Serving Teen Parents
Title | Serving Teen Parents PDF eBook |
Author | Ellin Klor |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Pages | 225 |
Release | 2011-09-12 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 1598846949 |
A comprehensive guide to working with teen parents and their children that provides practical program ideas for successful school and public library program development, implementation, and evaluation. Teen parents and their children represent an underserved, high-need population in many communities. Libraries have the potential to significantly influence the quality of life for teen parent families by providing free access to information and resources, developing specific programs, and serving as a safe, public learning environment. Serving Teen Parents: From Literacy to Life Skills helps library staff support teen parents as their children's first teachers, positively affecting two generations at once. The authors explain how to successfully communicate with this group and build upon their competencies and strengths. They offer best practices, professional anecdotes, and step-by-step direction on connecting with teen parents, collaborating with community partners, locating funding options, and implementing successful programs. This invaluable guide is the most comprehensive resource currently available that directly addresses the needs of librarians serving the teen-parent demographic.
Serving Teen Parents in a Welfare Reform Environment
Title | Serving Teen Parents in a Welfare Reform Environment PDF eBook |
Author | Helene Stebbins |
Publisher | |
Pages | 52 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | Public welfare |
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The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 presents states with new opportunities and flexibility to design programs for teen parents. This report summarizes how welfare reform has changed the environment for teen parents dependent on welfare. The report presents research findings on the costs of supporting teen parents and the benefits of delaying childbirth, and summarizes the provisions of the new legislation that relate directly to teen parents and state services for this population. The report then presents the components of a comprehensive policy for teen parents based on recommendations of researchers, state program administrators, direct service providers, and policymakers who met in 1996 to discuss the impact of the new welfare legislation on teen parents. The role of state governors in developing an effective and comprehensive teen parent policy is also explored. The report's four appendices include summaries of findings from evaluations of teen parent programs, acknowledgment of state experimentation in serving teen parents, a listing of the participants in the policymaking meeting, and a listing of information resources. (JPB)
Working with Teen Parents
Title | Working with Teen Parents PDF eBook |
Author | Phyllis Smith Nickel |
Publisher | |
Pages | 156 |
Release | 1985 |
Genre | Family life education |
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From Welfare to Work
Title | From Welfare to Work PDF eBook |
Author | United States. General Accounting Office. Human Resources Division |
Publisher | DIANE Publishing |
Pages | 68 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | Aid to families with dependent children programs |
ISBN | 9780788102578 |
A review of how states are serving teen parents in the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training (JOBS) program. Focuses on the extent to which states have enrolled young mothers (ages 16-19) receiving AFDC in JOBS and helped them to complete their education; the approaches states have used to serve teen parents in JOBS; and barriers to teen parents successfully completing their education while in JOBS. Charts and tables.
Too Little, Too Late, Services for Teenage Parents
Title | Too Little, Too Late, Services for Teenage Parents PDF eBook |
Author | Elizabeth A. McGee |
Publisher | |
Pages | 72 |
Release | 1982 |
Genre | Social work with women |
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Education, Training, and Service Programs that Serve Disadvantaged Teens
Title | Education, Training, and Service Programs that Serve Disadvantaged Teens PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means. Subcommittee on Human Resources |
Publisher | |
Pages | 104 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Education |
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A hearing was held on education, training, and service programs that serve disadvantaged teens. Testimony was presented on recent research findings concerning these programs and on their implementation. The major lessons learned from the Summer Training and Employment (STEP) program were presented, including those of implementation and impact. A second topic was a discussion of the effectiveness of three programs serving teenage mothers on welfare: New Chance (for mothers who have dropped out of school); Learning, Earning, and Parenting (LEAP), an Ohio program for teen parents; and Demonstrations of Innovative Approaches to Reduce Welfare Dependency among Teen Parents. A third topic was the discussion of the work provisions of the Family Support Act of 1988. The following witnesses addressed the hearing: (1) Milton J. Little, Manpower Demonstration Research Corp.; (2) Deanna Phelps, Maryland Department of Human Resources; (3) Alan M. Hershey, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.; (4) Kevin W. Concannon, Oregon Department of Human Resources; and (5) Michael A. Bailin and Frances Vilella-Velez, Public/Private Ventures. Three submissions for the record are included. (SLD)
An Assessment of an Education and Training Program Serving Teen Parents in Massachusetts
Title | An Assessment of an Education and Training Program Serving Teen Parents in Massachusetts PDF eBook |
Author | Kelly Gloster |
Publisher | |
Pages | 34 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | |
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