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Dallafior, Michelle, Ed.; Merker, Rachel, Ed. – First Focus on Children, 2019
"Children's Budget 2019" is a comprehensive analysis of how kids and families have been faring in the federal budget over the past five years. The book captures and analyzes historical funding data and spending trends across a wide range of policy areas including child welfare, early childhood, education, health, housing, income support,…
Descriptors: Budgets, Federal Aid, Federal Government, Federal Legislation
Dallafior, Michelle, Ed.; Merker, Rachel, Ed. – First Focus, 2018
"Children's Budget 2018" captures and analyzes historical funding data and spending trends across a wide range of policy areas including child welfare, early childhood, education, health, housing, income support, nutrition, safety and training, tracking federal investments in nearly 200 different programs. To determine the amount of…
Descriptors: Budgets, Federal Aid, Federal Government, Federal Legislation
Merker, Rachel, Ed. – First Focus, 2017
"Children's Budget 2017" captures and analyzes historical funding data and spending trends across a wide range of policy areas including child welfare, early childhood, education, health, housing, income support, nutrition, safety and training, tracking federal investments in nearly 200 different programs. For each program listed, this…
Descriptors: Budgets, Federal Aid, Federal Government, Federal Legislation
Buck, Beverly; Cuciti, Peggy L.; Baker, Robin – Colorado Children's Campaign, 2012
The "Colorado Children's Budget 2012" examines the state's commitment to investing in the well-being of children. It tallies up Colorado's actual and planned investment during the past five years (Fiscal Year (FY) 2008-2009 through FY 2012-2013) on programs and services in four areas: Early Childhood Learning and Development, K-12…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Health Services, Budgeting, Children
Kilburn, M. Rebecca, Ed. – RAND Corporation, 2014
The Promising Practices Network (PPN) on Children, Families and Communities (www.promisingpractices.net) began as a partnership between four state-level organizations that help public and private organizations improve the well-being of children and families. The PPN website, archived in June 2014, featured summaries of programs and practices that…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Well Being, Web Sites, Child Development
Buck, Beverly; Baker, Robin – Colorado Children's Campaign, 2013
The "Colorado Children's Budget" presents and analyzes investments and spending trends during the past five state fiscal years on services that benefit children. The "Children's Budget" focuses mainly on state investment and spending, with some analysis of federal investments and spending to provide broader context of state…
Descriptors: Budgets, Expenditures, Trend Analysis, Children
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Weissberg, Roger P.; Kumpfer, Karol L.; Seligman, Martin E. P. – American Psychologist, 2003
Introduces a collection of articles that proposes standards for empirically supported prevention programming for children and youth and steps to integrate prevention science with practice. Articles highlight key research findings and common principles for effective programming across family, school, community, health care, and policy interventions…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Child Development, Community Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
Wang, Margaret C., Ed.; Reynolds, Maynard C., Ed. – 1997
The chapters in this collection, distributed to conference participants as a springboard for conference discussions, consider sustainable models for school-family-community collaboration, partnerships in education, and other ways to improve learning for urban youth. The contributions are: (1) "The Empowerment Zone and Enterprise Community"…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Development, Community Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
McLaughlin, Milbrey W. – 2000
Over 10 years, the researchers studied community-based organizations (CBO) for young people, eventually examining the work of approximately 120 youth-based organizations in 34 different cities. A look at these organizations and the young people they serve shows that CBOs offer a means of reaching at-risk youth, and that they can have a significant…
Descriptors: Child Development, Community Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, High Risk Students
California Univ., Los Angeles. Center for Mental Health in Schools. – 2001
This technical aid packet provides information on the value of after-school programs in addressing students' barriers to success. It focuses on school-community collaborations and on opportunities for after-school involvement offered at school sites. The six chapters focus on the following: (1) "After-School Programs as Part of a Broad, School…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, After School Programs, Child Development, Community Programs
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Braverman, Marc T.; And Others – California Agriculture, 1994
Research demonstrates that children develop psychological "resilience" through the fostering of certain protective factors in their lives. Youth programs can promote development of these protective factors by helping children build attachments to adults and others and develop social competence and by providing meaningful participation in…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Child Development, Child Health, Children
Holtzman, Wayne H., Ed. – 1993
The purpose of the conference reported in this document was to share recent information about the nature and effectiveness of school-linked services; policy options for implementing neighborhood projects involving elementary and middle schools and their surrounding communities in Dallas, Houston, Austin and San Antonio; and future prospects for…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Child Development, Community Coordination, Community Services
Pezzullo, Susan – Grassroots Development, 1994
When funding youth programs in developing countries, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) should consider programs that recognize both the developmental needs of children and socioeconomic factors, that serve youth directly or work indirectly through family and community, and that have proven strategies for stretching limited funding.…
Descriptors: Child Development, Children, Community Programs, Developing Nations
Mincy, Ronald B., Ed. – 1994
This fundamentally encouraging book describes programs that offer young Black males from high-risk environments the same nurturing opportunities that other young people have to develop the competencies needed for adulthood. Chapters and their authors are (1) "Introduction" (Ronald B. Mincy); (2) "Adolescent Development"…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Afrocentrism, Black Youth, Child Development
Takanishi, Ruby, Ed. – 1993
This collection, which grew out of the work of the Carnegie Council on Adolescent Development, presents chapters by some thoughtful and influential people who are currently studying and working with adolescents. Their perspectives provide valuable insight into the situation of the adolescent in today's climate. Chapters include: (1) "Changing…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Development, Community Programs, Curriculum Development
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