Iowa State University Extension
building community capacity for children, youth, and families at risk
The statewide goal for Iowa's Children, Youth, and Families At Risk project, CYFAR, is to improve the ability of families who are at risk to raise children who are healthy, contributing citizens and to improve the well-being of children, youth, and families. line

about CYFAR
what's new
capacity building
electronic connectivity
family & youth
poverty
evaluation resources
Community Projects

 
hyperlink to: about CYFAR 
  Project Goals
Philosophy Statement
Project Staff
National Effort
CYFAR in Iowa -- historical perspective 
hyperlink to: What's New02/26/08
  Register for the 2008 National CYFAR Conference Extension Grant Targets Rural, Urban Families
New Communities Projects Reveal e-Portfolios
Proceedings from CYFAR Conference 2007
Web Stats
Announcements from CYFERnet

hyperlink to: capacity building 
  Organizational Change Survey
Building Communities with Strong Families
Building Our Capacity to Care
Resources for individuals and communities
Self-Rating instrument
Present and past inservice opportunities 


hyperlink to: family and youth 
  Children, Youth & Family Trendletter
A Measure of How Families Are Doing
Resources for family & youth programming
Additional Web resources from CYFERnet
Data sources


hyperlink to: evaluation resources
  Program evaluaion
Evaluating your community collaboration
Electronic portfolios
Evaluation resources from CYFERnet

hyperlink to: electronic connectivity 
  Project Goals
Web Resources
 
hyperlink to: community projects
Sustainable Communities Project
(2007-2012)
Buena Vista County
Waterloo
 
New Communities Project
(2001-current)
Davenport - LeClaire Heights
Perry - Perry L.I.N.K.
Sioux City - Westside
State Strengthening Project
(1995-2000)..
Union County - Family TIES
Dubuque - The Connecting Link
Youth at Risk
(1992-1997)
Council Bluffs
Des Moines
Postville

  Copin County USA: Local Policy Development
Poverty Simulation
Cinderella Minus the Princes
Poverty Information and Resources 

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.

CYFAR | about CYFAR | What's New | community projects | capacity building
family & youth | evaluation resources | poverty | technology
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Send comments to Diana Broshar, 101 MacKay Hall, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011-1122
p 515.294.8204 f 515.294.1040 e dmbro@iastate.edu

Created 9/96
Last updated 02/26/08