This guidebook provides French-speaking refugees being resettled in the United States with general information about what they will encounter and the services they can receive in their first months in the country. The book is distributed to overseas processing agencies, refugees overseas who have been approved for U.S. admission, and service…

This guidebook provides Arabic-speaking refugees being resettled in the United States with general information about what they will encounter and the services they can receive in their first months in the country. The book is distributed to overseas processing agencies, refugees overseas who have been approved for U.S. admission, and service…

In order to assist states in developing model programs, this report examines the common characteristics and strengths of a number of state programs that coordinate social services for at-risk students and their families. After discussing the characteristics of at-risk children and their families, the report presents a comprehensive and…

The emerging role of the family service worker is investigated in this paper. The family service worker, whose role is a result of school/community integration efforts, acts as a special resource to both schools and families, linking the educational and human service systems to maximize support for families. The Northwest Regional Educational…

This book explores why past efforts to reform the human services system have had marginal impact in improving the quality of life for children and families, and offers new directions for future social service reform. Chapter 1 examines the sociopolitical antecedents of service integration that have emerged from the uniquely democratic experience…

This report examines state-by-state child support data to determine the impact of child support legislation over the last decade. In the text portion, the report compares data provided by the states in fiscal years 1983 and 1992. It finds that while states have made some improvements over the decade, performance in many critical areas has remained…

Community-based interagency collaboration may allow agencies to more effectively involve residents and create a preventive, proactive social-service delivery system. This paper presents findings of a study that investigated the role of principals in community-based interagency collaboration (CBIC) in a large midwestern city. The project was…

As early childhood programs face the challenges of becoming more comprehensive, better coordinated with other service providers in the community, and better attuned to the importance of consistency of care between home and child care, the demand to integrate early childhood education and child care with family support is growing. This report…

In spring 1991, the National Preschool Coordination Project sent a questionnaire regarding preschool services to all state migrant education programs. Over half of the states responded. Findings indicated that: (1) there is a need for improved identification and recruitment of migrant children aged 3-5 years; (2) the majority of jurisdictions…

This paper reports an investigation of the situation of employment in the Netherlands for individuals with mental retardation and discusses the function of schools in preparing students for the labor market. Background information on special schools for students with mental retardation is provided, focusing on vocational preparation of students.…

This report discusses changes in markers of the well-being of children in California, focusing on at-risk children in lower income groups. The report considers earnings growth and decline for California's families, public and private resources available, family economics, health, education, and safety. Specific problems are discussed such as a…

This document is designed to assist state and local program administrators in responding to the need for comprehensive care for children (specifically children under the age of 13) and child-rearing families affected by Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). The document is based on the premise…

Recommendations for starting a process of collaboration between public schools and social service agencies are offered in this digest. The first step, information gathering, is discussed, as well as strategies for carrying out other stages in the process--selecting, approaching, and meeting with participants; problem solving; and maintaining the…

A project on the ways in which children and families move from one learning environment to another works to build awareness of and strengthen transitions in the early childhood years through a series of national and regional conferences and by identifying promising transition programs in five regions of the country. This document describes…

In 1993, the North Carolina General Assembly enacted legislation to encourage schools to implement extended services to meet the needs of students, giving at-risk students first priority. In this manual, the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction explains how extended services can be implemented at the school level. It identifies and…