This brief illustrates the needs of children in high-risk families and neighborhoods for quality after school programs.
A Family Educator Learning Accelerator (FELA) Toolkit offers an overview of our family engagement methodology and provides templates to get you started
Family Engagement on Education- Seven Principles for Success is a guidebook curated by the National Resource Center of Charter School
This family engagement toolkit, produced by the California Department of Education, was developed to provide districts and schools with practical planning and evaluation tools that support efforts to engage all families, particularly those of underrepresented and underserved students.
TASC created this toolkit to help school planning teams refine their family engagement strategies and clarify what they are trying to do, why, and how. TASC includes a definition of “family engagement,” specific strategies and tactics that are rooted in the research on what works, and a curated collection of resources. In addition, they have also created a review of research literature as a companion resource.
Engaging families in the casework process promotes the safety, permanency, and wellbeing of children and families in the child welfare system and is central to successful practice. Effective family engagement occurs when child welfare practitioners actively collaborate and partner with the family network, including maternal and paternal relatives and fictive kin, throughout their involvement with the child welfare system and recognizing them as the experts on their respective situations and empowering them in the process.
This resource from the Children's Bureau in collaboration with Child Welfare Information Gateway offers further discussion on family engagement as well as steps to achieve it.
Program staff can direct parents to this website designed for smart academic advice for helping kids in every grade and subject.
Are you inside with the kids today? Someone’s sick? Raining outside? Something else keeping you inside? This booklet provides 10 ways you can talk, read, sing, and play your way through the day—just with things you might already have at home. Pick and choose the ideas that work best for your child’s age and interests. And follow your child’s lead on other ways they want to play!
Family Support America is a national resource that dedicates itself to providing information and support for families and parents regarding child abuse, alcoholism, adoption, disciplining children, divorce, work and other family related concerns.
FSS is a program driven agency that helps support the lives of young children.
This PDF provides a model for creating student centered environments in schools and ways for schools to collaborate with its community to enhance student learning.
This application has drawing games, jigsaw puzzles, coloring doodles, all in a fun farm setting.
This webpage provides insight on cyberbullying as well as resources and campaigns against cyberbullying. There are tips, facts, and ways to get involved in the movement to end cyberbullying.
Fastweb is a premier online resource that has already helped students find three billion dollars worth in scholarships. Additionally, the site provides great information on colleges, financial aid, and career planning.
Families Empowered and Supporting Treatment of Eating Disorders (FEAST) is an international organization for loved ones to help support individuals recovering from eating disorders . FEAST advocates for research and education, promotes evidence-based treatment, and provides support in hopes to reduce the number of people suffering from eating disorders.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) provides plenty of consumer information about vocational or trade schools and anything students need to know before they are applying.
Exciting and challenging middle school mathematics questions related to real life scenarios.
FinAid is a comprehensive website that offers financial aid information, advice on scholarships and applications, and advice on navigating student loans. FinAid also provides objective information for parents and caregivers on how to save for a child's college education.
Finance In The Classroom was developed by the Utah State Office of Education (USOE) and Utah Education Network (UEN) to create financial and economic concepts for each grade level. Lesson plans, activities, videos, PowerPoints, and other resources are available to facilitate effective financial education in grades K-12.