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This fact sheet contains useful informationfor parents and family caregivers to help children cope during a parents' deployment. Experts in military medicine and family trauma who understand the impact of deployment on families have written this fact sheet. It is in the form of commonly asked questions followed by their responses. It is important to remember that while deployments are stressful, they also provide opportunities for families to grow closer and stronger. The best way to help children cope is to 1) reassure them that the deployed parent is trained to do his/her job; 2) explain…
This guide was developed through the Colorado Fatherhood Connection to provide suggestions and resources for fathers. In addition there are tips on discipline, communication, and activities you can do with your child. (Author abstract)
This information sheet provides dads and father figures with tips, suggestions, and resources on positive fathering and role modeling for kids.
By reading this particular volume in The Intermediary Development Series, intermediary organizations will be equipped with the knowledge and information needed to be able to identify, validate and promote best practices among themselves and the faith-based and community-based organizations they serve.
By reading this particular volume in The Intermediary Development Series, intermediary organizations and the faith-based and community-based organizations they work with will learn key concepts about increasing their capacity to evaluate the extent to which they are achieving their intended results and to conduct outcome measurement by creating and implementing an outcome measurement plan for their program. After reading this guidebook, they will better understand the key elements required to develop an outcome measurement plan and accurately measure their program's outcomes including how…
By reading this particular volume in The Intermediary Development Series, intermediary organizationswill know how to evaluate, start and sustain one or more new income or revenue sources. They will know the features, advantages and requirements associated with particular revenue sources. And they will be able to raise more money using tools and techniques that fit their needs, stage of development, strengths and the cost sharing requirements of their Federal grant. They will also understand and/or receive: a 7-step ACHIEVE evaluation process to starting a new revenue source; a revenue SWOT to…
By reading this particular volume in The Intermediary Development Series, intermediary organizations and the faith-based and community-based organizations they work with will learn key concepts about effective federal grant research and proposal writing practices including: How to access and use grant research tools; finding relevant Federal programs and grant opportunities; understanding the Federal grant solicitation and award process; the elements of a Federal grant proposal; and how grant proposals are evaluated. This guidebook will help organizations answer these key questions: How do I…
By reading this particular volume in The Intermediary Development Series, you will better understand the following regarding developing a comprehensive plan to provide sub-awards to build the capacity of faith-based and community organizations: key components, processes, and requirements. This guidebook has been created to assist you, as a leader of an intermediary, in the design and development of an effective program to sub-grant Federal funds to faith-based and community organizations. This guidebook will help organizations answer these key questions: What are the key components and steps…
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Programs within the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) have a long and valued history of partnering with and distributing resources to community organizations (both secular and faith-based). With the signing of Executive Orders and the establishment of the White House Office for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, President George W. Bush has made it a priority of the Departments of Justice, Labor, HHS, HUD, Education, Agriculture, and the Agency for International Development. (See Appendix A.) CNCS is charged with enhancing its outreach and engagement of these two…
Although a rapidly growing body of research has documented the impact of father involvement with typically developing children, little is known about how men approach parenting children with disabilities, and how their involvement impacts child, mother, and family well-being. The objective of this proposed project will be to take advantage of the data available in the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study - Birth Cohort (ECLS-B) dataset in order to examine the roles fathers play in families of children with disabilities.
