Welcome to the Black Child Development Institute of Seattle (BCDI-Seattle).
In 1973, Bunny Wilburn founded BCDI-Seattle. Bunny was and remains a steadfast advocate for all children, with a special devotion to African American children.
BCDI-Seattle is an organization of dedicated volunteers.
We are part of a network of 42 affiliates, spanning 22 states, that is connected with the National Black Child Development Institute - NBCDI.
Child Welfare Community Forum
Addressing Racial Disproportionality for
African American & Native American Children
Hosted by Black Child Development Institute, Casey Family Programs and King County Coalition on Racial Disproportionality
Thursday, June 26th, 2008
From 6 – 8:00 p.m.
At
First AME Church
1522 14th AVE
Seattle, WA 98122
At every decision point in the child welfare system, children and families of color are represented in numbers that far exceed their relative proportion of the population. National presenters will discuss some promising practices to reducing this disproportionality. Come Learn with us.
Panel leaders:
Dr. Carol Spigner, professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Work and a member of the PEW Commission on children in foster care which released recommendations to overhaul America’s child welfare system.
Terry Cross, founder and Executive Director of the National Indian Center. He authored positive Indian Parenting Curricula and Cross-Cultural Skills in Indian Child Welfare.
Refreshments are provided. Please RSVP your attendance by June 21st at
cwforum@bcdi-seattle.org
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Info@bcdi-seattle.org
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