th Anniversary
Clark-Fox Policy Institute: Five Years of Amplifying Impact Thursday, October 13, 20225pm – Reception with light refreshments6pm – ProgramBrown School at Washington University The Clark-Fox Policy Institute invites you to attend its five-year anniversary celebration, Amplifying Impact: Continuing the momentum of the first five years. Featuring: Bethany Johnson-Javois President and CEO of the Deaconess Foundation Tishaura […]
State of the Agency: United 4 Children turns 10 years old this year
Foundation to Thrive Webinar Series Thursday, November 17, 2022 11 a.m. — 12 noon Zoom — register to get the link to join! State of the Agency — United 4 Children turns 10 years old this year! Learn more from United 4 Children Executive Director Deanna Finch about how the agency is building a foundation […]
Are You a Business Leader?
Here’s Why You Should Care About Early Childhood Education The Clark-Fox Policy Institute and United 4 Children, hosted its second webinar in the Foundation to Thrive Webinar Series, Are You a Business Leader? Here’s Why You Should Care about Early Childhood Education. Access to quality early childhood education is critical to the lifelong well-being of […]
Advocacy & Allyship: Supporting Transgender Youth
The Clark-Fox Policy Institute, in cooperation with the Brown School’s Open Classroom, celebrated and recognized Transgender Day of Visibility with Advocacy & Allyship: Supporting Transgender Youth, a webinar conference attended by more than 300 online participants. Tonya Edmond, interim co-dean at the Brown School, opened the session with remarks of gratitude and acknowledged all transgender panelist […]
2021-2022 Graduate Policy Scholar Induction Ceremony
Forty-One New Inductees Join the Ranks of Trained Graduate Policy Scholars On May 12, 2022, the Graduate Policy Scholars Program inducted forty-one new scholars. These students dedicate themselves to a yearlong learning experience designed to enhance their knowledge, skills and abilities around policy and advocacy. This marks the program’s fifth year, and now over 250 […]
Response to the Uvalde School Shooting
Dear Friends, Today is a particularly difficult day. I know I am not alone in my heartbreak and grief over the loss of the 19 children and 2 teachers killed in Uvalde, Texas. Furthermore, the trauma of the shooting inflicted on the survivors and the families of the victims has only just begun. For children […]
Graduate Policy Scholars Program Welcomes Allison Gibbs
A Discussion on “Building Political Infrastructure in STL + ESTL— For Us, By Us” (March 2022) The Clark-Fox Policy Institute’s Graduate Policy Scholars program is in its fifth year. This program provides students the ability to supplement their course work with experiential opportunities to engage in policy practice and to meet with and learn from leading […]
Advocacy & Allyship: Towards a More Racially Just St. Louis
(March 2022) As part of the Brown School’s Black History Month celebration, the Clark-Fox Policy Institute co-hosted “Advocacy & Allyship: Towards a More Racially Just St. Louis”. Over 240 viewers from across the region joined some of the most respected local Black leaders to discuss the gains made, the challenges that remain, and ways in which everyone can contribute to the movement […]