Hand-in-Hand: A Preliminary Survey of Community Partnerships for Children and Families.

Autor/in	Richart, David W.
Institution	Kentucky Youth Advocates, Inc., Louisville.; Metro United Way, Louisville, KY.
Titel	Hand-in-Hand: A Preliminary Survey of Community Partnerships for Children and Families.
Quelle	(1994), (63 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Change Strategies; Children; Citizen Participation; Community Coordination; Community Involvement; Cooperative Programs; Corporate Support; Corporations; Economically Disadvantaged; Elementary Education; Family Environment; Family Programs; Family Role; Low Income; Partnerships in Education; Philanthropic Foundations; Poverty; School Business Relationship; School Community Relationship; Social Action; Social Services + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lösungsstrategie; Child; Kind; Kinder; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Unternehmen; Elementarunterricht; Familienmilieu; Family program; Familienprogramm; Niedriglohn; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Philanthropismus; Armut; Soziales Handeln; Social service; Soziale Dienstleistung; Soziale Dienste
Abstract	In response to disturbing trends in child poverty levels, leaders in business and philanthropy collaborated to address the problems faced by children and families, concluding that to improve the education of children, the larger family issues of poverty, health care, and social services must be addressed. As part of this effort, across the United States, diverse groups of people began to form partnerships in order to develop new ways to address the problems of children and families. "Hand-in-Hand" is one of the first national efforts to study these community partnerships. In early 1994, with funding from the Metro United Way (MUW) of the greater Louisville, Kentucky area, and the Annie E. Casey Foundation, this study was undertaken by Kentucky Youth Advocates (KYA), a multi-issue, multi-strategic child advocacy group. Basic information about 13 private-sector (rather than government) partnerships was gathered through interviews, and questions were raised and answered concerning their success. Two categories of results were analyzed: organizational or internal outcomes, and programmatic or family-focused outcomes. The study focused on the following aspects of partnerships for children and families: (1) why and how they form; (2) population and geographical areas on which they focus; (3) how they assess community needs; (4) what issues they choose to address and how they address these issues; (5) measurable outcomes; and (6) strengths and weaknesses. While the 13 sites indicated an exciting mix of innovation and creativity, the findings also showed the following: (1) partnerships initially raised unrealistic expectations about what could be accomplished; (2) partnerships failed to take into consideration that many citizens will filter out concerns for "other people's children"; (3) many partnerships corrected their initial approach to include more indigenous groups; and (4) programmatic solutions should not substitute for sound public policy. Appendices include the summary of methodology, the survey instrument, map of the United States showing sites studied, and a selected bibliography. (BGC)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC