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Agosta, John M.; And Others – 1986
The report presents findings from a survey of 243 caregiving families in Massachusetts which explored family needs and characteristics, as well as those of their developmentally disabled family members. Survey questions focused on family information, characteristics of the disabled family member, information on family needs, care-related costs…
Descriptors: Costs, Delivery Systems, Developmental Disabilities, Family Characteristics
Frisbie, Dick, Ed.; Slater, Kenneth, Ed. – 1979
The Family Support Project in Lansing, Michigan, provides a variety of family support services to help maintain severely mentally and severely multiply impaired children in their own communities, and whenever possible, in their own homes. Services offered include case management, family therapy, respite services, special needs purchases,…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Delivery Systems, Family Programs, Program Descriptions
Download full textHandforth, K. Clare – 1994
Interviews with professionals, a literature search, and a parent survey indicated that parents of toddlers had a need for knowledge about child development. This lack of knowledge was believed to be one factor in the reported use of non-effective discipline techniques, with the linking factor identified as unrealistic expectations. For this…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Child Development, Discipline, Family Programs
Administration for Children, Youth, and Families (DHHS), Washington, DC. Head Start Bureau. – 1994
Developed to provide assistance in the building of an effective home-based program for Head Start children and their families, this handbook may serve as a blueprint for parent-focused home visits that assist the child and family to meet their special needs. Chapter one focuses on the home visitation model for providing services to families and…
Descriptors: Family Counseling, Family Involvement, Family Programs, Home Programs
Peck, Laura; And Others – 1995
New York City's Transitional Child Care (TCC) program, for families exiting Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), has an application rate of 20 percent. This study sought to determine both the causes of the low rate and possible solutions. The situation was evaluated by means of surveys, interviews, analysis of data collected by the…
Descriptors: Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Eligibility, Enrollment
Richardson, Judith – 1993
An evaluation was made of the programs of the Des Moines Independent Community School District's Department of Community/Adult and Continuing Education. The 1992-93 budget for the department was $1,385,000. Ten full-time staff and 300 part-time staff administer, teach, and support program offerings. The department provides educational,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Adults, Children
Montgomery, Mary Jean; Quinn, Jim – 1991
This manual is designed to help child care providers develop, implement, and evaluate a family development plan for at-risk families. The plan's five components are designed to: (1) identify family strengths; (2) identify family needs; (3) identify community resources; (4) develop and implement a family action plan; and (5) monitor family…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Check Lists, Community Resources, Day Care
Ander, Curry – 1996
Based on the belief that critical thinking patterns, language abilities, and social skills that develop from birth to age 6 are foundational to children's sociomoral development, the Phoenix Project was developed to explore the factors contributing to and affecting children's sociomoral development. This pilot project was carried out by the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Family Programs, Interpersonal Competence, Moral Development
Harding, Martha E.; And Others – 1991
Ten demonstration grants were awarded to public school systems throughout the state of Minnesota to develop expanded early childhood family education (ECFE) programs that integrate the roles of families, teachers, and social services in serving children in kindergarten through third grade and their families. This report provides an overview of the…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Childhood Attitudes, Demonstration Programs, Drug Abuse
Online Submission, 2007
This report describes the results of a 2006 formative study by the Family Strengthening Policy Center, National Human Services Assembly to collect quantitative and anecdotal evidence that since 2003 the human services field has integrated place-based, family-strengthening approaches into their policies, programs, and practices. The Annie E. Casey…
Descriptors: Human Services, National Organizations, Public Policy, Low Income Groups
Pollard, Joyce S.; Rood, Magdalena M. – 1990
This paper examines the delivery of social and human services to school-aged children and their families through some form of coordination with the local school. A questionnaire was completed by representatives of 55 state agencies in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. Respondents reported that their agencies provided 88…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, At Risk Persons, Children, Delivery Systems
Illinois Literacy Resource Development Center, Rantoul. – 1991
Seven model family literacy programs in Illinois were monitored for one year to determine successful program components and characteristics and to assist local programs in developing and implementing practical evaluation systems. Six were networking programs each of which involved several agencies, and one program was designed on a center-based…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Demonstration Programs, Educational Change, Educational Practices
Enriquez, Blanca E.; And Others – 1990
The first-year report of the El Paso (Texas) Family Literacy for Parents of Preschoolers program describes the program and evaluates its progress toward stated objectives. The introductory section addresses the following topics: demographic and literacy characteristics of the community; the needs assessment; project design; and objectives for…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Family Literacy, Family Programs, Literacy Education
Miller, Martin, Ed. – 1976
The Parent-Child Reading System, a way of organizing instructional materials for reading so that parents can become continuously involved in helping to improve their children's reading abilities, may be used in connection with learning center workshops, in schools, or in institutions maintaining contact with schools. This document contains…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Education Service Centers, Elementary Education, Family Programs
Miller, Martin, Ed. – 1976
The Parent-Child Reading System (PCRS), a way of organizing instructional materials for reading so that parents can become continuously involved in helping to imporve their children's reading abilities, may be used in connection with family learning center workshops, in schools, or in institutions maintaining contact with schools. This document is…
Descriptors: Diagnostic Tests, Education Service Centers, Elementary Education, Family Programs
