For Immediate Release
Contact:
Judith Whitmarsh
Director of Public Policy
judy_whitmarsh@ccab.org
Join Catholic Charities and the Girl's Initiative to urge Committee Chairs to move "An Act to Establish a Special Commission on Gender-Responsive Programming for High Risk and System-Involved Girls" to the legislative process
An Act to Establish a Special Commission on Gender-Responsive Programming for High Risk and System-Involved Girl
Bill: HB3418
Sponsor: Rep. Cheryl A. Coakley-Rivera
Referred to: Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities
This bill will require state agencies, including the Department of Children and Families (DCF), the Department of Youth Services (DYS), and Juvenile Probation, to examine how they provide services to girls in their care and make gender responsive changes that will foster more positive outcomes for girls.
The Committee is reporting bills out now. Please contact members of the Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities and register your support of H3418. If you would like to help this effort and your Representative or Senator serves on this Committee, please call them and register your support. If you do not have a Representative or Senator on the Committee, you could call one or both of the Committee Chairs.
Committee members are:
State Senators
Gale Candaras, Chair 617-722-1291
Thomas McGee 617-722-1350
Jennifer Flanagan 617-722-1230
Patricia Jehlen 617-722-1578
Thomas P. Kennedy 617-722-1200
Bruce E. Tarr 617-722-1600State Representatives
Kay Khan, Chair 617-722-2011
Tom Sannicandro 617-722-2011
Angelo M. Scaccia 617-722-2060
Kevin J. Murphy 617-722-2877
Martin J. Walsh 617-722-2090