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January 8, 2002
 St. Joseph County has $5,000,000 to focus
on early childhood! To see what we've been doing for the past
few years instead of maintaining our web site, visit earlyyearscount.org
November 3, 1999
Adolescent Births
in St. Joseph County Updated statistics from the Healthy
Babies Project
October 30, 1999
Partners in Learning
Vol.3:1 Communicating With Parents (Fall 1999) ~ Of
course we communicate, don't we? ~What parents say about communications~
Use a variety of communications methods ~ Marks of quality ~
Questions parents might ask ~ Good Resources
July 27, 1999
Partners in Learning
Vol.2:3 Establishing a Family Center in your School
(Spring 1999) ~ A good place for parents to hang their hats
~What will your center look like? ~ Where are the funds? ~ Cornerstones
of successful family centers ~ What can parents do? ~ Good Resources
April 18, 1999
What's Happening?
What Would You Like to be Happening? is a self- assessment
and planning tool for teachers to reflect on what they are doing
now in the area of family involvement and what they would like
to be doing in the future.
Partners in Learning
Vol.2:2 Assessing for Family Involvement (Winter 1999)
~ Assessing for family involvement: are we there yet? ~ Getting
the most out of your assessment ~ What parents can do ~ Tools
for change: surveys, checklists, self-assessments and more
April 9, 1999
Are We Family
Friendly? is an assessment tool that schools can use
to find out how parents rate their "family friendliness."
Dear Dad, Are
you involved with your child's school? is a questionnaire
for involved fathers. If you help out at your child's school,
let us know what you do and what advice you'd have for others.
We'll post the responses.
January 27, 1999
TANF Numbers
in St. Joseph County 1998 and 1997 month-by-month numbers
of TANF recipients by individuals and cases
January 25, 1999
New Links Several
new links have been added to the following sections: Education,
Child Care, Parenting, Welfare Reform, and Funding Sources.
January 21, 1999
Million Dollar Grant
Opportunity for St. Joseph County The Community Foundation
of St. Joseph County announcement and guidelines for a special
Lilly Endowment Grant Opportunity of $50,000 to $500,000 for
St. Joseph County not-for-profits. Application deadline: April
1, 1999.
Child Care Wages
& Benefits in St. Joseph County For the people who
care for children in St. Joseph County, wages are low and benefits
are generally poor--if they are available at all. This
report presents results from a survey of local child care providers.
January 8, 1999
 Welfare Reform
in St. Joseph County: TANF Facts & Figures takes
a look at the declining TANF numbers, adult/children breakdowns,
opened and closed cases, and TANF IMPACT process.
December 10, 1998
A new look! Please bear with us while we
work out some of the glitches. You can help us by letting us
know if there's something that doesn't link up right--or looks
strange on your screen.
October 29
We've added a Site
Map to give you (and us!) an overview of what is where.
October 2
The new issue of Partners
in Learning focuses on using technology to increase families'
involvement in their children's education.
Involving
Families through the WEB is a checklist for educators
on building a family-friendly web sites at the classroom, school
and district levels.
Parents and the Internet:
FAQ gives parents a basic introduction to Internet benefits,
access and resources.
A Local Web Site
Can Open Doors to All Types of Involvement looks at developing
school web sites from a family involvement perspective in the
areas of parenting, communicating, volunteering, learning at
home, decision-making, and community collaborating.
© 1998/99 The Family
Connection of St. Joseph County, Inc.
- Web address: http://community.michiana.org/famconn
- E-mail: famconn@michiana.org
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