CFK Weekly—August 5, 2002

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Editor's Note: Jan Richter is on vacation this week, so we're doing a shorter issue of the newsletter. The Weekly will return in its full form on Monday, August 12. NEW ON CONNECT FOR KIDS
**After Welfare, and After School
**Talk Back: Readers Respond

YOUR TURN TO TALK BACK!
**Connect for Kids User Survey CORRECTION
**Common Sense Solutions on Welfare Reauthorization SUBSCRIBE/UNSUBSCRIBE
NEW ON CONNECT FOR KIDS
**After Welfare, and After School
Imagine you are a single mom with this resume: ?high school drop-out, no work experience, career objective unknown.? What would it take to help you land and keep a decent job? Now imagine you are a 7-year-old girl going home to an empty house. What would a good after school program mean to you? This August, Connect for Kids is putting the spotlight on stories from some special partners, organizations that work to help us all help kids. This week, check out the work of Action Alliance For Children, and AdvoCasey. http://www.connectforkids.org **Talk Back: Readers Respond
Several recent Connect for Kids articles generated many comments and questions from our readers—on everything from race and prejudice to coping with middle school students. We thought we'd share them and invite you to respond and become part of our online community. We'll highlight your comments and ideas in "Talk Back" features each month. http://www.connectforkids.org YOUR TURN TO TALK BACK!

**Connect for Kids User Survey
If you could change one thing about the Connect for Kids Weekly newsletter, what would it be? Share your thoughts in our 5-minute online survey and help us keep you informed on the latest news in kids' issues! Click here to take our survey! CORRECTION
Last week the link to a column by Annie E. Casey Foundation president Douglas W. Nelson appeared incorrectly. The correct link appears below: http://www.aecf.org/publications/advocasey/summer2002/welfare_reform.htm

Have a great week, everyone! The Connect for Kids team