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Welcome to Family and Community Partnerships
The success of Head Start evolves from nurturing
strong partnerships with its families and communities. Family and
Community Partnerships is designed to inform, provide strategies, and support the
Head Start and early childhood communities in their continued commitment to build
strong and supportive relationships.
Parent Involvement
Find information and strategies that promote increased
parent involvement among a diverse community of caretakers.
“Children’s accomplishments depend less on material and educational
advantages and more on the amount of experiences children accumulate with
parents…”
– Hart & Risley,
1995.
Family Literacy
Find the federal definition of family literacy in this
section. Explore information about the four components of family
literacy. Head Start on Picturing America is also in this
section.
“Four fundamental needs that returned [adults] to
education…the four purposes for learning: access, voice, action and a bridge to
the future.”
–National Institute for Literacy, 2001.
Health & Wellness
This section provides information staff can use to
support families as they make health and wellness choices. Also included is
information about family, home and community safety.
“…Children’s
early development depends on the health and well-being of their parents”
–Shonokoff & Phillips, 2000.
Self Sufficiency
Discover resources that help support families as they enhance skills, build wealth,
and establish relationships.
“We carry our homes within us, which enables us
to fly.” –John Cage.
Crisis Support
Find information in this section to
support and advocate for families, children, and communities in
crisis.
“When written in Chinese, the word crisis is composed of two
characters- one represents danger, and the other represents opportunity.”
– John F. Kennedy.
Community Partnerships
Find examples of community partnerships and
collaborations in this section. You can also find useful strategies that are key
to building and sustaining community partnerships.
“As people gain
confidence from discovering the…productiveness of partnering with others, they
will…tap the resources of the larger community…” – Partnerships for Change, 1998.
Family Services
Get ideas and information on family partnering
strategies that will encourage family services staff to grow in their knowledge
and learning.
“All
people and all families have strengths.” - Empowerment Skills for Family Workers.
Homelessness
Approximately 500,000 American children under the age of 5 are homeless. View this video clip from America's Invisible Children to understand more about children and families experiencing homelessness.
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
When parents are unable to care for their children, millions of grandparents
across the country demonstrate their commitment by stepping in, taking charge,
and assuming the role of caretaker to their grandchildren. Read
More
A
Dedicated Profession
On any given day, social workers support others in so many ways. View this 5-minute video to gain a deeper understanding of this profession.
Research
Find information that can help you keep current about what is happening with the
early childhood community of learners who work with children and families. Read
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Staying Connected
Find additional information that supports your work with families.
- National Head Start Family Literacy Center
- AARP-Grandfamilies
- Financial Literacy
- National Healthy Marriage Resource Center
- National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth
- National Family Week
- Promoting Responsible Fatherhood
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