Sentences with phrase «strengthening vulnerable families»

Evidence shows that families that participate in home visiting programs, which focus on strengthening vulnerable families with children under age 5, are often more self - sufficient and better able to handle the challenge of parenting and to raise healthier, safer children.1

Noonday partners with artisan businesses to create dignified jobs, enable families to earn sustainable incomes, and strengthens vulnerable families and prevents children from being orphaned or abandoned.

Not exact matches

We urge a profound attentiveness to the poor and a relentless search for just solutions that address the deeper causes of poverty while simultaneously safeguarding the vulnerable, strengthening the family, and upholding the common good.

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Ferguson H & Hogan F (2004) Strengthening Families through Fathers — Developing policy and practice in relation to vulnerable fathers and their fFamilies through Fathers — Developing policy and practice in relation to vulnerable fathers and their familiesfamilies.

The invaluable evidence it produced contributed to the ongoing funding and planning of support services for pregnant women & new families, including targeting services to the most vulnerable, strengthening evidence based practice & training of staff in all aspects of infant feeding.

At the same time we strengthened our services to vulnerable populations in residential programs to increase our impact to these high risk families.

FRAC works with a broad range of national and state partners to protect and strengthen the federal nutrition programs and ensure a strong and effective national nutrition safety net for vulnerable, low - income individuals and families.

«However, I believe this is an argument to strengthen and reinvest in public schools — not privatization in any form, including vouchers — to make our schools more equitable and inclusive for vulnerable families.»

As a sustainable organization, Hope Arising strengthens families to support and care for children orphaned or made vulnerable by disease, war, natural disaster and extreme poverty.

The Centre works to strengthen family wellness and build community capacity through innovative services and collaborative partnerships to engage our most vulnerable families in caring for our children.

Bright Futures, the AAP health promotion initiative, provides resources for pediatricians to detect both ACEs and adverse developmental outcomes.36 Programs like Reach Out and Read, in which pediatricians distribute books and model reading, simultaneously promote emergent literacy and parent — child relationships through shared reading.37, 38 However, ACEs can not be addressed in isolation and require collaborative efforts with partners in the education, home visitation, and other social service sectors in synergistic efforts to strengthen families.29 In this way, programs like Help Me Grow39 that create streamlined access to early childhood services for at - risk children can play a critical role in building an integrated system that connects families to needed resources to enhance the development of vulnerable children.

Celebrating over 20 plus years, the FRCSA has extensive experience serving the high need, most vulnerable populations with programs and services that promote responsible fatherhood, strengthen family relationships, support formerly incarcerated individuals, and foster youth and early childhood development.

Community Partnerships for the Protection of Children Center for the Study of Social Policy Works with jurisdictions across the country to improve society's response to protecting vulnerable children and strengthening families.

CityCare's staff and volunteers engage with the wider community of Australia through programs, services and projects that seek to strengthen families, empower young people and see vulnerable groups connected into community.

Building on its base and expertise in peer - to - peer approaches to strengthening families, the new mission is, «Be Strong Families promotes the empowered engagement of vulnerable parents, youth, children, and extended family members in ways that nurture the spirit of the family and promote well - being, healing and peace across the globefamilies, the new mission is, «Be Strong Families promotes the empowered engagement of vulnerable parents, youth, children, and extended family members in ways that nurture the spirit of the family and promote well - being, healing and peace across the globeFamilies promotes the empowered engagement of vulnerable parents, youth, children, and extended family members in ways that nurture the spirit of the family and promote well - being, healing and peace across the globe.»

Family support and coaching programs, often called «home visiting» because they take place in the homes of vulnerable families, are a proven strategy for strengthening families and saving money.

Five key strategies guide communities in creating a vision for early childhood social - emotional health with a focus on reducing physical and mental health disparities, especially among vulnerable populations: 1) Enhanced home visiting through a focus on social and emotional well - being, 2) Screening and assessment in a range of child - serving settings, 3) Integration of behavioral health into primary care, 4) Mental health consultation in early care and education settings, and 5) Family strengthening and parent skills training.

Family & Children's Association is dedicated to protecting and strengthening Long Island's most vulnerable children, seniors, families, and communities.

We work to strengthen family wellness and build community capacity through innovative services and collaborative partnerships to engage our most vulnerable families in caring for our children.

We work to strengthen policies that prevent child maltreatment from occurring by supporting vulnerable children and families, and to improve the well - being and safety of children and youth who are involved in the child welfare system by connecting them to permanent and loving families.

We look forward to working with the Administration and Congress to ensure the revised Standards strengthen and expand Head Start's comprehensive approach to early learning for our nation's most vulnerable children and families.

Tim has been a collaborator and leader working to strengthen support and protection for vulnerable children and their families in Central Oregon for over 15 years.