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2015 TIMELINE OF CCAI EVENTS

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1. January U.S. Senators Roy Blunt 5. March 24 CCAI’s 114th Congress 9. May 19 The White House honors
(R-MO) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) New Member Forum introduces Mary Lee and Daryl Conquering
and U.S. Representative Trent Franks congressional freshmen to the Bear, both CCAI Foster Youth Intern
(R-AZ) become Co-Chairs of the Congressional Coalition on Adoption. alum, as National Foster Care Youth
Congressional Coalition on Adoption. Champions of Change for giving back
6. April 15 The Adoption Tax Credit to their communities.
2. January 13 CCAI renews its 2016 Working Group hosts a briefing with
global permanency advocacy as a U.S. Senators Robert Casey, Jr. (D-PA) 10. May 26 The 2015 Foster Youth
member of the Children in Adversity and Roy Blunt (R-MO) highlighting the Internship Program® interns arrive in
Policy Partnership (CAPP) with importance of adoption affordability with Washington, D.C. to leave their mark on
congressional meetings. remarks by U.S. Representative Trent Capitol Hill.
Franks (R-AZ).
3. March 2 CCAI kicks off our quarterly 11. May 27 The Senate Caucus on
congressional briefing series on 7. April 29 - May 1 CCAI presents Foster Youth’s Briefing on Trauma
intercountry adoptions with the U.S. on federal adoption and foster care Informed Care features CCAI Foster
Department of State. policy at the Christian Alliance for Youth Intern alum Amnoni Myers.
Orphans Summit in Nashville.
4. March 18 The child welfare 12. June 18 The Foster Youth Interns
community celebrates Former U.S. 8. May 6 CCAI Foster Youth Intern alum are welcomed to Capitol Hill by eight
Senator Mary Landrieu’s contribution to Ta’Kijah Randolph shares her story at Members of Congress at the annual
child welfare policy in a tribute evening. the Senate Caucus on Foster Youth’s Foster Youth Internship Program®
Briefing on Promoting Kinship Care for Congressional Luncheon.
Foster Youth.

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