Community Support for Families
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Description: This website strives to provide the best available data and analysis on critical issues affecting struggling families and at-risk kids. Annie E. Casey Foundation's mission is to foster public policies, human service reforms, and community supports that more effectively meet the needs of today's vulnerable children and families.
Dealing with National Tragedy and Grief 
Description: A "Hot Topics" compilation of resources for dealing with national tragedy and grief.
Description: A "Hot Topic" compilation of resources to increase awareness of food insecurity and to help those who struggle with this problem.
Master Money Mentor Program Training Manual
Description: Money management skills and good practices are needed no matter how much or how little money one has. This training manual is designed to prepare Master Money Mentors to serve as volunteer coaches and guides in working effectively with people who have financial concerns. Mentors help individuals and families improve their financial well being by learning skills for developing a personal spending plan. This plan allows one to pay monthly needs, set aside money for occasional expenses, and save money for emergencies and future financial goals. The MMM manual includes Manage Your Money, a self-study course of six lessons with helpful information and worksheets designed to help learners develop skills in money management. Each lesson has a set of Action Steps to help learners apply what they learn to their own money situation so as to achieve their own goals.
Military Family Research Institute
Description: The Military Family Research Institute is a cross-departmental research program housed at Purdue University and funded by the Department of Defense, Office of Military Community and Family Policy. The mission of MFRI is to conduct interdisciplinary, multilevel research that provides insight into the impact of quality of life factors on military members and their families.
Military Homefront: Supporting our troops and their families
Description: MilitaryHOMEFRONT is the central, trusted, up-to-date source for Service members and families to obtain information about all Quality of Life programs and services. Whether you live the military lifestyle or support those who do, you'll find what you need at MilitaryHOMEFRONT.
National Foundation for Abused and Neglected Children
Description: The National Foundation for Abused and Neglected Children's principal mission is to enable people to prevent crime and build safer, more caring communities.The foundation produces and distributes various publications, program materials, posters, and informational and policy reports on a variety of crime prevention and community-building subjects. The website provides information on child abuse, shaken baby syndrome, gangs, and tips for kids and parents.
National Parent-Teacher Association
Description: National PTA strives to be a powerful voice for all children, a relevant resource for parents, and a strong advocate for public education. This website provides information for parents, teachers, students, and the community.
Out of School Time: Issues, Activities and Information
Description: A Hot Topics compiliation of resources for out of school time. It includes links to resources for activities for children and families, summer safety resources, and programming resources.
Promoting a Family's Physical & Mental Health & Well-Being
Description: A guide to promoting the health and well-being of families during difficult times.
Resources for Parents, Teachers, and Family Support Professionals in Times of War
Description: A "Hot Topics" compilation of resources to help parents, teachers, and family support professionals in times of war.
Social-Emotional Well-Being: Calming the Storm
Description: During tough times, stress overload and feelings of distress may exert a strong impact on daily functioning. This Web site, part of UNiversity of Kentucky's Health Education through Extension Leadership (HEEL) Initiative, contains timely resources that investigate the connections between social-emotional well-being, physical health, and stress management. Social-emotional functioning as a factor in farm stress is examined. Techniques and strategies that prevent personal and community distress are promoted. The dynamics of family violence and their impact on the health of individuals, families, and communities are explored. There are four PowerPoint presentations in addition to fact sheets, a glossary of terms, and a self-care checklist, all of which are camera-ready in pdf.
Supporting Families with Loved Ones in the Military
Description: A Hot Topic compilation of: 1) resources aimed at supporting families with loved ones in the military, 2) resources for helping parents meet the challenges of explaining war and international conflicts to their children while helping them cope with sadness, stress and separation, and 3) resources aimed at providing educators with a broad spectrum of tools for working with families separated by military deployment.
The Policy Institute for Family Impact Seminars
Description: The Policy Institute for Family Impact Seminars aims to strengthen family policy by connecting state policymakers with research knowledge and researchers with policy knowledge
They provide technical assistance to and facilitiate dialogue among professionals conducting Family Impact Seminars in 23 states across the country.
Tips for Safe Social Networking
Author: Ashley, Mitchell
Description: With the use of social networking growing, Mitchell Ashley with Network World, Inc. offers tips for being safe while on sites like Twitter, Facebook, and Myspace.
Description: Website with an annotated bibliography of resources for children on tolerance with links to additional children's resources on war, peace, terrorism, and cultural diversity.
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Building & Maintaining Community Coalitions on Behalf of CYF
Author: Keith, Joanne; Margaret C. Clifford; Zongqing Zhou; Daniel F. Perkins
Description: A programming resource that discusses examples of collaborative efforts in Michigan to aid children, youth, and families; illustrates current situation of children, youth, and families; and provides a plan for understanding and action.
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"On the Homefront" USA Freedom Corps
Description: A news release that discusses ways that people seeking to support our troops, their families, and their communities can get involved and make a difference.
Description: This study examines social, medical and economic conditions affecting quality of life for low-income rural families in 3 states; tribal reservations are included. Policy recommendations are generated based focus group interviews and analysis of census data.
Description: A brief fact sheet on alcohol advertising campaigns aimed at youth and their effects.
Description: Chapter 5 in a manual that addresses community strategies to help families become
self-sufficient. This chapter discusses issues associated with childcare for low income families.
Description: A brief fact sheet on advertising campaigns aimed at children.
Description: A fact sheet on the effects of media violence on children.
Commercial Advertising in Schools
Description: A fact sheet on advertising in schools and business involvement in the classroom.
Description: Homepage for the Policy Institute for Family Impact Seminars. It includes information about families, seminars, state & local policies, and other policy information.
Early Childhood Development: Economic Development with a High Public Return
Author: Rolnick, Art; Rob Grunewald
Description: White paper comparing the economic development impacts and rate of returns of early childhood education and traditional economic development activities. Concludes that early childhood development sould be a number one priority in economic development initiatives.
Early Head Start National Resource Center
Description: A Web site for Early Head Start Programs, specifically geared toward parents and professionals who care for birth to three year old children.
EDEN: Extension Disaster Education Network
Description: Homepage for EDEN: the Extension Disaster Education Network. The Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN) links Extension educators from across the U.S. and various disciplines -- so they can use and share resources to reduce the impact of disasters.
Effects of Advertising on Children
Description: A brief fact sheet on the tobacco advertising campaigns aimed at youth and the effects of such advertising on young people, as well as trends in smoking among young people.
Escaping Poverty and Becoming Poor in 13 counties in Rural NC
Author: Krishna, Anirudh; Milissa Markiewicz, Nicolas Perez; Liz Clasen; Christina Gibson-Davis
Description: The research report describes a study that first created a
community-defined poverty definition and then examined the factors
contributing to changes in poverty status over a 10 year period.
Comparisons of community definitions of poverty compared to standardized calculations and insights in to poverty movement causality are informative for work in rural as well as urban communities.
Internet Filters: Making web surfing safer for children
Description: A fact sheet with tips for parents on how to keep their children safe on the internet. It includes information about filtration software.
Kids Count Pocket Guide African-American Children
Description: This pocket guide provides statistics on economic, educational, and social well-being for African American children and highlights gaps that persist between minority kids and non-Hispanic white children in the US. Derived from the 2000 Census, these booklets contain a national overview, state-by-state data, and state rankings.
Kids Count Pocket Guide Latino Children
Description: Latino Children Children Pocket Guide provide statistics on economic, educational, and social well-being for minority children and highlights gaps that persist between minority kids and non-Hispanic white children in the US. Derived from the 2000 Census, the booklet contains a national overview, state-by-state data and state rankings.
Description: From N.C. Cooperative Extension Family and Consumer Sciences specialists in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at NC State University, a website devoted to providing fact sheets about coping with personal and financial crises. Developed in response to the impact of the current economic situation on communities, youth, and families, this website covers a wide range of topics including: saving money, talking to children about the economy, shopping for healthy foods on a tight budget, avoiding home foreclosure, and other timely topics.
Non-Traditional Alternatives to School Organization
Author: Hinz, Lisa (2 more by this author)
Description: This paper focuses on alternative ways of organizing schools. It includes discussions of charter schools, magnet schools, year-round schools, and other types of alternative school arrangements.
Promoting Healthy Families in Your Community : 2007 Resource Packet
Description: The information and resources within this Web site are based on the 2008 Child Abuse Prevention Community Resource Packet. This Web site is designed to help people promote child abuse prevention activities in their communities.
Description: A list of resources available from the Red Cross to help people deal with disasters.
Size, Cost and Quality in Public Schools and School Districts
Author: Hinz, Lisa (2 more by this author)
Description: This paper provides a review of the research on the relationship between school and school district size, cost, and quality. Information specific to Minnesota is used to put the research into context. This report examines dominant policy positions and explains the issues facing schools and their communities and the options available.
Author: Braun, Bonnie
Description: Braun combines the quantitative and qualitative findings from a 17-state, longitudinal research study of rural, low-income mothers and their families in a compelling presentation to increase our understanding of the hopes, dreams and experiences of these families. As in the oral storytelling tradition, mothers will tell of challenges they face in raising children, making ends meet, food security, health, employment and civic engagement within the communities where they live. Keynote presentation at the 2009 CYFAR Conference. Link includes transcript of her presentation and slides..
Television and Obesity among Children
Description: A brief fact sheet on the link between television watching and childhood obesity and the growing problem of childhood obesity in our country.
The Community and School as an Economic Development Team
Author: Hinz, Lisa (2 more by this author)
Description: This publication outlines the major aspects of school/community economic development. It includes examples of schools and communities that are working together for economic development.
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Description: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America's communities. In order to achieve this mission, SAMHSA has identified 8 Strategic Initiatives to focus the Agency's work on improving lives and capitalizing on emerging opportunities.
Author: Jakes, Susan (21 more by this author)
Description: This resource provides a summary of an interactive telephone training designed to help participants learn more about the resources we have posted about helping your communities cope with the war in Iraq. Topics include: Talking with Children about War and Terrorism, Classroom Resources, Stress and Coping, Protecting children from Traumatic Media Exposure,Patriotism, Related Organizations and Links and Resources for Military Families.
Youth Action: Youth Contributing to Communities - Communities Supporting Youth
Author: Irby, Merita
Description: A position paper that explores trends in youth development, civic engagement and community development, identifies common themes and important differences between the youth action programming approaches, introduces the concept of creating action pathways for youth, and offers recommendations for planning and policy.
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Building Communities of Support for Families in Poverty
Author: Slinski, Margaret
Description: A program description that discusses the master teacher program, including program workshops.
Disseminating and Sustaining the Strengthening Families Program in Washinton State
Author: Overath, Renee; Jennifer Crawford, Washington State University Extension, Chelan County; Drew Betz, Washington State University Extension, Whatcom County
Description: CYFAR 2009 workshop, this presentation includes information about the development and continuation of the Strengthening Families Program in Washington State. This program works with youth between the ages of 10 to 14 and their parents/caregivers.
Early Head Start National Resource Center
Description: A Web site for Early Head Start Programs, specifically geared toward parents and professionals who care for birth to three year old children.
National Resource Center for Family Centered Practice
Description: The National Resource Center for Family Centered Practice provides technical assistance, staff training, research and evaluation, and library research on family-based programs and issues to public and private human services agencies in states, counties, and communities across the United States. The Center has worked in child welfare, mental health, juvenile justice, community action, county extension, Head Start, and job training programs.
Author: Jakes, Susan (21 more by this author); Delphine Sellars; Wally Goddard & Geraldine Peeples; Karen DeBord & Harriett Edwards
Description: Audio from Parent Involvement in Schools a CYFERnet telephone training. Getting parents involved in their children's educations is one of the first steps in insuring the educational success of those children. This CYFERnet telephone training conference will explore many dynamic interactions that directly and indirectly impact parent involvement in schools. This training will give you an opportunity to learn about the different ways parents can be involved in schools, barriers to parent involvement, and to dialogue about systemic changes that can be made to promote parent involvement.
Practical Parenting Partnerships
Description: Practical Parenting Partnerships (PPP) is a K-12 family resource/parent education program offered through the school district to parents, educators and students. The program is designed to support adults in their roles as educators and nurturers of school-age children. Its goal is to help all children become responsible and confident individuals who can function to the best of their abilities in their personal lives, in their educational experiences, and within a complex society. The program also offers opportunities for networks between families, schools and the community.
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A Flood of Emotions: The Anniversary of a Traumatic Event
Author: Johannes, Elaine (8 more by this author)
Description: This fact sheet discusses understanding and dealing with the anniversary of a traumatic event or disaster within a community. The author gives ideas for dealing proactively as a community with preparing for and healing through the anniversary date.
Blueprints for Violence Prevention
Description: An information conduit for the Blueprints project initiated to identify ten violence prevention programs that met a very high scientific standard of program effectiveness—programs that could provide an initial nucleus for a national violence prevention initiative.
Building & Maintaining Community Coalitions on Behalf of CYF
Author: Keith, Joanne; Margaret C. Clifford; Zongqing Zhou; Daniel F. Perkins
Description: A programming resource that discusses examples of collaborative efforts in Michigan to aid children, youth, and families; illustrates current situation of children, youth, and families; and provides a plan for understanding and action.
Building Communities of Support for Families in Poverty
Author: Slinski, Margaret
Description: A program description that discusses the master teacher program, including program workshops.
Description: Community and school gardens have grown in popularity during the past few years due to tough economic times as well as an increased interest in eating local and organic food. Community gardens can not only provide participants with fresh produce, but also promote interaction among participants, beautify neighborhoods, maintain green space in neighborhoods, and provide numerous other benefits. Community gardens are a useful way to educate children about food and provide opportunities for science activities. Food and horticulture science activities can engage children’s interest in science and also promote healthy eating. The following resources contain ideas and activities to help get you started.
Description: Homepage for the Policy Institute for Family Impact Seminars. It includes information about families, seminars, state & local policies, and other policy information.
Escaping Poverty and Becoming Poor in 13 counties in Rural NC
Author: Krishna, Anirudh; Milissa Markiewicz, Nicolas Perez; Liz Clasen; Christina Gibson-Davis
Description: The research report describes a study that first created a
community-defined poverty definition and then examined the factors
contributing to changes in poverty status over a 10 year period.
Comparisons of community definitions of poverty compared to standardized calculations and insights in to poverty movement causality are informative for work in rural as well as urban communities.
Description: This fact sheet focuses on fostering resiliency in young children, the relationship between resiliency and protective factors, and suggestions on what educators can do foster resilience in the classroom.
Author: Johnson, Mona (1 more by this author)
Description: This fact sheet provides an overview of the five stages of grief and loss that children experience and how educators can help children and youth deal with the death of a parent or loved one.
Military Kids, Homecoming and Reunion
Description: This fact sheet describes the three stages military families experience when families are reunited after deployment, namely anticipation, readjustment, and stabilization. It includes age-specific reactions that children and youth may experience (birth to 18 years) and tips for educators in helping them cope/adjust.
Mission of the Month: Capturing History- The making of a documentary
Author: Dunham, Trudy (32 more by this author); Jay Staker
Description: Who are you, really? Have your skills and interests been passed down from your parents or grandparents? Where did the habits and customs of today’s American society come from? There is more to one’s history – the history of family and community – than your DNA and the names of your ancestors. What you do and how you do it is an important part of your family history. Take the time to find out how you became who you are today. Interview your family members about one aspect of life or culture that interests you. If talking to family isn’t convenient, use this as an opportunity to learn how your neighborhood became what it is today!
National Institute on Media and the Family
Description: The National Institute on Media and the Family is a nonprofit organization providing research, information, and education about the impact of media on children, families, and communities. The site offers a number of free resources including: KidScore - a content-based, resource-based, rating system that evaluates media products likely to impact children including video and computer games, movies, TV programs, and rental videos; the 1999 Annual Video and Computer Game Report Card; detailed fact sheets on a variety of topics related to children and media use; as well as interactive activities and quizzes.
Practical Parenting Partnerships
Description: Practical Parenting Partnerships (PPP) is a K-12 family resource/parent education program offered through the school district to parents, educators and students. The program is designed to support adults in their roles as educators and nurturers of school-age children. Its goal is to help all children become responsible and confident individuals who can function to the best of their abilities in their personal lives, in their educational experiences, and within a complex society. The program also offers opportunities for networks between families, schools and the community.
Promoting Healthy Families in Your Community : 2007 Resource Packet
Description: The information and resources within this Web site are based on the 2008 Child Abuse Prevention Community Resource Packet. This Web site is designed to help people promote child abuse prevention activities in their communities.
Supporting Military Kids During Deployment
Description: This fact sheet provides information about the stages of deployment that children of military families face and suggests how those working with these children can provide support and understanding during these emotional and stressful times.
Talking to Kids about Violence, Terrorism, and War
Description: This fact sheet is geared toward helping educators facilitate children's understanding of violence, terrorism, war and other world events. Offers suggestions for talking with children and responding to changes in behavior.
Author: Jakes, Susan (21 more by this author)
Description: This resource provides a summary of an interactive telephone training designed to help participants learn more about the resources we have posted about helping your communities cope with the war in Iraq. Topics include: Talking with Children about War and Terrorism, Classroom Resources, Stress and Coping, Protecting children from Traumatic Media Exposure,Patriotism, Related Organizations and Links and Resources for Military Families.
Youth Action: Youth Contributing to Communities - Communities Supporting Youth
Author: Irby, Merita
Description: A position paper that explores trends in youth development, civic engagement and community development, identifies common themes and important differences between the youth action programming approaches, introduces the concept of creating action pathways for youth, and offers recommendations for planning and policy.
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Description: This study examines social, medical and economic conditions affecting quality of life for low-income rural families in 3 states; tribal reservations are included. Policy recommendations are generated based focus group interviews and analysis of census data.
Description: A brief fact sheet on alcohol advertising campaigns aimed at youth and their effects.
Building & Maintaining Community Coalitions on Behalf of CYF
Author: Keith, Joanne; Margaret C. Clifford; Zongqing Zhou; Daniel F. Perkins
Description: A programming resource that discusses examples of collaborative efforts in Michigan to aid children, youth, and families; illustrates current situation of children, youth, and families; and provides a plan for understanding and action.
Description: Child Trends is a nonprofit children’s research organization with the mission of improving lives of children through research and science-based information.
Description: A brief fact sheet on advertising campaigns aimed at children.
Description: A fact sheet on the effects of media violence on children.
Effects of Advertising on Children
Description: A brief fact sheet on the tobacco advertising campaigns aimed at youth and the effects of such advertising on young people, as well as trends in smoking among young people.
Escaping Poverty and Becoming Poor in 13 counties in Rural NC
Author: Krishna, Anirudh; Milissa Markiewicz, Nicolas Perez; Liz Clasen; Christina Gibson-Davis
Description: The research report describes a study that first created a
community-defined poverty definition and then examined the factors
contributing to changes in poverty status over a 10 year period.
Comparisons of community definitions of poverty compared to standardized calculations and insights in to poverty movement causality are informative for work in rural as well as urban communities.
Television and Obesity among Children
Description: A brief fact sheet on the link between television watching and childhood obesity and the growing problem of childhood obesity in our country.