Results List
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Shattered Families: The Perilous Intersection of Immigration Enforcement and the Child Welfare System
Source: Applied Research Center
Deportations and detentions of undocumented immigrants are destroying families, according to a ground breaking report by the Applied Research Center (ARC). The report documents, for the first time, the national scale and scope of this problem. When parents are detained or deported, their children are…
Resource type: Research Report
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Making the Link: Reducing Poverty at the State and Local Level
Source: Grantmakers for Children, Youth & Families
Foundations can play a key role in state and local policy efforts to reduce poverty and some that are already collaborating with United States policymakers are featured in this report by Grantmakers for Children, Youth and Families. Grantmakers for Children, Youth, and Families is an Atlantic…
Resource type: Research Report
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Design & Dignity: How Irish Hospitals are Transforming Spaces for Patients and Families at the End of Life
Source: Susan Parker
This case study describes how Irish hospitals are creating quiet and peaceful spaces for family members when they are coping with difficult diagnoses or the death of loved ones. The Design & Dignity program was established by the Irish Hospice Foundation and the Health Service…
Resource type: Case Study
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Ready to Learn: Working in Partnership with Schools and Families to Help Raise Achievement
Source: Institute of Child Care Research, Queen’s University Belfast
Completing school is a fundamental task in order to succeed in life. Yet too many children from disadvantaged backgrounds fall behind soon after they start school and never catch up. A programme designed to help young children get the start they need has shown promising…
Resource type: Research Report
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Shattered Families
As undocumented immigrant parents are detained and deported, an increasing number of children and youth are stuck in the foster care system, with little hope of reuniting with their mothers and fathers. It’s an injustice that hurts everyone. Read and share the groundbreaking report from…
Resource type: Video
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Roadmap to Afterschool for All
Source: The After School Alliance
The U.S. federal government must assume more of the costs of afterschool care to reduce the burden on low-income families, according to this report by the Harvard School of Public Health. The study provides a roadmap to ensure that all low-income students benefit from afterschool…
Resource type: Research Report
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Amplifying the Voices of Families Who Need Change the Most
“Real social change has to be built from the ground up through the participation of millions of people speaking in their own voices,” says Deepak Bhargava, Executive Director of the 40-year-old Center for Community Change (CCC). To ensure that policymakers hear the voices of low-income…
Resource type: Grantee Story
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The Increasing Child Poverty Rate and Its Impact on Children
Source: Child Trends
The number of United States children living in poverty increased in 2007 – continuing an upward trend dating back to 2000, according to this report by Child Trends, which includes recommendations for policy-makers who seek to reduce the rate of child poverty. Child Trends is an Atlantic…
Resource type: Research Report
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Cities Expanding Health Access for Children and Families
Source: Mathematica Policy Research
More than 16,000 uninsured children and parents nationwide enrolled in or renewed health insurance coverage through the Cities Expanding Health Access for Children and Families (CEHACF) initiative. Implemented in eight cities across the country, the competitive grant program aimed to improve public health by using…
Resource type: Video
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Leveraging Information, Insights and Influence To Help Families
The United States budget plan for 2006 calls for cuts totalling nearly $250 billion in domestic programmes – many of which will adversely affect disadvantaged families with children. Since 1981, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities has provided independent, well-researched analyses to inform the…
Resource type: Grantee Story