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Extension Service (USDA), Washington, DC. – 1973
The extension staff handbook of ideas for young families consists of five sections: Young Family Profile, Identifying Young Families, Involving Young Families, Educational Approaches, and Keys to Successful Young Family Programs. The young family of the seventies goes beyond the traditional definition of family and reflects varied life styles,…
Descriptors: Committees, Extension Education, Family Characteristics, Family Involvement
Seaver-Reid, Mary Ellen; And Others – 1986
The report describes Volunteers for Families (VFF), a 3-year project to develop a statewide (Vermont) network of trained volunteers to advocate for and to provide and coordinate services to, families of school-age learners (ages 3-21) with severe developmental disabilities. A three-phase process for establishing a VFF program is outlined,…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Developmental Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Programs
Greenman, Jim – 2001
In response to the September 11th, 2001 terrorists attacks, "Comfort for Kids" was formed as a collaborative effort to provide support and resources to children and families directly affected. This facilitator's guide and student's guide represent one part of the three-pronged approach of the "Comfort for Kids" program. The…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Child Relationship, Age Differences, Anger
Jeppson, Elizabeth; Thomas, Josie; Markward, Anthony; Kelly, JoAnne; Koser, Gail; Diehl, David – 1997
Health, education, and human service agencies are beginning to think strategically and systematically about how to provide family members with opportunities for meaningful involvement as partners. Noting that collaboration between families and professionals in program and policy settings requires all parties to acquire new skills, this guide for…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Cooperation, Empowerment, Experiential Learning
Cappello, Dominic; Newberry, Jerald – 1999
This English and Spanish language multimedia packet comprises an educational curriculum designed to help families talk about self-esteem, sex, and peer pressure with their children in grades 4 through 8. The packet consists of a planning and training manuals, family activity books, and a videotape. The curriculum is comprised of four parent…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Child Health, Children, Curriculum
LAZAR, JOYCE B. – 1967
THE PERSONNEL OF THE FAMILY AGENT PROGRAMS WERE WOMEN OF COMFORTABLE MEANS WHO HAD TEN TO TWENTY HOURS A WEEK AVAILABLE FOR SERVICE TO THE POOR. THE TRAINING PROGRAM DESCRIBED IS DIVIDED INTO TWO PHASES--INITIAL TRAINING AND INSERVICE TRAINING. SUBJECTS COVERED INCLUDE--(1) CONCEPTS OF THE WAR ON POVERTY, (2) THE NATURE OF POVERTY, (3) THE CULTURE…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Blacks, Cultural Isolation, Demography