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Direct linkGitlow, Elissa; Kugley, Shannon; Shapiro, Sam; Kakuyama-Villaber, Reiko; Jacobsen, Helen; Chor, Brian; Dworsky, Amy – Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, 2022
The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) contracted with three child welfare providers that operate transitional living (TLP) or independent living (ILO) programs (or both) to implement LifeSet, an intensive case management program developed by Youth Villages, for youth in care who are 17.5 to 21 years old. LifeSet helps…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Transitional Programs, Independent Living, Program Implementation
Peer reviewedLiao, Minli; Testa, Mark – Research on Social Work Practice, 2016
Objectives: This study evaluated the effects of the Adoption Preservation, Assessment, and Linkage (APAL) postpermanency program. Method: A quasi-experimental, posttest-only design was used to estimate the program's effects on youth discharged from foster care to adoption or legal guardianship. A random sample was surveyed (female = 44.7%; African…
Descriptors: Quasiexperimental Design, Foster Care, Intervention, Behavior Problems
Download full textSilander, Megan; Chavez-Reilly, Michael; Weinstein, Meryle – Institute for Education and Social Policy, 2015
Teaching entrepreneurship--how to create, grow and run a business or organization--is one potential means to increase college and career readiness skills. Learning how to start a business can improve critical thinking, communication and collaboration (Gallagher, Stepien, & Rosenthal, 1992; Hmelo, 1998), which are key qualities for academic as…
Descriptors: Entrepreneurship, College Readiness, Career Readiness, Business Skills
Canfield, James P.; Teasley, Martell L.; Abell, Neil; Randolph, Karen A. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2012
Objective: The McKinney-Vento Act (MVA) is the primary federal policy addressing homelessness in America with specific mandates designed to ameliorate the effects homelessness has on educational attainment for school-age children. The extent to which this policy is implemented may have far-reaching effects for homeless children. The MVA…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Measures (Individuals), Social Work, School Social Workers
Miller, Susan – Council of Chief State School Officers, 2010
In late 1999, philanthropist Susie Buffett wanted to make the smartest possible investment to improve public education in her hometown of Omaha, Nebraska. She and her then-foundation president, Dan Pedersen, spoke with Superintendent John Mackiel regarding how he would choose to use private funds to enhance opportunities for Omaha's 46,000…
Descriptors: Superintendents, Private Sector, Program Development, Neighborhoods
Hanna, Donald G. – 1993
A process description and preliminary evaluation are provided for the Weed and Seed initiative in Springfield (Illinois). This initiative involved local, state, and federal resources in projects that included (1) facility improvement, (2) drug prevention, (3) youth education and child care, (4) jobs and vocational training, (5) resident…
Descriptors: Cocaine, Community Programs, Crime Prevention, Day Care
Phelps, L. Allen; Treichel, Janet – 1983
This publication examines seven programs that emphasize industrial and educational collaboration for special needs youth and adults in Illinois. The programs use various strategies to help persons with special needs, such as disadvantaged, handicapped, and limited-English-proficient persons, to prepare for the economic and employment mainstream.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Business Responsibility, Case Studies, Cooperative Programs
