Committee for Children Names Policy and Advocacy Vice President Committee for Children, a global leader in research-based social-emotional learning (SEL), has appointed Jordan Posamentier as Vice President of Policy and Advocacy, effective February 7, 2022. In this newly created role, Posamentier will join the executive leadership team and report directly to Committee for Children CEO Andrea Lovanhill.Read More
New Psychologist-Led Video Series Supports Parents’ and Children’s Mental Health this Winter Committee for Children releases second-annual video series, “A Psychologist’s Guide to Winter Well-Being” video to improve family resilience during the winter months.Read More
Committee for Children Releases Digital Report to the Community Committee for Children, a nonprofit leader in social-emotional learning (SEL) and creator of the Second Step® family of programs, has released an annual report for 2020–2021. The report, titled Resilience, Reflection, and Hope, highlights the organization’s achievements, expertise, and innovations from the prior fiscal year. Read More
Purrble® Toy Named in TIME’s List of the 100 Best Inventions of 2021 TIME revealed its list of the 100 Best Inventions of 2021 that are making the world better, smarter, and even a bit more fun. Alongside five other toys and games, TIME featured Committee for Children and Sproutel’s interactive emotion-management toy for kids, the Purrble companion.Read More
Superhero Captain Compassion® Empowers Kids to Prevent Racially Motivated Bullying In support of aspiring young upstanders, Committee for Children is launching its fourth annual Captain Compassion campaign to teach kids how to activate their upstander power and prevent racially motivated bullying.Read More
Committee for Children Names First-Generation Pakistani Immigrant New Director of PR and Communications Committee for Children, a global leader in research-based social-emotional learning (SEL) programs, has appointed Maheen Mustafa as the organization’s new Director of Public Relations and Communications, effective August 9, 2021.Read More
Committee for Children Names New VP of Marketing and Client Relations Committee for Children, a leader in research-based social-emotional learning (SEL) programs, strengthens its executive leadership team with the hiring of Regi Dennis as Vice President of Marketing and Client Relations (MCR). He will join the organization on September 1. Read More
Leading Organizations Applaud House Appropriations Committee Vote: Significant Investments for Social and Emotional Learning in FY 2022 Education Spending Measure Committee for Children and the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) strongly applaud today’s vote by the House Appropriations Committee to support significant investments in social-emotional learning (SEL) as part of 2022 education funding.Read More
Committee for Children Announces The Imagine Neighborhood™ Podcast’s First Teen Force! Fellowship To empower high school storytellers, Committee for Children is thrilled to announce the first The Imagine Neighborhood Teen Force! fellowship. The award-winning podcast’s new fellowship, along with other programming from Committee for Children promoting youth empowerment and family engagement, were made possible by a $220,000 grant from The Allstate Foundation.Read More
Committee for Children Expands into Adult Education with New Social-Emotional Learning Program for K–12 Educators Committee for Children releases Second Step® SEL for Adults, a new research-based K–12 professional development program that supports educator well-being by providing school staff with the skills, knowledge, and resources they need to thrive in the workplace.Read More