May, 2009
Family Strengthening Definition
The phrase family strengthening is a broad term and can mean many things to human service organizations. Incorporating family strengthening into its civic engagement work, the Alliance for Children and Families begins to define the term around improving lives and bolstering the chances of success for children, families and communities. Family types are defined as those:
Read moreSecuring Their Place at the Table
Members broaden impact by working with, not for, immigrant communities
Published in Issue 2 – 2009 of the Alliance for Children & Families Magazine (view or print article PDF)
If we’re so good, why don’t they come to our agency?” It’s a seemingly simple question that, when asked by senior leaders at Alliance for Children and Families member Family Services of Montgomery County, Eagleville, Pa., led the organization into unexplored territory.
Since the mid 1960s, southeast Pennsylvania—like many other regions of the country—has been experiencing an influx of immigrants from India and Korea. Yet, requests for services from these new residents were nonexistent.
Read moreCivic Engagement Training Institutes July 14 – 16, September 20 - 22
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