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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
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
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
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
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
Einspruch, Eric; Deck, Dennis; Grover, Jane; Hahn, Karen – 2000
The state of Washington implemented the Readiness to Learn program as part of the state's Family Policy Initiative. The primary goal of the program is to serve as a formal link between education and human services by authorizing grants to local school-linked, community-based consortia to develop and implement strategies that ensure children arrive…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Elementary Secondary Education, Family Programs
New Jersey State Dept. of Health, Trenton. – 1991
This document presents the New Jersey statewide plan for combating the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) epidemic. Ten recommendations of the New Jersey State Commissioner of Health focus on such issues as public/private partnerships, protecting confidentiality, and fighting discrimination. The introduction notes that the plan is driven…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, At Risk Persons, Delivery Systems, Human Services
North Central Regional Educational Lab., Oak Brook, IL. – 1996
This report highlights the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL) states' efforts in integrated services and provides commentaries by experts on their experiences in the field. Steven Preister's "Overview" from Report No. 1 serves as the framework for the report, describing NCREL states' current and future agendas,…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Family Programs, Human Services, Integrated Services
Peer reviewedOgliore, Judy – Children Today, 1997
Examines how the child support enforcement program in Alaska has responded to the challenges of distance, weather, and cultural differences through training representatives, making waiting areas more comfortable, conducting random customer evaluation of services, establishing travel hubs in regional offices and meeting with community leaders and…
Descriptors: Child Support, Child Welfare, Children, Client Characteristics (Human Services)
Illinois State Dept. of Children and Family Services, Springfield. – 1986
Data on child abuse and neglect in Illinois during fiscal year 1986 are collected in this report. Statistical highlights indicate that in 1986 a total of 70,422 Illinois children were reported as victims of child abuse or neglect: a rate of 21.7 alleged victims per 1,000 children. Credible evidence indicated that 33,959 children were abused or…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Criminals, Death
Imel, Susan – 1992
The Ohio At-Risk Linkage Team Project focused on strengthening state and local linkages of programs and services offered to at-risk persons. The state linkage team provided leadership for local-level interagency linkage development. In April 1990 and October 1991, two workshops trained 29 local linkage teams. The resulting action plans specified…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Agency Cooperation, At Risk Persons, Cooperative Planning
Mann, James; Arnold, Mitylene – 1989
As required by Public Law 100-146, the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act Amendments of 1987, this two-part compendium contains descriptions of federal and state programs in Mississippi providing services to persons with developmental disabilities. Part 1, an analysis of federally assisted programs, covers health…
Descriptors: Adults, Agency Role, Developmental Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education
Julianelle, Patricia F. – California Research Bureau, 2007
The California Research Bureau (CRB), in participation with the California Council on Youth Relations (CCYR), and with support from The California Wellness Foundation, has been conducting a major research and policy initiative to bring attention to the issues facing homeless youth in California. These include lack of shelter and educational…
Descriptors: Human Services, State Programs, Homeless People, Academic Achievement
Kirby, Julia, Ed. – 1990
The Texas Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) Program is an interdisciplinary, interagency program established with the belief that programs working in partnership with parents will best serve the needs of infants and toddlers with developmental delays. Services for the children include physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech/language…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Congenital Impairments, Developmental Disabilities, Early Intervention
Minnesota Univ., Minneapolis. Center for Residential and Community Services. – 1990
This report on the Intermediate Care Facility for the Mentally Retarded (ICF-MR) and related programs under Title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act aims to assist in consideration of improvements to Medicaid services. The report begins with a background description of the key Medicaid programs of interest, discussing: federal involvement…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Federal Programs, Home Programs, Human Services
