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Download full textWalker, Pam – 1988
This report focuses on positive practices in providing support services to families of children with severe disabilities and chronic illnesses, based on visits to three sites in Maryland: the Family Support Program at the Kennedy Institute in Baltimore, the Coordinating Center for Home and Community Care, and Sick Kids Need Involved People (SKIP).…
Descriptors: Chronic Illness, Delivery Systems, Family Programs, Financial Support
Bersani, Hank A., Jr. – 1987
The site visit report describes the Family Support Services program run by the Calvert County (Maryland) Association for Retarded Citizens. The program's goal is to prevent any person 21 years of age or younger from being institutionalized. It provides respite care services, specialized family support, and integrated day care for approximately 50…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Day Programs, Delivery Systems, Family Problems
Gardner, James F.; Markowitz, Ricka Keeney – 1986
The Maryland Family Support Services Consortium is a 3-year demonstration project which developed unique family support models at five sites serving the needs of families with a developmentally disabled child (ages birth to 21). Caseworkers provided direct intensive services to 224 families over the 3-year period, including counseling, liaison and…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Community Services, Consortia
