The Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) is designed to encourage banks and thrifts to meet the financial credit and service needs of low- and moderate-income neighborhoods, requiring that lenders use their private-sector resources to meet the financing needs of all communities in which lenders conduct business. This brief outlines several types of…

A survey of all Early Head Start programs funded from 1995-1998 was conducted during the winter of 1999-2000 to determine involvement of fathers in the programs and program outreach to involve fathers. Program representatives from 261 programs completed the survey on the World Wide Web or by mail, for a 62.5 percent response rate. Findings…

The number of children living with a single mother has dramatically increased over the past two decades, and almost half of all single-mother families are headed by a never-married mother. A new family type has emerged in the United States, the fragile family. Evidence shows that fathers tend to be highly involved in the lives of their young…

Home visiting is a way of providing services to children and families. Based on the experiences of home visitors in Vermont, this booklet discusses promising home visiting practices. Following a preface and introduction, the book's sections are: (1) "The Home Visiting Relationship"; (2) "The Home Visit: Essential Components";…

This bulletin summarizes the results of a training and technology transfer program focussing on strengthening families for the prevention of delinquency. A national search was conducted for representative family strengthening programs, and through a process that involved national conferences, regional training sessions, and technical assistance,…

The Wisconsin Birth to 3 Program is a comprehensive, statewide system of community-based, family-centered services for young children and their families. This annual report of the Governor's Birth to 3 Interagency Coordinating Council details activities of the Wisconsin Birth to 3 Program for the period October 1, 1997 through September 30, 1998…

In 1993, the Connecticut State Department of Education received federal support for the activities of nine existing Family Resource Centers (FRC) and for funding new FRCs. The FRCs were based on the premise that many childhood and adolescent problems can be prevented by strengthening effective family management practices and establishing a…

This "Special Focus" issue of "America's Family Support Magazine," focuses on parent leadership and family involvement. Articles pertaining to this focus include: (1) "Forging Equal Partnerships" (Ahsan); (2) "Who Best Represents the Voice of Parents?" (Foster); (3) "Parent Leadership Training…

The project develops a systems approach to early educational intervention for pre-school-age hearing-impaired children. The cooperative, consultative, coordinating nature of the three agencies (University of Minnesota, Minnesota State Education Department, Minneapolis Public Schools) has been built into in-service training efforts and laboratory…

Based on prior family interaction studies and a systems conceptualization of deviant behavior, a specific, short-term behaviorally oriented family intervention program designed to increase family reciprocity, clarity of communication, and contingency contracting was developed for delinquent teenagers. (Author)

Describes the work of Future Homemakers of America in helping disaster victims stabilize their families in the aftermath of Hurricane Agnes. (MU)

Describes a primary school in an educational priority area in London which has made a start in providing some of the community education for its parents and the local area. (EB)

The child advocacy activities of Nicholas Hobbs are recounted. Hobbs provided leadership in such areas as mental health care for children and their families and education of the mentally retarded and emotionally disabled. (PP)

Discusses the results of the 1982 elections to the United States Congress and implications for the future of family and children's services and programs. (MP)

Examined the impact of the AFDC mandatory work registration policy on AFDC clients and their families. Data showed 19 percent reported positive and 28 percent reported negative individual effects; five percent reported positive and 24 percent reported negative family effects. (Author)