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Use of Puerto Rican Natural Support Systems as a Bridge between Community and Schools. Report No. 34.
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Delgado, Melvin; Rivera, Hilda – 1996
This study examined a sample of 24 Puerto Rican families from two kindergarten and first grade bilingual classes at the Blackstone School in the South End of Boston. The typical family in the sample was headed by a woman aged 32.9, with three preschool and elementary school age children. The typical mother arrived from Puerto Rico in 1974, and has…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Cooperation, Community Organizations, Cross Cultural Studies
National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW): Local Child Welfare Agency Survey Report.
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Administration for Children, Youth, and Families (DHHS), Washington, DC. Office of Research and Evaluation. – 2001
To learn what happens to children and families who come into contact with the child welfare system, the Children's Bureau of the Administration on Children, Youth and Families has undertaken the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW). As part of this longitudinal study of the characteristics, needs, experiences, and outcomes…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Agencies, Agency Cooperation, Child Welfare
The Community College and the Homeless: A Model for the Nation. Job Training for the Homeless Demonstration Program Final Evaluation Report.
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Moehrlin, Cynthia D. – 1991
Established in 1981, the Alternatives Program at Elgin Community College (ECC) has provided services for displaced homemakers, single parents, welfare recipients, and homeless women, laying the groundwork for the 1988 formation of the Fox Valley Consortium for Job Training and Placement of the Homeless. Using federal funding, the Consortium offers…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Vocational Education, Agency Cooperation, Basic Skills