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Download full textSlusser, Wendelin; Lange, Linda – 2001
Making the case that breastfeeding provides essential and long-lasting benefits for children and should be one of California's first investments in the healthy development of every child, this report assists state and county commissions of Proposition 10 (Families and Children First Act) in the development of effective strategies and integrated…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Breastfeeding, Change Strategies, Child Development
Waddell, Bruce; Shannon, Michael; Durr, Rhea – 2001
One requirement of The California Children and Families First Act (Proposition 10) is "to facilitate the creation and implementation of an integrated, comprehensive, and collaborative system of information and services to enhance optimal early childhood development." This report provides policymakers and others with working information…
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Family Needs, Family Programs, Financial Support
Gruenstein, Debbie – 2002
The Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) is designed to encourage banks and thrifts to meet the financial credit and service needs of low- and moderate-income neighborhoods, requiring that lenders use their private-sector resources to meet the financing needs of all communities in which lenders conduct business. This brief outlines several types of…
Descriptors: Banking, Community Development, Family Programs, Federal Legislation
Peer reviewedRural Special Education Quarterly, 1986
Provides parents and other concerned persons with information about some of the family support services and community-based living arrangements that are currently available to assist families in meeting the needs of their children who are severely and profoundly handicapped and/or chronically ill. Discussion includes funding sources, respite care,…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Children, Community Programs, Deinstitutionalization (of Disabled)
Peterson, Jane L.; Kohrt, Paula E.; Shadoin, Linda M.; Authier, Karen J. – 1995
Family preservation programs have long been used to prevent foster placement of children by providing services to the entire family. This manual presents the model for the Boys Town Family Preservation Program and discusses the foundations of in-home treatment, including cultural and family differences, community resources and networking, family…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Caregiver Child Relationship, Caseworker Approach, Child Abuse
Andrews, Duane D.; Linden, Rhonda R. – 1984
On a budget of $28,000, Child Protection, Inc. has a paid staff of an executive director, 4 foster grandparents, and 3 VISTA volunteers. But with the help of 157 volunteer servide providers, the organization is able to deliver 828 units of service monthly to rural Western Kentucky. The success of the volunteer program is based on recruiting from…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Welfare
