New Communities Projects
State Strengtheing Community Projects
CYFAR Mini-projects
Building Communities with Strong Families
Community-Based Programs That Last
The CYFAR Program is based on research on effective programs for at-risk youth and families and on the human ecological principle of working across the lifespan in the context of the family and community. To assure that critical needs of children and families are met, CYFAR supports comprehensive, intensive, community-based programs developed with active citizen participation in all phases. CYFAR promotes building resiliency and protective factors in youth, families, and communities.
| New Communities ProjectMore about the New
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| Davenport - LeClaire Heights Scott County Extension Increasing the capacity of the neighborhood by enriching the lives of families and youth |
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| Perry - Perry L.I.N.K. Dallas County Extension Linking parents with schools; Involving all generations in community dialogue; Nourishing families, parent and youth through education; Keeping and supporting diverse ethic heritages |
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| Sioux City - Westside Resource Center Woodbury County Providing opportunities and support to help families be safe, healthy, and nurturing through education and networking |
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| State Strengthening Project (1995-2000) |
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| Union County Extension Taking Responsibility, Investing Resources, Encouraging Empowerment, Supporting Community |
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| Dubuque County
Extension Empowering families with children to become healthy, contributing members of their neighborhoods |
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| Youth at Risk (1992-1997) The first CYFAR funded Youth at Risk programs began in 1992. Funded communities in Iowa were Council Bluffs, Des Moines, and Postville. |
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Communities with Strong Families What does community building for children, youth, and families look like in practice? The videotape titled Building Communities with Strong Families (Iowa State University, 1998) shows two Iowa community-building initiatives, one in Dubuque and the other in Union County that illustrate the principles and elements of effective initiatives. These materials and accompanying videotape are designed for communities wanting to start new efforts and for those who wish to strengthen what they are already doing. |
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a Difference: Community-Based Programs That Last: Research was conducted to better understand the characteristics of community-based programs that target children, youth and families at risk and that have been sustained over a period of time. The Annie E. Casey foundation funded this project through the National Network for Family Resiliency (NNFR) of the Cooperative States Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) of USDA. The goal was to identify examples of sustained community-based programs that could serve as models in program planning and implementation. A matrix of program criteria and site visit observations of those criteria was developed. |
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This project was partially funded by the Extension Service U.S. Department of Agriculture, under special project #95-EYAR-1-2010; #99-EYAR-1-0476; and 2001-41520-01133.
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Created 9/96
Last updated 03/10/06