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SUMMARY:12th Annual Friends of CPJ Luncheon
DESCRIPTION:You’re invited to the 12th Annual Friends of CPJ Luncheon in Pittsburgh\, PA! \nDoors open at noon with lunch served at 12:30 pm\, followed by a program concluding at 2:00 pm sharp. You will spend time with friends and  learn about  the ongoing work of CPJ as we continue to equip pastors\, Capitol Hill staffers\, young people\, and citizens to shape policy and follow Christ as faithful citizens.  \nWe are delighted to welcome old and new friends to this gathering. Feel free to bring a guest\, particularly someone you think should learn about CPJ\, but kindly register that person as well. We look forward to seeing you! \nRegistration for this event is now closed.
URL:https://cpjustice.org/event/12th-annual-friends-of-cpj-luncheon/
LOCATION:August Wilson African American Cultural Center\, 980 Liberty Ave\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15222\, United States
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SUMMARY:Friends of CPJ Breakfast
DESCRIPTION:Come join the Center for Public Justice at Urbana! We will kick off the conference day with some breakfast and coffee with friends at A Flour Shop (803 N. 7th Street Suite 102\, Phoenix\, AZ). \nCPJ’s director for student and early career engagement will share stories about helping young people answer God’s call to faithful service in the public square. \nTuesday\, December 30\, 2025 \n8:00 – 10:00 AM (feel free to stop by anytime) \nA Flour Shop \n803 N. 7th Street\nSuite 102\nPhoenix\, AZ 85006 \nRSVP:
URL:https://cpjustice.org/event/friends-of-cpj-breakfast/
LOCATION:A Flour Shop\, 803 N. 7th Street Suite 102\, Phoenix\, Arizona\, 85006\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251023T130000
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SUMMARY:Engaging Communities for Juvenile Reentry: Holistically Supporting Justice-Involved Youth After Detention
DESCRIPTION:On October 23\, 2025\, from 1:00-3:00pm Eastern Time\, CPJ will be hosting our sixth annual virtual Juvenile Justice Convening\, Engaging Communities for Juvenile Reentry: Holistically Supporting Justice-Involved Youth After Detention. \nWhile youth incarceration rates have declined over the past two decades\, over 27\,500 youth were placed in residential facilities in 2022. Upon release\, many return to their communities without the support\, resources\, or guidance needed to navigate the complex transition back into everyday life\, making them more vulnerable to recidivism. Families\, community members\, nonprofit organizations\, and houses of worship play a vital role in filling the gaps left by the juvenile justice system. Through mentoring\, skill development\, leadership training\, and other community-based services\, these groups can offer the wraparound support that empowers youth to heal\, grow\, and thrive. \nDuring this convening\, we will hear from service providers\, have time for questions\, and explore how families\, communities\, and faith-based organizations can most effectively support the reentry of justice-involved youth through comprehensive support that fosters positive development\, reduces recidivism\, and promotes long-term community connection. \nRegister: \n \nPanelists:  \n \n Atujuan Douroux is the Youth Program Director and Community Volunteer Coordinator for Hustle PHX in Phoenix\, Arizona. With a strong commitment to community outreach\, he leads youth programming in the community\, juvenile detention centers\, and group homes. He specializes in developing and facilitating entrepreneurship curricula that teaches sales skills\, identity development\, financial literacy\, and community restoration.  \n  \n \nDiego Garcia is a passionate young professional from the Chicago area. His journey reflects a deep commitment to growth\, transformation\, and service. After facing challenges early in life and spending several years in the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice\, Diego turned his experience into motivation for change. While incarcerated\, he completed high school\, began college courses\, and even took the real estate licensing course—earning his license soon after his release. \nToday\, Diego works for a research organization and as a realtor. Active in his church and connected to a strong network of positive influences\, he focuses on helping others—especially young people who have faced similar struggles—find stability\, purpose\, and opportunity. \n \nMargaret Hoffer works for Project Belong\, a nonprofit organization that inspires\, recruits and resources the local church to care for vulnerable children. She is the director of Don’t Go Alone\, a program that connects young adults aging out of foster care to caring adults who provide connection and support to help them reach their full potential. She is also the proud adoptive mother of eight children and currently a foster home in Loudoun County.  \n  \n  \n  \n \nBelinda Ramos is the Chief Executive Director of CCFY. She joined CCFY’s Training Department in August 2014 after her years working in research\, training and development of parent-peer support and advocacy training through The Research Foundation for Mental Health and Columbia University. Her personal experience in navigating the issues produced by the justice system that impacted her and her family is central to her drive to see systems overturned. \n  \n  \n \nPhillip Vellon serves as the Juvenile Justice Ministry Director for Youth For Christ New York City\, leading programs that engage over 2\,500 justice-involved and transitioning youth each year across NYC. He has helped launch initiatives such as Public Reading of Scripture\, the Faith and Works entrepreneurship program\, Adopt-a-Hall\, and the City Life Ministry Partnership Cohort\, which equips local churches to reach unchurched youth. A passionate advocate for holistic transformation\, Phillip partners with city agencies and churches to stop the cycle of youth incarceration through mentoring\, discipleship\, and community reintegration. \n  \nOye Waddell is the founder and CEO of Hustle PHX\, driven by a visionary leadership style and the belief in the inherent dignity of all people. With a strong background in urban education and entrepreneurship\, Oye is passionate about transforming urban communities in Arizona through business. He and his wife\, Crys\, along with their four children—Chariot\, Clover\, Crescent\, and Oye II—live in Phoenix\, Arizona. In addition to his role at Hustle PHX\, Oye serves as a pastor at Sojourn Village PHX and is the Co-Founder of Adonai Behavioral\, a company focused on supporting youth and young adults with mental and physical behavioral health needs. \n  \nAnthony Crosson is a Boston-based advocate and leader dedicated to\nempowering young people and communities through justice-centered\,\nfaith-based\, and educational initiatives. A native of New Jersey\,\nAnthony has called Boston home since 2000. He graduated from\nBoston College with a degree in Sociology and later earned a Master’s\nin Management from Emmanuel College. Anthony began his career\nwith Straight Ahead Ministries\, where he was first introduced to\njustice-involved youth and the importance of transformative support in\ntheir lives.
URL:https://cpjustice.org/event/engaging-communities-for-juvenile-reentry-holistically-supporting-justice-involved-youth-after-detention/
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SUMMARY:28th Annual Kuyper Lecture: The Afternoon of Democracy
DESCRIPTION:The Center for Public Justice (CPJ) hosted the 28th Annual Kuyper Lecture on Thursday\, October 2\, at 5:00 pm ET in the University of Notre Dame Washington Office in Washington\, D.C. This year’s lecture was delivered by Gert-Jan Segers\, who served in the Dutch Parliament from 2012 to 2023\, on the topic ‘The Afternoon of Democracy: How Faith Can Save Government of\, by\, and for the People.’ The event opened with a reception at 5:00 p.m.\, followed by the lecture at 6:15 p.m. \nWith a worldwide decline in democracy and the rise of autocratic rule\, we are witnessing what President Lincoln famously called the “afternoon of government of\, by\, and for the people.” All Western democracies face enormous challenges\, both from within their societies\, such as polarization and unstable governments\, and from anti-democratic forces abroad. \nIn this Kuyper Lecture\, Segers argued that while the defense of democracy requires a commitment to a set of political rules and regular free elections\, it also calls for a rediscovery that: 1) democracy is rooted in deep beliefs and faith\, and 2) democracy is meant for high purposes such as justice and truth. This lecture outlined a path for faith in democracy and offer hope for a new morning in our free societies. \nThe Kuyper Lecture was followed by a panel discussion featuring Chris Seiple\, Ph.D.\, President Emeritus at the Institute for Global Engagement\, and Stephanie Summers\, CEO at the Center for Public Justice. The respondents took up the theological\, philosophical\, and policy considerations raised by the lecturer\, with an eye towards equipping young people and academics to carry forward the ideas practically. \nWatch the Recording: \n \nYou can download the written copy of the remarks by the lecturer and respondents here. \n  \nSpeaker: \nGert-Jan Segers is a Dutch politician and writer (b.1969) whose career has been shaped by his deep Christian faith and commitment to religious freedom. He was a member of the Dutch Parliament from 2012-2023. \nAs leader of the Christian Union in the Dutch parliament from 2015 to 2023\, he played a pivotal role in shaping national debates on justice\, human dignity\, and the role of faith in public life. He was a two-time member of the coalition government of the Netherlands. \nToday\, he continues to speak and write internationally on democracy\, pluralism\, and the vital place of religion in society. \nRespondents: \nChris Seiple\, Ph.D.\, began operating at the intersection of religion & realpolitik in 2003\, when he became president of the Institute for Global Engagement\, and founded The Review of Faith & International Affairs. He has practiced relational diplomacy throughout Eurasia\, Africa & the Middle East. He played a significant role in the removal of Vietnam from the U.S. State Department’s religious freedom violations list (2007)\, and later Uzbekistan (2019)\, about which he developed a theory of change. He has served as senior advisor to the U.S. Secretary of State\, chairing the religion and foreign affairs  working group (2011-2013)\, and as senior advisor to USAID\, regarding the U.S. government’s first-ever summit on Strategic Religious Engagement (2020). He is co-editor of The Routledge Handbooks on Religion & Security\, and Religious Literacy\, Pluralism & Global Engagement\, and a co-creator of The Dialogue of Declarations. He is a senior fellow at Love Your Neighbor Community and the University of Haifa. He previously advised the Templeton Religion Trust in the creation of the Covenantal Pluralism Initiative. \nStephanie Summers is the CEO of the Center for Public Justice. Ms. Summers is a co-author with Washington Post columnist Michael J. Gerson and Katie Thompson of Unleashing Opportunity: Why Escaping Poverty Requires a Shared Vision of Justice (Falls City Press). A frequent speaker and moderator\, recent topics include Christian activism in Reformed Public Theology (Baker Academic) and leadership in The Routledge Handbook of Religious Literacy\, Pluralism\, and Global Engagement (Routledge). Ms. Summers is a recipient of the inaugural Duke Divinity Reflective Leadership Award. She received her M.S. in Nonprofit Management from Eastern University. Prior to her appointment at the Center for Public Justice\, she spent 12 years with the CCO\, where her roles included Vice President for the Eastern Region and Vice President for Organizational Development. Ms. Summers began her career in nonprofit administration as executive director of The Open Door\, a church-based youth center in Pittsburgh\, PA. \n 
URL:https://cpjustice.org/event/28th-annual-kuyper-lecture-the-afternoon-of-democracy/
LOCATION:University of Notre Dame Washington Office\, 1201 Pennsylvania Ave NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20004\, United States
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SUMMARY:Closing Celebration: EMF Dallas Cohort & Mini Grant Presentations
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URL:https://cpjustice.org/event/closing-celebration-emf-dallas-cohort-mini-grant-presentations/
LOCATION:Texas Baptist Español\, 7557 Rambler Rd. Suite 1200\, Dallas\, TX\, 75231\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250811T200000
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SUMMARY:CPJ Linkage Committee Focus Group
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URL:https://cpjustice.org/event/cpj-linkage-committee-focus-group/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250731T190000
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SUMMARY:Keeping Families Together Convening
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SUMMARY:11th Annual Friends of CPJ Luncheon
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URL:https://cpjustice.org/event/11th-annual-friends-of-cpj-luncheon/
LOCATION:August Wilson African American Cultural Center\, 980 Liberty Ave\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15222\, United States
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SUMMARY:CPJ Trustees’ Reception and Open House
DESCRIPTION:CPJ’s Trustees are in town for the fall board meeting and warmly welcome you to join them for a festive wine and heavy hors d’oeuvres reception at CPJ’s office between 5:30 pm and 7:30 pm ET on Friday\, October 4. Ten minutes of remarks will be made at 6:30 pm. \nStop by for as long or as short as you like\, feel free to RSVP to bring a +1.  \nCPJ’s office provides plentiful free parking and is a quick walking distance from the Braddock Road Metro. \nIf you have any questions\, please contact Debora Haede (comms@cpjustice.org). \nRSVP:
URL:https://cpjustice.org/event/cpj-trustees-reception-and-open-house/
LOCATION:University of Notre Dame Washington Office\, 1201 Pennsylvania Ave NW\, Washington\, DC\, 20004\, United States
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SUMMARY:Faith in Policy: A Conversation with Current Staffers
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to join us at our upcoming panel\, Faith in Policy; A Conversation with Current Staffers featuring Cruz Perez\, Tamika Mason\, and Lydia Abma. We look forward to seeing you July 25th at 5:30 pm in the Dirksen Senate Office Building Room 106 (SD – 106).  \nTopic Summary  \nWhat does it mean to be a Christian public servant? How can Christian public servants steward their vocations for the common good of all? How might being a Christian influence our perspectives on public policy — and is it okay for Christians to come to different conclusions? For Christian public servants\, these are important questions that impact both our personal and public lives. We look forward to exploring these questions with current congressional staffers Cruz Perez\, Tamika Mason\, and Lydia Abma and discussing the role of faith in policy.  \nRegister \n \nCruz Perez currently serves as the Legislative Assistant for Congressman Nathaniel Moran (R-TX) and covers issues related education\, labor\, banking and financial services\, and health policy. Prior to joining the office of Congressman Nathaniel Moran\, served as the Legislative Correspondent and Staff Assistant for Congresswoman Mayra Flores (R-TX) and as an intern for Congressman Randy Weber (R-TX). Born and raised in Tyler\, Texas\, Cruz is a proud graduate of Tyler Junior College and Baylor University where he received his B.A. in Political Science and a minor in Religion. \n  \nTamika Mason currently holds dual roles as the Director of Technology and Director of Faith Outreach for Congressman James E. Clyburn.  She provides technical support to a diverse team and stands as a pivotal liaison to the diverse faith community\, where her engagement with an array of faith leaders adds an invaluable dimension to her work. Tamika is a native of Prince George’s County\, Maryland\, and a graduate of Bowie State University. \n  \n \nLydia Abma is a Policy Analyst for the minority staff of the Energy and Commerce Committee\, covering various health issues. She received her Master’s of Public Health in Health Policy from George Washington University. Prior to working for the Committee\, she worked for several health advocacy organizations while getting her graduate degree and spent a year doing community health work in rural Alabama. She attended Calvin University and is originally from Grand Rapids\, Michigan. \nThis is a widely attended event.
URL:https://cpjustice.org/event/faith-in-policy-a-conversation-with-current-staffers/
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SUMMARY:Faith in Child Care Settings: Findings from Georgia and Massachusetts
DESCRIPTION:In the United States\, child care has long been provided by religious groups or housed in buildings that also serve as places of worship. According to a survey conducted by the Bipartisan Policy Center in 2020\, faith-based child care remains a popular choice for many families. However\, there has been little research conducted about the faith-based component of the child care sector: who provides faith-based child care\, what does it mean to be faith-based\, and how many faith-based child care providers are there? \nJoin us on Thursday\, June 20 at 2pm ET for a CPJ-hosted webinar exploring the role of faith in child care settings. This webinar will discuss findings from our recent study in Georgia and Massachusetts\, conducted in partnership with Baylor University’s Institute for Studies of Religion. \nRegister:\n \nSpeakers:\nRachel Anderson\, J.D.\, is a coalition-builder\, facilitator\, and policy advisor with a background in law\, community organizing\, and religious studies. Rachel is the founder and senior advisor to CPJ’s Families Valued program which advances family-supportive policies such as paid family leave\, protections for pregnant women\, and a child care ecosystem that meets families needs. She is also the Principal of Hope& Consulting which helps faith\, civic and philanthropic organizations build common ground. Previously\, she held leadership roles at the Center for Responsible Lending\, the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts\, and the Boston Faith & Justice Network. \n  \nChelsea Langston Bombino\, J.D.\, is a program officer with the Fetzer Institute. Her work as a Fellow with CPJ focuses on increasing public understanding of the importance of religious freedom for faith-based organizations of diverse faiths and mission areas. Her career has focused on nonprofit policy\, democracy\, and civic engagement. She is also an experienced facilitator\, speaker\, and teacher\, having led numerous conference sessions and having taught a nonprofit management course at Pepperdine University. She currently serves on the boards of First Amendment Voice and Young Leaders Institute. She enjoys spending free time making yummy vegan food and exploring nature trails with her husband\, Josh\, and their two children. \n  \nStephanie Summers is the CEO of the Center for Public Justice. Stephanie is a recipient of the inaugural Duke Divinity Reflective Leadership Award. She received her M.S. in Nonprofit Management from Eastern University. Prior to her appointment at the Center for Public Justice\, she spent 12 years with the Coalition for Christian Outreach (CCO)\, where her roles included Vice President for the Eastern Region and Vice President for Organizational Development.
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SUMMARY:27th Annual Kuyper Lecture: In Search of the Radical Middle - Navigating Populism and Progressivism
DESCRIPTION:The Center for Public Justice (CPJ) presented its 27th Annual Kuyper Lecture\, featuring Hans-Martien ten Napel\, Ph.D.\, on the topic “In Search of the Radical Middle: Navigating Populism and Progressivism.” The lecture took place on Thursday\, April 4\, 2024\, at 7:30 pm ET at the Great Hall of Calvin University’s Prince Conference Center in Grand Rapids\, MI. \nHans-Martien explored the political landscape in the US and Europe\, addressing the challenges posed by populism and progressivism. How should Christians navigate these political shifts? What insights can be gained from neo-Calvinist thought? This engaging discussion aims to illuminate a path forward\, drawing on Hans-Martien’s Dutch neo-Calvinist background\, expertise as a constitutional and legal scholar\, and familiarity with US constitutional and policy developments. \nThe Kuyper Lecture was followed by a panel discussion featuring Ruth Melkonian-Hoover\, Ph.D.\, Professor of Political Science at Gordon College\, and David Koyzis\, Ph.D.\, affiliated with Global Scholars Canada. The respondents took up the theological\, philosophical\, and policy considerations raised by the lecturer\, with an eye towards equipping young people and academics to carry forward the ideas practically. \nWatch the recording of the lecture: \n \nYou can download the written copy of the remarks by the lecturer and respondents here. \n \nSpeaker:\n\nHans-Martien ten Napel\, Ph.D.\, is an Associate Professor of Constitutional and Administrative Law at Leiden University. Before transferring to the law school\, he taught at the Institute for Political Science of the Faculty of Social Sciences of Leiden University. He was a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies at Harvard University (Cambridge\, MA). \nDuring the 2014-2015 academic year\, he served as a ‘Research Fellow in Legal Studies’ at the Center of Theological Inquiry in Princeton\, NJ. He participated in an interdisciplinary research project entitled ‘Law and Religious Freedom.’ As a fruit of the fellowship\, he published the monograph Constitutionalism\, Democracy and Religious Freedom. To Be Fully Human (Routledge\, 2017; paperback edition\, 2019). \nFrom 2015 until 2023\, he was a member of the editorial board of the Tijdschrift voor Religie\, Recht en Beleid (Journal of Religion\, Law and Policy) (Boom Juridische uitgevers). Since 2021\, he has also been a Senior Fellow at the Center for Religion\, Culture & Democracy in Plano\, TX\, serving on the Executive Editorial Council of the Journal of Religion\, Culture & Democracy. \nRespondents:\nRuth Melkonian-Hoover\, Ph.D.\, is a professor in the Political Science Department at Gordon College (B.A. Biola University; M.A. and Ph.D. Emory University). With Lyman Kellstedt\, she recently co-authored Evangelicals and Immigration: Fault Lines Among the Faithful (2019). She has published in Social Science Quarterly\, The Review of Faith & International Affairs\, Latin American Perspectives\, and Political Research Quarterly as well as “Welcoming the Stranger\,” in Cosmologics and “A Theology of Immigrant Labour\,” in Comment. Her scholarly interests include Latin America\, immigration\, women and politics\, and religion and international affairs. She is currently conducting research on religion and immigration in the United States. \nDavid T. Koyzis\, Ph.D. (Notre Dame)\, is affiliated with Global Scholars Canada and is the author of Political Visions and Illusions\, with another book\, Citizenship Without Illusions\, coming out in November 2024.
URL:https://cpjustice.org/event/27th-annual-kuyper-lecture-in-search-of-the-radical-middle-navigating-populism-and-progressivism/
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SUMMARY:Friends of CPJ Dinner Grand Rapids
DESCRIPTION:You’re invited to the Friends of CPJ Dinner on Thursday\, April 4\, 2024\, at the Prince Conference Center at Calvin University in Grand Rapids\, MI. \nPlease join us to spend time with friends and learn about the ongoing work of CPJ as we continue to equip pastors\, Congressional staffers\, young people\, and citizens to shape policy and follow Christ as faithful citizens. \nAmong the speakers at the dinner are Stephanie Summers\, CEO of CPJ\, and Emily Steen (Calvin University ’23) and Kailani West (Multnomah University ’23)\, 2023 Hatfield Prize winners. \nWe are delighted to welcome old and new friends to this gathering. Feel free to bring a guest\, particularly someone you think should learn about CPJ\, but kindly register that person as well. We look forward to seeing you! \n\n5:00 PM: Welcome reception\n5:30 PM: Friends of CPJ Dinner in the Willow Room of the Prince Conference Center\n7:30 PM: CPJ’s Kuyper Lecture freaturing Hans-Martien ten Napel\, Associate Professor of Constitutional and Administrative Law at Leiden University (scroll down to read more)\n9:00 PM: Dessert reception\n\nRegistration for this event has closed. If you have any questions\, please contact comms@cpjustice.org. \nAbout the Kuyper Lecturer\nHans-Martien ten Napel\, Ph.D.\, is an Associate Professor of Constitutional and Administrative Law at Leiden University. Before transferring to the law school\, he taught at the Institute for Political Science of the Faculty of Social Sciences of Leiden University. He was a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies at Harvard University (Cambridge\, MA). \nDuring the 2014-2015 academic year\, he served as a ‘Research Fellow in Legal Studies’ at the Center of Theological Inquiry in Princeton\, NJ. He participated in an interdisciplinary research project entitled ‘Law and Religious Freedom.’ As a fruit of the fellowship\, he published the monograph Constitutionalism\, Democracy and Religious Freedom. To Be Fully Human (Routledge\, 2017; paperback edition\, 2019). Since 2021\, he has also been a Senior Fellow at the Center for Religion\, Culture & Democracy in Plano\, TX\, serving on the Executive Editorial Council of the Journal of Religion\, Culture & Democracy.
URL:https://cpjustice.org/event/friends-of-cpj-dinner/
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SUMMARY:Virtual Juvenile Justice Convening: Transformative Relationships - The Essential Role of Positive Relationships in Promoting Youth Justice
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Thursday\, November 30 from 11:00 AM – 2:30 PM EST via Zoom for the fourth virtual juvenile justice convening “Transformative Relationships: The Essential Role of Positive Relationships in Promoting Youth Justice.” There will be a discussion by faith-based leaders at a variety of organizations working to foster positive relationships between families\, institutions\, communities\, and justice involved youth about how they got involved with this work\, as well as how they work with churches and faith-based organizations and leaders in serving youth and their families.  \nDuring this convening\, CPJ will be launching a faith-based youth justice toolkit “Reimagining Youth Justice: How Faith-Based Leaders Can Be Involved\,” which will provide attendess with practical resources to engage with youth justice. The toolkit will be presented from 12:30-1:00 pm during the convening. Prepared by Community Connections for Youth (CCFY) and the Center for Public Justice (CPJ)\, the toolkit aims to equip people of faith to advocate on behalf of youth in the justice system. The toolkit was designed to help people of faith take practical steps towards supporting\, advocating\, and serving young people who are at a critical juncture in their development\, one threatened by their entanglement with the justice system. You\, your church\, organization\, or agency will gain insight into ways to improve the programming and services you currently offer youth or practical ways to get involved. \nAs youth crime and violence have increased throughout the country during the COVID-19 pandemic\, which in many ways has worsened economic disparities for our most vulnerable youth\, faith-based leaders have an urgent need to learn about these issues. \nFill out the form below to register for the event:
URL:https://cpjustice.org/event/fourth-juvenile-justice-convening/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting
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SUMMARY:26th Annual Kuyper Lecture: Who's Caring for Children?
DESCRIPTION:The Center for Public Justice (CPJ) hosted its 26th Annual Kuyper Lecture\, delivered by Rachel Hope Anderson\, J.D.  on the topic “Who’s Caring for Children?” on Thursday\, November 16. \nRachel Anderson presented on the unique challenges\, possible solutions\, and pathways forward for faith-based child care in the United States. Often\, parents are the only ones to bear the financial responsibility for their children\, who are a blessing and benefit to our entire society. Families form the backbone of our communities\, but with skyrocketing child care costs and limited avenues for acquiring funding\, parents are faced with difficult choices. Rachel Anderson explained where we can step in to help these caregivers. \nRachel Hope Anderson (Hope& Consulting) has extensive experience at the intersection of faith and early childhood policy. She founded and serves as strategic advisor to the Families Valued program at the Center for Public Justice and served as the Primary Investigator for CPJ’s three state studies on faith-based child care. Previously\, she served as the director of faith affairs at the Center for Responsible Lending where she formed and led a cross-ideological religious coalition to rein in predatory payday lending. Ms. Anderson brings a background in community organizing\, advocacy\, and spiritual formation to her consulting work and is committed to the practice of pluralism—helping those with deep differences to work together with mutual respect toward a shared common good. She is a graduate of Harvard Law and Divinity Schools. \nMs. Anderson’s remarks were followed by a discussion featuring Dr. Stanley Carlson-Thies\, Founder and Senior Director of the Institutional Religious Freedom Alliance at the Center for Public Justice. \n \n 
URL:https://cpjustice.org/event/annual-kuyper-lecture-whos-caring-for-children/
LOCATION:August Wilson African American Cultural Center\, 980 Liberty Ave\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15222\, United States
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SUMMARY:Community Call and Text Study: Abundance and Tenacity
DESCRIPTION:The Center for Public Justice’s Families Valued team hosted its third quarterly Zoom community call and text study “Abundance and Tenacity” in the “Setting a Table Where Families Flourish” series on Thursday\, October 26. \nThroughout this year\, we have been inviting advocates to a conversation about the Psalmist’s abundant vision\, what it means for our own lives\, and the work to build a common life where all families have not only enough but more than enough.  \nWe are grateful for having had Sharifa Stevens join us to discuss how we can use our gifts and tenacity to fuel change in our communities.  \nIf you missed the webinar\, please find the recording below: \n \nSpeaker \n\n\n\nSharifa Stevens is the daughter of Jamaican immigrants\, born and raised in New York\, and currently residing with her family in Dallas\, TX. She graduated from Columbia University in New York with a Bachelor in African American Studies before earning a Master in theology from Dallas Theological Seminary. Sharifa is a conglomeration of intersections: Bronx wisdom and prep-school code-switching; smoke shop Now-and-Laters and church peppermints; hip-hop and hymns. Intersections can be a mash-up—rife with both tragedy and opportunity; places of pause within movement. Sharifa aspires to use writing as a vehicle that moves readers to intersect with the sacred and the honest. She contributed to the book Vindicating the Vixens: Revisiting Sexualized\, Vilified\, & Marginalized Women of the Bible and Rally: Communal Prayers for Lovers of Jesus and Justice. Sharifa is married to a Renaissance man\, and mother to two lively boys. \n\nAdditional Resources & Recommendations \n\nPsalm 23 (NET)\nPsalm 23 Tremper Longman’s Commentary\nBook: Feed the Resistance: Recipes + Ideas for Getting Involved by Julia Turshen\nBook: The Potlikker Papers by John T. Edge\nEyes on the Prize: Interview with Georgia Gilmore
URL:https://cpjustice.org/event/community-call-and-text-study-abundance-and-tenacity/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting
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SUMMARY:CPJ Trustees' Reception and Open House
DESCRIPTION:CPJ’s Trustees were in town for the fall board meeting and joined Open House attendees during an evening of festive wine and heavy hors d’oeuvres reception at CPJ’s office from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm ET on Friday\, October 6. CPJ’s CEO\, Stephanie Summers\, also shared a few words with friends of CPJ and team members. 
URL:https://cpjustice.org/event/october-6-trustees-reception-and-open-house/
LOCATION:August Wilson African American Cultural Center\, 980 Liberty Ave\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15222\, United States
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SUMMARY:Picnic on the Mall
DESCRIPTION:This past March\, we launched Civitas\, a Christian leadership development program for young congressional staff. To commemorate the end of our first Civitas cohort\, we had a picnic on the National Mall where attendees heard about the inaugural Civitas cohort\, engaged in conversation about the latest CPJ updates\, and enjoyed refreshments with other friends of CPJ.
URL:https://cpjustice.org/event/picnic-on-the-mall/
LOCATION:August Wilson African American Cultural Center\, 980 Liberty Ave\, Pittsburgh\, PA\, 15222\, United States
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SUMMARY:June 29: Community Call and Text Study
DESCRIPTION:This year’s Families Valued theme is about envisioning a future where families can live abundantly. We are hosting a quarterly text study series titled “Setting the Table where Families Flourish” that includes Biblical texts and practical ways to help advocates envision what a flourishing community looks like. \nWe invite you to watch the recording of the second of our quarterly Zoom community calls around the theme of abundance. Kat Armas joined us to discuss the importance of communal care and the well-being of families. \nKat Armas is a Cuban American writer and podcaster from Miami\, FL. She is the author of Abuelita Faith & Sacred Belonging and host of The Protagonistas podcast. \nSpeaker\n \nKat Armas is a Cuban American writer and podcaster from Miami\, FL. She holds a dual MDiv and MAT from Fuller Theological Seminary where she was awarded the Frederick Buechner Award for Excellence in Writing\, and is currently pursuing a ThM at Vanderbilt Divinity School. \nHer first book\, Abuelita Faith: What Women on the Margins Teach Us About Wisdom\, Persistence and Strength\, sits at the intersection of women\, decolonialism\, the Bible\, and Cuban identity. She also explores these topics and more on her podcast\, The Protagonistas\, which centers the voices of Black\, Indigenous\, and other women of color in theological spaces. \nKat is currently living in Nashville with her spouse and new baby while working on her second book\, Sacred Belonging: A 40-day Devotional on the Liberating Heart of Scripture. \nAbuelita Faith: What Women on the Margins Teach Us About Wisdom\, Persistence and Strength \nThe Protagonistas Podcast
URL:https://cpjustice.org/event/june-29-community-call-and-text-study/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting
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SUMMARY:The Pandemic and Employee Experiences: The Future of the Faith-Shaped Workplace
DESCRIPTION:Co-sponsored by Comment\, this webinar presents newly released research conducted by the Center for Public Justice in partnership with DataWise Consulting. Through interviews with employers and employees\, the study explores work conditions and experiences at faith-shaped low-wage workplaces during the COVID-19 pandemic.  \nOur panelists discussed the research findings\, analyzed similar observations made in workplaces today\, and shared their recommendations for faith-shaped employers and employees. Together\, we explored the challenges faced\, the innovative approaches adopted\, and the opportunities for reimagining faith-based workplaces. From fostering resilience and adapting to changing circumstances to promoting employee well-being and integrating faith values\, this webinar provides valuable insights and recommendations for faith-shaped businesses and employees seeking to thrive in a post-pandemic world. \nKey topics covered: \n\n\n\nOverview of the research methodology and findings\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEmployee experiences and challenges during the pandemic\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEmployer perspectives and approaches to adapting workplace practices\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRecommendations for fostering a faith-shaped workplace in the post-pandemic era\n\n\n\n\n\n\nQ&A session with the panelists\n\n\n\nPanelists:\nRachel Anderson is a Resident Fellow with the Center for Public Justice\, leading the Families Valued initiative. Her work focuses on work and family policy and faith-based civic engagement. Previously\, Rachel served as the Director of Faith Affairs at the Center for Responsible Lending\, where she worked with faith leaders at the state and federal level to advocate for protections against predatory lending. She is a graduate of Harvard Law and Divinity Schools. Rachel is the parent of two young children\, and a member of an inter-generational household with her kids\, husband\, and her parents\, outside of DC. \n \nDenise Daniels\, PhD is the inaugural Hudson T. Harrison Endowed Chair of Entrepreneurship at Wheaton College (IL). Previously she was Professor of Management at Seattle Pacific University. She earned a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from the University of Washington. Her scholarly interests include meaningful work\, Sabbath\, leadership\, gender\, and motivation. Denise is the co-Principal Investigator on a $1.8M research project funded by the Lilly Endowment examining how people in the United States understand and engage their faith at work. She serves on the corporate board of a FinTech company\, and on the board of two non-profit organizations. Denise has been married to Craig for 28 years and they have four adolescent and young adult children. \nJax Heil is an Associate Consultant with DataWise Consulting\, LLC. Since joining the DataWise team in 2020\, Jax has considered himself a research generalist with a special interest in qualitative research such as interviews and focus groups. He works closely with non-profits\, religious organizations\, and educational entities at DataWise\, focusing on issues such as workforce development\, housing\, and childcare. Jax considers himself a macro social worker\, graduating with his Bachelor of Social Work from Calvin University\, Master of Social Work from Michigan State University\, and is entering a Social Work PhD program in the fall of 2023 at the University of Denver. Outside of work\, he enjoys running and empowering student-athletes through sport. \n \nMilinda Ysasi leads Grow\, a community development financial instituion in West Michigan focused on providing knowledge and capital to small business owners. \nPrior to Grow\, Milinda worked at the SOURCE\, a nonprofit focused on providing wrap around supports to front line workers. She also worked in the private sector in a variety of human resources roles. In November 2019\, Milinda was elected to serve as a City Commissioner for the 2nd Ward of the Grand Rapids. \nMilinda is a co-founder of the Latina Network of West Michigan\, an organic collective focused on changing the Latina narrative in the region. She was a 2018 Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Job Quality Fellow. Milinda received her executive MBA from Michigan State University. \nVoices from the Pandemic Workplace Research Brief \nGrief Work: An article by Rachel Anderson on the significance of honoring grief at work
URL:https://cpjustice.org/event/the-pandemic-and-employee-experiences/
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SUMMARY:Lunchtime Briefing: Health Access for TX Moms
DESCRIPTION:Focus\nIn this lunchtime briefing\, The Center for Public Justice’s Families Valued team and partners discussed an urgent opportunity to support Health Care for Texas Moms. Topics covered:  \n\nHow health access improves maternal health\, reduces maternal mortality\, and helps address racial disparities for women in Texas.\nWho is at risk under the current approach\, which limits moms’ access to Medicaid 60 days after pregnancy. How the pending legislation improves maternal health in Texas.\nWhy comprehensive support for mothers and children is particularly important in this post-Dobbs environment.\nHow Christians can champion the progress of maternal health legislation in Texas.\n\n\nAdvocacy Objective\nHear about legislation being considered by the Texas legislature that would assure vulnerable moms access to Medicaid for the full first year after pregnancy. Pray for mothers\, families\, and Texas leaders whose decisions could affect the health and well-being of many. \nSpeakers\nThe lunchtime briefing features Cessilye Smith\, CEO of Abide Women’s Health Services\, Emilie Cunningham\, Ph.D.\, public health practitioner\, member Dayspring Baptist Church\, Waco\, Kelly Rosati\, Child advocacy\, adoption\, and foster care expert\, and Art Hooker\, Co-Chair at the Association for Public Justice.
URL:https://cpjustice.org/event/lunchtime-briefing-health-access-for-tx-moms/
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SUMMARY:Faith and Payday Loans: A Response to Predatory Lending
DESCRIPTION:According to a 2023 survey by Lifeway Research\, more than 3 in 4 Christians believe it is a sin to lend money in a way that hurts the borrower financially. Still\, 1 in 3 people have used payday loans themselves. \nWatch our webinar titled “Faith and Payday Loans: A Response to Predatory Lending?” Co-sponsored by the National Association of Evangelicals and the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship\, our panelists analyzed the key findings of a recent online survey conducted by Lifeway Research in partnership with the Faith for Just Lending Coalition. The survey examined the experiences and views of 1\,000 Christians from 27 states about payday loans. \nLuke Bretherton\, Research Professor of Moral and Political Theology at Duke University\, and Whitney Barkley-Denney of the Center for Responsible Lending joined us to discuss alternatives to payday lending\, policy recommendations to protect borrowers\, and how people of faith can play a key role in helping those who are caught in a cycle of payday loans. \nPanelists\n \nWhitney Barkley-Denney is a deputy director of state policy and a senior policy counsel at the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL). She works with state legislatures\, attorneys general\, and governors to fight predatory lending\, exploitative student loan practices\, and unscrupulous debt collectors. Prior to CRL\, Whitney worked on a range of election law issues as director of the Michigan Election Law Project and field director for Election Protection 2008\, coordinating law students and attorneys to monitor polls for election irregularities during the 2008 presidential campaign. Whitney clerked for the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law\, serving in the Voter Protection Division\, working to enforce the 1964 Voting Rights Act. She accepted a fellowship from Equal Justice Works/AmeriCorps to do foreclosure assistance work with the Mississippi Center for Justice\, developing legal and policy expertise in foreclosure\, consumer lending\, and for-profit colleges. In 2013 and 2014\, Whitney was appointed to the US Department of Education’s Federal Rulemaking Committee on Gainful Employment and Programmatic Integrity\, helping to set federal financial policy for students. \nWhitney attended The College of Charleston\, in Charleston (SC)\, and graduated from the University of Michigan Law School\, being named 2009 Woman Law Student of the Year by the National Women Lawyers Association. When she’s not at work\, Whitney enjoys theater. \n  \nLuke Bretherton is Robert E. Cushman Distinguished Research Professor of Moral and Political Theology and senior fellow of the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University. Before joining the Duke faculty in 2012\, he was reader in Theology & Politics and convener of the Faith & Public Policy Forum at King’s College London. His latest book is Christ and the Common Life: Political Theology and the Case for Democracy (Eerdmans\, 2019). Specific issues addressed in his work include euthanasia and hospice care\, debt and usury\, fair trade\, environmental justice\, racism\, humanitarianism\, the treatment of refugees\, interfaith relations\, secularism\, nationalism\, church-state relations\, and the church’s involvement in social welfare provision and social movements. Alongside his scholarly work\, he writes in the media (including The Guardian\, The Times and The Washington Post) on topics related to religion and politics\, has worked with a variety of faith-based NGOs\, mission agencies\, and churches around the world\, and has been actively involved over many years in forms of grassroots democratic politics\, both in the UK and the US. His primary areas of research\, supervision\, and teaching are Christian ethics\, political theology\, the intellectual and social history of Christian moral and political thought\, the relationship between Christianity and capitalism\, missiology\, interfaith relations\, and practices of social\, political\, and economic witness.
URL:https://cpjustice.org/event/faith_and_payday_loans/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting
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SUMMARY:Webinar: The State of the Center for Public Justice (CPJ)
DESCRIPTION:The annual “State of CPJ” webinar highlights our year in review and important milestones and developments. We also invite you to look at the year ahead with us. In what ways can we best serve God and others this year? What are some of the upcoming policy issues the Center for Public Justice (CPJ) will be advocating for and researching? As a friend of CPJ\, what can you do to get involved? \nWhat the Lord has made possible for CPJ in 2022 reflects how CPJ is known for equipping citizens\, developing leaders\, and shaping policy to serve God\, advance justice\, and transform public life. CPJ’s team\, reach\, and impact keeps growing\, and it is an exciting season to be a part of this work! – Stephanie Summers\, CPJ CEO \nAs part of this program\, we heard from CPJ’s Dawn Brotherton\, Director of Development\, Stephanie Summers\, Chief Executive Officer\, Stanley Carlson-Thies\, Founder and Senior Director of the Institutional Religious Freedom Alliance\, a CPJ program\, and Chandler Robinson\, Advocacy Intern. \nSpeakers\nDawn Brotherton is the Director of Development at the Center for Public Justice. With a PhD in Human and Organizational Systems from Fielding Graduate University\, and an undergraduate degree from Gordon College\, she has worked with nonprofits\, schools\, and Christian organizations to strengthen their capacity to fulfill their mission. Dawn lives in Harrisburg\, PA with her husband and three children. \n  \n\nChandler Robinson is an Advocacy Intern with the Center for Public Justice and the Association for Public Justice. She is an undergraduate student at Howard University studying Health Management and Afro-American studies. She is particularly passionate about healthcare equity and juvenile justice. Chandler is a part of an on-campus organization called the Youth Justice Advocates who work to disrupt the school-to-prison pipeline through mentorship at a local youth detention center. Chandler loves to serve and actively seeks out opportunities to engage with the community\, whether it be her own\, or another in need of love\, support\, and prayer. \n\n \nStephanie Summers is the CEO of the Center for Public Justice. Ms. Summers is a co-author with Washington Post columnist Michael J. Gerson and Katie Thompson of Unleashing Opportunity: Why Escaping Poverty Requires a Shared Vision of Justice (Falls City Press). A frequent speaker and moderator\, recent topics include Christian activism in Reformed Public Theology (Baker Academic) and leadership in The Routledge Handbook of Religious Literacy\, Pluralism\, and Global Engagement (Routledge). Ms. Summers is a recipient of the inaugural Duke Divinity Reflective Leadership Award. She also serves as a Trustee of Eastern University\, where she received her M.S. in Nonprofit Management.  \nPrior to her appointment at the Center for Public Justice\, she spent 12 years with the CCO\, where her roles included Vice President for the Eastern Region and Vice President for Organizational Development. Ms. Summers began her career in nonprofit administration as executive director of The Open Door\, a church-based youth center in Pittsburgh\, PA. \n\nStanley Carlson-Thies is the Founder and Senior Director of the Institutional Religious Freedom Alliance (IRFA)\, a program of the Center for Public Justice. As part of this role\, he convenes the Coalition to Preserve Religious Freedom\, a multi-faith alliance of social-service\, education\, and religious freedom organizations that advocates for the religious freedom of faith-based organizations to Congress and the federal government. He is an expert on the federal Faith-Based Initiative and served in the inaugural White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships \nRead the 2022 Annual Report here
URL:https://cpjustice.org/event/webinar-the-state-of-the-center-for-public-justice-cpj/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting
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SUMMARY:Advocacy Training: God's Purpose for Families - Learning from our Family Stories
DESCRIPTION:Event Focus:\nOur conceptions of the family are very diverse\, but what does the Bible say about the purpose and place of families? How do our backgrounds enrich our biblical understanding of family? Watch the final webinar in our 2022 “What’s a Family Worth?” series. You will get to hear a recap on the series and discussions on the unique callings of families and our role in helping all families flourish.  \nAdvocacy Objective:\nContact members of Congress in support of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act and join a CPJ-affiliated group in their state to advocate for paid family leave in the next Congress.  \nPanelists:\nDr. Christina Edmondson holds a PhD in Counseling Psychology from Tennessee State University\, a MS degree from the University of Rochester in Family Therapy\, and a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology from Hampton University. For over decade\, Dr. Edmondson has served in a variety of roles including recently as the Dean for Intercultural Student Development at Calvin University. Within the Higher Education sphere\, she continues to serve as an instructor and partners with several universities to develop ethical and impactful leaders. Additionally\, a Certified Cultural Intelligence facilitator\, public speaker\, and mental health therapist\, Christina is often contacted by churches to consult about leadership development\, anti-racism\, and mental health issues. Her writing has been seen and referenced in a variety of outlets including Essence.com\, YourBlackWorld.com\, and Gospel Today magazine. She is also one of the co-hosts of the Truth’s Table podcast. \nRev. Dr. Mika Edmondson is the Lead Pastor at Koinonia Church in Nashville\, TN. Dr. Edmondson earned his Doctorate at Calvin Theological Seminary\, with his dissertation entitled Unearned Suffering is Redemptive: The Roots and Implications of Martin Luther King\, Jr.’s Redemptive Suffering Theodicy. Dr. Edmondson was the first African American to receive a Ph.D. from Calvin\, where he also contributed as an Adjunct Professor. He earned his Master of Divinity degree from Vanderbilt Divinity School\, and a Bachelor of Science in Applied Physics at Hampton University. Mika has also authored several theological publications and has guest-lectured at many distinguished institutes and conferences. \nMariah Humphries (M.T.S.) is a Mvskoke Nation citizen\, writer and educator. Through her experience navigating the tension between Native and White American culture\, she brings Native awareness to non-Native spaces. She focuses on theology\, racial literacy and reconciliation within the American Church. \nDr. Joshua Wu is a senior vice president of analytics in a public relations company based in New York City. He has experience working with clients in the public advocacy and policy arenas and served on DEI and employee parent advisory committees to craft better employer support for parents and caretakers. Outside work\, he is on the leadership team at the Asian American Christian Collaborative\, attends Rosebrook Presbyterian in Rockville Maryland\, and lives in Bethesda with his wife and two children. He has a PhD in Political Science from The Ohio State University.
URL:https://cpjustice.org/event/advocacy-training-whats-a-family-worth-our-diverse-stories/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Will the Senate's Respect for Marriage Act Protect Churches and Religious Organizations?
DESCRIPTION:On November 16\, 2022\, the U.S. Senate voted to advance the Respect for Marriage Act (RMA) (H.R. 8404). The bipartisan Senate version of the legislation addresses federal and state recognition of same-sex marriages and incorporates multiple religious freedom protections. The bill passed following the Thanksgiving congressional recess. \nThe Center for Public Justice and its Institutional Religious Freedom Alliance (IRFA) hosted a webinar covering the Respect for Marriage Act and its implications for faith-based organizations and people of faith. \nStanley Carlson-Thies\, Senior and Founding Director of IRFA\, will discuss the religious freedom provisions the bill offers to those who adhere to the biblical understanding of marriage. Joy Mosely\, Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU) Associate Vice President for Government & Strategic Relations\, will share about the implications of the RMA for Christian higher education and Alexander Dushku\, a Salt Lake City lawyer who has represented The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in First Amendment cases\, will address the key concerns raised by critics of the bill. A Q&A session will follow the conversation moderated by Stephanie Summers\, CEO of the Center for Public Justice. \nCPJ Statement on the Passage of the Respect for Marriage Act (RMA) \nRMA Frequently Asked Questions (English) \nRMA Frequently Asked Questions (Spanish) \n \n 
URL:https://cpjustice.org/event/webinar-will-the-senates-respect-for-marriage-act-protect-churches-and-religious-organizations/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221117T120000
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SUMMARY:Advocacy Training: Creating A Pro-Family Public Policy Agenda
DESCRIPTION:Event Focus:\nA conversation on the central role of the family in American life and the need for a more robust pro-family policy agenda. \nPanelists:\nPatrick T. Brown\, Fellow\, Ethics and Public Policy Center \nCherilyn Holloway\, Founder\, Pro-Black Pro-Life \nDr. Christine Sequenzia\, Policy Director\, National Association of Evangelicals \nPregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) CPJ statement \nPWFA policy brief 
URL:https://cpjustice.org/event/advocacy-training-creating-a-pro-family-public-policy-agenda/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221110T120000
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SUMMARY:Virtual Convening: Family First Approach to Juvenile Justice - Better Outcomes for Kids and Communities
DESCRIPTION:Research and Pennsylvania’s data show that most children in the justice system are not on a path to adult crime. In fact\, the majority of youth in the system in Pennsylvania have little or no prior history of delinquency\, have not committed a felony or a personal offense\, and do not score as high risk to reoffend. Unfortunately\, current juvenile justice practices routinely undercut the stability of families\, communities\, and the economy by removing kids from their homes\, disrupting their education\, and spending significant taxpayer money on interventions that aren’t effective and can lead to worse public safety outcomes for communities. \nThe Center for Public Justice (CPJ) is a national non-partisan\, Christian public policy and civic engagement organization. Our mission is to equip citizens\, develop leaders\, and shape policy in pursuit of our purpose to serve God\, advance justice\, and transform public life. \nCPJ works on a variety of public policy issues\, including criminal and juvenile justice reform. CPJ believes that faith-based organizations and houses of worship are critical to this work\, and CPJ is invested in inspiring and equipping such institutions to be a part of transforming juvenile probation in their own communities. \nWe invite you to watch the recording of our webinar\, “Family First Approach to Juvenile Justice – Better Outcomes for Kids and Communities.” \nYou will hear from the executive director of Amachi Pittsburgh\, Anna Hollis\, Kentucky State Sen. Whitney Westerfield\, and the CEO of the Center of Public Justice\, Stephanie Summers. \nWith the rise in youth crime and violence throughout the country during the COVID-19 pandemic\, which in many ways has exacerbated economic disparities for our most vulnerable youth\, this is a critical time for faith-based leaders to learn about the issues and get involved. It is time for people of faith to stand up for Pennsylvania’s children. \nTask Force Executive Summary \nJuvenile Justice Term Definitions
URL:https://cpjustice.org/event/virtual-convening-family-first-approach-to-juvenile-justice-better-outcomes-for-kids-and-communities/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221020T120000
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SUMMARY:Advocacy Training: Black Motherhood Matters
DESCRIPTION:Our “Advocacy Training: Black Motherhood Matters” webinar focused on the systemic factors that account for higher maternal mortality rates\, lower rates of breastfeeding\, and worse birth outcomes for black mothers and their children and what Christian advocates can do to support black mothers and their babies to thrive.  \nPanelists for the event feature Kathryn Freeman\, Families Valued Strategic Consultant\, Cessilye Smith\, Abide Women’s Health Services Founder & CEO\, Khadija Adams\, Black Lactation Circle Central Ohio Founder\, and Lauren Reliford\, MSW\, Sojourner Political Research Director. \nPregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) CPJ statement \nPWFA policy brief  \n \n 
URL:https://cpjustice.org/event/advocacy-training-black-motherhood-matters/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221004T110000
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SUMMARY:Webinar: Faith-Based Child Care - A Michigan Case Study
DESCRIPTION:According to a 2020 survey by the Bipartisan Policy Center\, faith-based child care remains a preferred option for many families. But the scope and nature of faith-based child care has received little recent study. To address this gap\, the Center for Public Justice examined the child care landscape in Michigan.  \nWatch the “Faith-Based Child Care – A Michigan Case Study” webinar to hear key findings from the Michigan case study and discuss the role of faith-based child care within America’s child care ecosystem. \nAccess the Faith-Based Child Care Policy Brief here.
URL:https://cpjustice.org/event/webinar-faith-based-child-care-a-michigan-case-study/
LOCATION:Zoom Meeting
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