The Journal of Children and Poverty (JCP), a publication of the Institute for Children and Poverty, is a scholarly forum for the presentation of research and policy initiatives in the areas of education, social services, health, and public policy. JCP seeks to promote intellectual debate and new ideas that will impact policy and practice in the field of child and family welfare. Following is a selection of article abstracts for the September 2005 issue. In "Social Networks, Migration, and Care in Tanzania: Caregivers' and Children's Resilience to Coping With HIV/AIDS," Ruth M. C. Evans explores the impacts of the HIV/AIDS epidemic on children and families in northern Tanzania. Based on the findings of child-focused research with street children and children from HIV/AIDS-affected households, the paper illustrates the coping strategies that children and caregivers adopt at the household level. Debra A. Henderson's and Ann R. Tickamyer's article "The Impact of Welfare Reform on the Parenting Role of Women in Rural Communities" is based on in-depth interviews with women on welfare from four rural Appalachian counties. The authors bring to light the difficult choice the women face of being either "good mothers" or "good recipients." They suggest that the current welfare-to-work policy is contrary to the notion of effective parenting and traditional family values, and places women in a parenting "catch-22." "Resilient and Vulnerable At-Risk Children: Protective factors affecting early school competence" by Sharon Judge uses data from a sample of American kindergarteners to examine the role of risk and protective factors involved in vulnerability and resilience as they relate to the development of school-based competence. Results suggest that center-based child care and literacy-rich home environments are tied to competence and resilience among at-risk children. In "Child Welfare in the 21st Century: A commentary," Edward W. Sites examines the twenty-first century challenges and responsibilities of social workers, child welfare professionals, and the public as they seek to address the needs of at-risk children and their families. Sites asserts that the urgent need to reduce poverty, especially amongst families with children, places great moral and economic demands on the aforementioned groups, and necessitates a commitment to an all-out assault on poverty. The current edition of the JCP also continues our "From the Field" section. Its purpose is to highlight new child, family, or youth initiatives that are currently in their developmental and early implementation phases and that address recurring problems in fresh and innovative ways. In this issue, Thomas Knestrict and Linda Schoensteadt present a curriculum used in Cincinnati, Ohio to teach poverty-stricken children the formal registers and codes of English that are used in schools and on standardized tests. The authors assert that children in poverty often master only the informal English registers, but that the new curriculum helps poor children experience greater academic success. Finally, the issue contains an interview of Dr. Awash Teklehaimanot by Katrin Maier. Dr. Teklehaimanot, Director of the Malaria Program at Columbia University and a member of the Task Force on Malaria for the UN Millennium Project, discusses the threat of malaria to children in underdeveloped countries, the attempts that have been made to build greater awareness of the problem, the struggle in the international community over effective malaria control efforts, and the promising advances in the battle against the disease. * * * Call for Papers The Journal of Children & Poverty welcomes manuscripts for consideration which address issues surrounding children and families in poverty. Articles for publication may be from either an academic or practitioner perspective but should contribute to the current public policy debate. For details on how to submit a paper visit Taylor and Francis, Ltd. Please send submissions to Katrin Maier.