Co-hosted by Chapin Hall Center for Children and the Urban Institute, this series focuses on the challenges facing children, families, and communities in America, as well as the programs and policies designed to address those challenges.

To read about and hear audio recordings from past conferences in this series, click on the links below:

• January 11, 2007: Making Child Care Subsidies Work for Families
• February 8, 2007: The Nexus of Youth Homelessness and the Child Welfare System
• March 8, 2007: Government Spending on Children: Aligning Priorities and Resources
• April 12, 2007: Should Parents be Covered by SCHIP?
• May 10, 2007: Race, Schools, and Neighborhoods: Reducing the Barriers to Achievement
• June 14, 2007: Making the Child Welfare System Work for Older Youth
• October 18, 2007: From the School to the Community: Systems and Strategies for Effective Urban Schools
• November 8, 2007: Children Left Behind: What Happens After Immigration Raids?
• December 6, 2007: Is Juvenile Justice the Right Place to Manage Drug Treatment for Teens?
• January 10, 2008: Racial Disparity in the Child Welfare System
• February 14, 2008: Broken Bonds: Understanding and Addressing the Needs of Children with Incarcerated Mothers
• March 13, 2008: Where Credit is Dues: Why Tax Policy for Low-Income Working Families Isn't Working (and What We Can Do About It)
• April 10, 2008: Responsible Workers, Responsive Parents: Low-Income Famiies in Today's Workplace
• May 8, 2008: Children and Family Issues on the Campaign Trail: Polling, Politics, and Policy