Resources

A Vision for Eliminating Poverty and Family Violence: Transforming Child Welfare and TANF in El Paso County

When El Paso County, Colorado, considered how to bring the work of the child welfare and TANF agencies together, it decided to change its whole way of doing business. This paper examines how El Paso created seamless, family-centered services and offers lessons learned from El Paso's experience.

For the full report, visit www.clasp.org/DMS/Documents/1043875845.58/El_Paso_report.pdf

Project Safe Place - Where Teens Get Help Fast

Volunteers and sites are needed for Project Safe Place, a national program of The Gwinnett Children's Shelter that gives teenagers in trouble a place to go for help.

Stores, businesses, and other public locations in the community display the Safe Place sign on their premises. When a teenager comes to a Safe Place location, an employee calls the local shelter, which then sends a trained volunteer to the site to assist the youth. The volunteer can transport the youth to the emergency shelter or call the parents.

Volunteers attend training on Safe Place procedures and crisis intervention. For more information call (678) 546-8770.

Resources Briefs

CDC Report on Hispanic/Latino Health and Demographics
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released A Demographic and Health Snapshot of the U.S. Hispanic/Latino Population. The report includes data and information on health access and utilization, health status, chronic conditions, risk factors, and births and deaths among Hispanics/Latinos. For a copy of the report, visit www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hpdata2010/chcsummit.pdf.

Children's Services Resource
Georgia Association of Homes & Services for Children offers a variety of information on children's services across the state. The organization's Web site www.referralcentral.info includes information on child care facilities, child welfare resources, steps to child care licensure, a member employment bank, training and conferences, legislative policies and procedures, and referrals for other children's services.

The Community Effects of the Uninsured
The Institute of Medicine has released a report on the community effects of the uninsured. A Shared Destiny: Community Effects of Uninsurance shows how health services within a community can be adversely affected by having a large or growing uninsured population. It explores the potential spillover effects of uninsurance on a community's economy and the health of its citizens. For a copy of the full report visit http://books.nap.edu/books/0309087260/html/index.html.

Extension Service Materials Available in Spanish
The national Extension Service has launched the Extensión en Español, a clearinghouse and Web site with hundreds of Extension Service materials translated in Spanish and English. Documents are free of charge for users to view and download. The site also contains bilingual news reports, columns and feature stories, resource guides, educational materials to learn more about Hispanic communities and reaching out to Spanish-speaking audiences, and extensive contact lists and an online forum to communicate with specialists on specific issues. Users are encouraged to contribute additional information and materials for posting on the site or for translating into Spanish. For more information visit http://extensionenespanol.net.

fyi3.com - Foster Youth Involved, Informed and Independent
fyi3.com, a partnership project between FosterClub.com and the Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative, provides foster youth between the ages of 14 and 23 opportunities to become involved, informed and independent in their transitioning journey towards adulthood. It's foster kids telling other foster kids what works for them - and what doesn't. It's about family and health care and mental health. It's about personal stories and personal feelings. It's about jobs, education and money. It's about finding and keeping a place to live. It's about the law. It's about rights. It's about personal responsibility. It's anonymous, and it's confidential. For more information, visit www.fyi3.com.

Georgia KIDS COUNT Data Online
Family Connection Partnership offers the 2003 Georgia KIDS COUNT data online at www.gafcp.org/benchmarkdatabase. Order copies of the KIDS COUNT Factbook or search online by county or school system for indicators of child welfare, including child population, infant mortality, teenage pregnancy, violent deaths, and others.

Helping Your Child Series
The U.S. Department of Education has published the Helping Your Child series, a 12-booklet volume that provides parents with tools and information needed to help their children succeed in school and life. The booklets feature practical lessons and activities to help school-aged and preschool children master reading, understand the value of homework, and develop skills and values to achieve and grow. The most recent release, Helping Your Child Become a Responsible Citizen, suggests activities that parents and their school-aged children can do to put values to work in their daily lives. It also provides tips for working with teachers and schools to ensure that family members act together to promote the basic values that children can learn and use. For a copy, visit www.ed.gov/pubs/parents/hyc.html or call (877) 4ED-PUBS with identification number EK0540B.

Journal of Rural Health
The Journal of Rural Health, published by the National Rural Health Association, is now available online at www.nrharural.org/pagefile/JRH-Current.html.

Make a Difference in Your Community
VolunteerMatch offers thousands of volunteer opportunities with organizations across the country. If you are looking for a way to get involved and make a positive difference, visit www.volunteermatch.org, enter your zip code, and click "Search" to find and sign up for volunteer opportunities in your neighborhood.

New Web site for Families and Consumers
The College of Family and Consumer Sciences, University of Georgia, has launched a new Web site with practical information for families and consumers. The site includes Extension Service materials, articles and links and currently focuses on issues relating to parenting and children. For more information visit http://family-info.info/

Web Resource for School Emergencies
The U.S. Department of Education has published information on its Web site to aid school officials in planning for emergencies, including natural disasters, violent incidents, and terrorist acts. For more information visit www.ed.gov/emergencyplan.

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