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Lithuanian Language Proficiency/Level Test for Juniors (born in 2002 and older) will be held in NYC on Sunday, April 17th (only once a year). This is the first of the kind test in Lithuania's History.

Since 2013, Kazickas Family Foundation has been supporting National Alopecia Association of Lithuania. Grants for Alopecia awareness campaigns and Family summer camp 2015 were given in hope that the society becomes more informed about this autoimmune condition.

Kiki Kazickas, granddaughter of Dr. Joseph and Alexandra Kazickas, (or Tėvelis and Mamytė, as Kiki and other ten grandchildren kindly call them) is continuing her grandparents' philanthropic work. Two of her choices she feels very passionate about - Education Opportunities for All and Women's Reproductive Rights. Kiki chose to support the Pencils of Promise and the Center for Reproductive Rights.

The Baltic Studies Program and the European Studies Council at Yale present three talks by two Baltic Studies Fellows, Inta Mierina and KFF grantee Violeta Davoliute, and by Latvian political scientist, Daunis Auers.

On September 29, 2015, Members of the Kazickas Family Foundation participated at United Nations Sustainable Development Summit 2015 where seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) for 2015-2030 were introduced. KFF program “The Power of Basketball” is an initiative working on U.N. SDG Goal # 3: “Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages."

Emma Maxwell, a Youth Ambassador from the US through ExCEL Abroad program, supported by KFF, shares her latest experience in beautiful Lithuanian words. Emma, among many other activities, has been studying Lithuanian for the last six months and we couldn't be any prouder of you, Emma! 

On March 15th in New York, Jonas Kazickas, Neila Baumiliene, Aiste Furajevaite and Ginte Genender of Kazickas Family Foundation met with Minister of Social Security and Labour of Lithuania Algimanta Pabedinskiene and Director of the International Relations Department, Rita Skrebiskiene. thanks to Consul General of Lithuania Julius Pranevicius.

March 31 - April 1, 2016 association "Different Child" (Kitoks Vaikas) is inviting to the international scientific - practical conference "Applied Behavior Analysis - Psychological, Educational and Medical Help. Challenges and Opportunities" at the Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences. Conference, sponsored by Kazickas Family Foundation, unites families of children with Autism Spectrum disorder and behavioral problems, educators and specialists using ABA therapy for intervention.

While Lithuanians all over the world celebrate March 11 - Day of Restoration of Independence of Lithuania, Jurate Kazickas shares her memories of that day 26 years ago.