Child Welfare League of America Announces National Conference Keynote Presentation by U.S. Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.)

3/5/2002

From: Joyce Johnson of the Child Welfare League of America, (Marriott Wardman Park Hotel), 202-745-2128

News Advisory:

The Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) is pleased to announce the participation of Senator Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) in the CWLA National Conference, Children 2002: Making Children A National Priority.

Sen. Dodd will be delivering the Keynote Presentation, "A View from Capitol Hill" on Thursday morning, March 7 during the 8 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. Plenary Session of the Conference. This will take place at Washington, D.C.'s Marriott Wardman Park Hotel.

Sen. Dodd will address several of the important issues facing children, youth, and families. As Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, Senator Dodd had brought to Congress much-needed attention to issues such as child abuse, child care, Head Start, maternal and child health, youth development, and other child welfare issues.

Established in 1920, CWLA has nearly 1,200 public and voluntary member agencies that provide direct services to abused, neglected, abandoned, and otherwise vulnerable children and their families. Headquartered in Washington, DC, the organization is a leading advocate for quality child welfare services and federal legislation to benefit children and families, trains thousands of social workers and conducts numerous conferences and meetings each year, develops child abuse treatment and prevention strategies, conducts original research, and is the oldest and largest publisher of child welfare materials in North America.

For additional information on the conference, press passes, or specific locations and times for events, contact the CWLA press office at 202-745-2128 or e-mail press@cwla.org