Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword ix
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Introduction: The Center for Family Life and Its Programs 1
6. 1. Building a Family-Focused, Community-Centered Program: Commitments, Philosophies, and Interests 33
7. 2. The Development of the Center in the Context of Child Welfare Policy and Programming 73
8. 3. The Core: Family Counseling Services 85
9. 4. The Neighborhood Foster Care Program 135
10. 5. Supporting Families, Building Community, and Developing Children and Youth: The Community School Programs 147
11. 6. Supporting Family and Community Development 193
12. 7. Lessons Learned from the Center for Family Life in Sunset Park 217
13. Appendix A: Study Design and Methodology 251
14. Appendix B: Instruments Modified or Created for This Study 265
15. Appendix C: Initial and Final FAF Scores 298
16. Sources Cited 301
17. Index 311