This brief profiles one of 15 Youth Thrive initiatives. The Center helps youth who have aged out of foster care transition into college, complete their degrees, and move into careers.
(2 pp)
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Strengthening Families State Profile: Wisconsin
May 2021
This profile offers an overview of the Strengthening Families work in Wisconsin as well as additional information on key aspects, evaluation, and evolving work.
(2 pp)
Report
Beyond Services: Why Early Childhood Advocates Should Work to Make Communities Safe
March 2018
This report provides information for early childhood advocates to use in addressing community safety as part of a comprehensive early childhood agenda. It acknowledges that historical/systemic disparities impact conditions and opportunities.
(7 pp)
Policy Paper
Dismantling the Pipeline: Addressing the Needs of Young Women and Girls of Color Involved in Intervening Public Systems (Promoting the Health and Well-Being of Young Women and Girls)
October 2015
This policy paper is a chapter on addressing the issue of poor and minority children having more health problems and less access to health care than their peers.
(4 pp)
Report
Welcome Home: Design and Practice Guidance for Supportive Housing for Families with Children
March 2016
This report provides supplemental tools and resources specifically designed to help administrators and practitioners working with families take a two-generation approach in high-quality, outcomes-focused supportive housing developments.
(142 pp)
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Fast Facts: First 5—Ventura County
This brief provides a profile for the Ventura County First 5 initiative. Its intent is the development of a comprehensive system of services and information focused on children through age five.
(2 pp)
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Strengthening Families Curriculum: Using Protective Factors to Identify Relevant Strengths
This worksheet, part of the Strengthening Families curriculum, offers a way for workers to identify important strengths of a caregiver. It includes examples of strengths for each protective factor and space to make notes.
(2 pp)
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Strengthening Families Curriculum: Using Protective Factors to Develop Case Plan Tasks and Activities
This worksheet, part of the Strengthening Families curriculum, offers sample objectives and sample tasks/activities on using protective factors to develop case plan tasks. It includes a blank chart to be filled out.
(2 pp)
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Strengthening Families Curriculum: Understanding the Strengthening Families Protective Factors
This lesson plan, part of the Strengthening Families curriculum, will help participants build a deeper knowledge and understanding of the Protective Factors and how to support them through day-to-day interactions with families.
(29 pp)
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Aligning Child Care and Workforce Development Policies: Two-Generation Strategies to Improve Child and Family Well-Being
This brief offers a project summary for the two-generation approach to family well-being. It outlines research conducted, findings, products, implications for other early childhood systems, and next steps.
(2 pp)