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Direct linkClapp, Christopher M.; Pepper, John V.; Schmidt, Robert; Stern, Steven – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2020
Introduction: This study describes the characteristics of, services received by, and labor market outcomes of applicants with visual impairments to three state vocational rehabilitation programs. Our objective is to both document cross-state variation in vocational rehabilitation clientele and services and provide new insights on the longitudinal…
Descriptors: Vocational Rehabilitation, Visual Impairments, State Programs, Employment
Download full textKinder, Kate; DeRenzis, Brooke; Duke-Benfield, Amy Ellen – National Skills Coalition, 2021
This toolkit is intended to help states create career pathways systems that integrate and expand partnerships between state human service agencies and postsecondary systems and institutions so that more people who want to train for a quality career can do so. Career pathways partnerships can help community colleges and human services work better…
Descriptors: Career Pathways, Partnerships in Education, Community Colleges, State Programs
Children's Bureau, Office of the Administration for Children & Families, 2023
The National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD) snapshots offer a glimpse of National and State trends for young people who are receiving Independent Living Services through state child welfare programs. This Services Data Snapshot includes the characteristics of youth served, services received by age and race/ethnicity, and percentage of…
Descriptors: Trend Analysis, National Standards, State Standards, Welfare Services
Children's Bureau, Office of the Administration for Children & Families, 2022
The National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD) snapshots offer a glimpse of National and State trends for young people who are receiving Independent Living Services through state child welfare programs. This Services Data Snapshot includes the characteristics of youth served, services received by age and race/ethnicity, and percentage of…
Descriptors: Trend Analysis, National Standards, State Standards, Welfare Services
Worthington Hartnack, Julie; Zukiewicz, Marykate; Thornton, Rayna – Online Submission, 2018
(CDOC) Reentry Systems Mapping project, provides an overview of policies in Colorado that shape adult reentry services and how those policies are implemented across the network of service providers. The report describes the landscape of reentry services as they exist today, including those services that were enhanced under recent legislative…
Descriptors: Institutionalized Persons, Human Services, Adults, State Policy
Fixsen, Dean; Blase, Karen; Metz, Allison; van Dyke, Melissa – Exceptional Children, 2013
Evidence-based programs will be useful to the extent they produce benefits to individuals on a socially significant scale. It appears the combination of effective programs and effective implementation methods is required to assure consistent uses of programs and reliable benefits to children and families. To date, focus has been placed primarily…
Descriptors: Evidence, State Programs, Program Implementation, Program Effectiveness
Edie, Dave – Wisconsin Council on Children and Families, 2011
YoungStar is a program of the Department of Children and Families (DCF) created to improve the quality of child care for Wisconsin children. YoungStar is designed to: (1) Evaluate and rate the quality of care given by child care providers; (2) Help parents choose the best child care for their kids; (3) Support providers with tools and training to…
Descriptors: Parents, Child Care, Young Children, Child Caregivers
Brown, Kay E. – US Government Accountability Office, 2010
The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA) reauthorized the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant and made modifications expected to strengthen work requirements for families receiving cash assistance through state TANF programs. Both the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and states were required to take steps to…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Human Services, State Programs, Welfare Recipients
Edie, Dave – Wisconsin Council on Children and Families, 2011
YoungStar is a program of the Department of Children and Families (DCF) created to improve the quality of child care for Wisconsin children. YoungStar is designed to: (1) Evaluate and rate the quality of care given by child care providers; (2) Help parents choose the best child care for their kids; (3) Support providers with tools and training to…
Descriptors: Child Care, Parents, Young Children, Child Caregivers
Mistry, Jayanthi; Jacobs, Francine; Jacobs, Leah – Journal of Community Psychology, 2009
Calls for cultural sensitivity in the design and implementation of human services programs have become a standard response to the increasing diversity among the families and communities being served. In this article, we take a critical look at the construct, using data from a multi-year evaluation of a statewide family support program. We examine…
Descriptors: Human Services, State Programs, Cultural Relevance, Family Programs
NGA Center for Best Practices, 2011
Nearly all governors have designated a state early childhood advisory council to advise policymakers in the state on how to best meet the needs of children from birth to school entry. Early childhood advisory councils in the states vary in their structure and scope, but all of them provide recommendations on improving the quality, availability,…
Descriptors: Human Services, Early Childhood Education, Young Children, State Government
Chase, Richard; Egbert, Andi; Valorose, Jennifer – Wilder Research, 2011
The Early Childhood Advisory Council (ECAC) in Minnesota makes recommendations to the Governor and Legislature, and is responsible for fulfilling the duties required by federal and state statutes. The Council was created in 2008 by the Governor's Executive Order 08-14. The ECAC consists of 18 members, including the State Director of the Head Start…
Descriptors: Report Cards, Human Services, School Readiness, Disadvantaged Youth
Kutz, Gregory D. – US Government Accountability Office, 2010
Through the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) subsidizes child care for low-income families whose parents work or attend education or training programs. In fiscal year 2009, the CCDF budget was $7 billion. States are responsible for determining program priorities and overseeing funds.…
Descriptors: Human Services, State Programs, Criminals, Child Care Centers
Human Development Institute, 2010
This manual was designed primarily for use by individuals with developmental disabilities and related conditions. It is hoped that it is also useful for families, as well as service coordinators and providers who directly assist families and individuals with developmental disabilities. The main focus of this manual is to provide easy-to-read…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Program Descriptions, Eligibility, Criteria
Tout, Kathryn; Zaslow, Martha; Halle, Tamara; Forry, Nicole – Child Trends, 2009
Since the first child care Quality Rating System (QRS) was implemented in Oklahoma 11 years ago (in 1998), 16 additional statewide systems have been launched and numerous states are piloting or developing a QRS (Zaslow, Tout, & Martinez-Beck, forthcoming). As QRS stakeholders across the nation look ahead to the next decade, it is important to take…
Descriptors: Human Services, Cooperation, National Organizations, Public Agencies
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