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A National Resource Center is Not the Answer to Better Health Care for Special Needs Kids

December 1, 2002 | Program Result Report

The HSC Foundation conducted a study to determine the feasibility of a proposed national resource center that would assist children with disabilities and their families in overcoming obstacles to receiving health care and other needed services.

Financing for Homeless Programs to be Secured with Reliable Public Funds

May 1, 1997 | Program Result Report

The Corporation for Supportive Housing developed a plan for a nationally replicable model that would offer viable, long-term financing of services linked to permanent housing.

From Disaster to Housing

June 12, 2012 | Program Result Report

The Technical Assistance Collaborative provided capacity building, technical assistance, and policy support to social service organizations serving people with disabilities in need of permanent supportive housing following 2005's Hurricanes Rita and Katrina.

The Porch Light Initiative: Improving health through a Philadelphia mural arts program

June 10, 2013 | Video

In Philadelphia, clients of behavior health agencies work together with artists and the community to create large-scale murals. The result: vibrant public art and a deeper, healing connection to the community.

"Cash and Counseling" Model a Good Option for Providing Long-Term Care

September 1, 1998 | Program Result Report

As the cost of long-term care for the disabled and the elderly continued to rise during the early 1990s, policymakers and others sought new ways to control costs while maintaining or increasing satisfaction among those served.

The Impact of Specialized Benefits Counseling Services on Social Security Administration Disability Beneficiaries in Vermont

April 1, 2004 | Journal Article

People who receive disability benefits from the Social Security Administration (SSA) have a high unemployment rate partly because they are afraid that, if they take a job, they will lose their benefits, especially their health insurance. One respons ...

Healthy Families Program Relies on Home Visitation to Help New Parents

January 28, 2002 | Program Result Report

This project was the New Jersey implementation of a multi-state effort to replicate the Healthy Families model program, developed in 1985 in Hawaii.

Combating Isolation and Loneliness with an Online Personal Network Called Tyze

September 1, 2011 | Program Result Report

To combat isolation and loneliness among vulnerable individuals, including the disabled and frail elderly, the PLAN Institute for Caring Citizenship and Tyze Personal Networks promoted Web-based social support networks called Tyze.

Reducing Maternal Intimate Partner Violence After the Birth of a Child

January 1, 2010 | Journal Article

The Hawaii Healthy Start home visitation program sends paraprofessionals into the homes of children at risk of abuse to teach families about child development, parenting and problem-solving strategies.

Kane Kares: Nurses Who Make House Calls

October 27, 2009 | Story/Video

Nurse-Family Partnership programs such as Kane Kares help change the lives of vulnerable first-time mothers and their babies through ongoing home visits from registered nurses.

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