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September 5, 2005 | Program Result
This report by the Free to Grow National Program Office at the Mailman School of Public Health of Columbia University shows how the Wausau, Wis., Head Start/Free to Grow initiative, one of 15 FTG demonstration sites, combated alcohol abuse and strengthened families.
September 5, 2005 | Program Result
This report by the Free to Grow National Program Office at the Mailman School of Public Health of Columbia University summarizes efforts to integrate Free to Grow into the St. Mary, La., Head Start program.
September 5, 2005 | Program Result
This report by the Free to Grow National Program Office at the Mailman School of Public Health of Columbia University shows how the Free to Grow model was integrated into the local Head Start program in Barre, Vt., decreasing the risk factors for substance abuse and strengthening families.
March 1, 2004 | Program Result
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, a national, non-profit child advocacy organization, conducted an educational campaign to increase policymakers' awareness of the value of publicly funded programs to strengthen youth and fragile families.
July 1, 2004 | Program Result
Ounce of Prevention Fund planned and supported the Birth to Three Project, an initiative serving expectant families and those with young children in Illinois, to improve the comprehensive health and development of very young children.
August 1, 2004 | Program Result
The Partnership for Children developed a campaign to mobilize community support for children and youth in Greater Kansas City.
October 1, 2003 | Program Result
Concerned Parents for Head Start in Paterson, N.J., developed Project Unconditional, a project designed to integrate family and community strengthening components into Head Start to reduce risks for substance abuse.
October 1, 2003 | Program Result
The Head Start program at Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science planned and implemented a substance abuse prevention project that worked to change community norms and behaviors that put children at risk of substance abuse.
October 1, 2003 | Program Result
The Community Partnership for Child Development planned and implemented a Free to Grow project under the RWJF national program, Free to Grow: Head Start Partnerships to Promote Substance-Free Communities.
October 1, 2003 | Program Result
Audubon Area Community Services in Owensboro, Ky., planned and implemented a Free to Grow model that reduced risks for substance abuse by combining grassroots community action with intensive case management for high-risk families.