The following list of resource organizations and agencies will guide you to products and services to help in building effective collaboratives and partnerships.
California Tomorrow, Fort Mason, Building B, San Francisco, CA 94123, (415) 441-7631
California Tomorrow is a nonprofit organization that conducts research and provides technical assistance and support to schools and communities. The organization advocates for quality education for all students and holds regular public forums. California Tomorrow's Collaborative Services for Diverse Communities Project operates a clearinghouse of resources. Materials include descriptions of innovative integrated service programs in the state, a bibliography of selected resources, and information about individuals and organizations that work in the area of integrated services.
Center on Families, Communities, Schools, and Children's Learning of the Institute for Responsive, Education, Scott Thompson, Communication and Dissemination, Boston University, School of Education, 605 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, (617) 353-3309, FAX: (617) 353-8444
The mission of the Center is to conduct research, evaluations, and policy analyses, and to disseminate information. Publications highlight new and useful knowledge about the ways in which families, schools, and communities influence student motivation, learning, and development. The Center also strives to improve the connections among these major social institutions.
Center for the Study of Social, Policy, Sara Watson, 1250 Eye Street, NW, Suite 503, Washington, DC 20005, (202) 371-1565, FAX: (202) 371-1472
The Center provides information on the principles of interagency and intergovernmental planning, budgeting, and service delivery.
ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education, University of Illinois, 805 West Pennsylvania Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801, (800) 583-4135 or (217) 333-1386
The Clearinghouse focuses on all aspects of the physical, cognitive, social, emotional, educational, and cultural development of children from birth through early adolescence. Among the topics covered are prenatal and infant development and care, parent education, home and school relationships, learning theory research and practice related to children's development, preparation of early childhood teachers and caregivers, and educational programs and community service for children.
National Center for Education in the Inner Cities, Temple University Center for Research in Human Development and Education, Dr. Margaret C. Wang, 9th Floor, Ritter Hall Annex, 13th Street & Cecil B. Moore Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19122, (215) 204-3000, FAX: (215) 204-5130
One of the key areas of research in this organization focuses on programs that provide needed social services to students and parents. The Center also sponsors conferences and disseminates materials related to theory, policy, practice, and other issues related to collaboration/integration.
Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL), Mary Marshall, 1001 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 310, Washington, DC 20036, (202) 822-8405, FAX: (202) 870-4050
IEL is a nonprofit organization dedicated to collaborative problem-solving strategies in education and among education, human services, and other sectors. The Institute's programs focus on leadership development, cross-sector alliances, demographic analyses, business-education partnerships, school restructuring, and programs concerning at-risk youth.
Institute for Family Support and Development of MICA (Mid-Iowa Community Action), Inc., Arlene McAtee, 212 West Ingledue Street, Marshalltown, IA 50158, (515) 752-7162
This organization offers materials and training for individuals and organizations involved in providing family support and development services. The Institute provides organizational capacity-building seminars designed to help family support agencies conduct Family Development Associates Certification training for their staff; restructure their organizations to empower staff to deliver comprehensive, supportive developmental services for families; mentor other agencies in the community; and join statewide networks of learning organizations. This series of seminars, which takes place over a period of 9-12 months, includes three two-day sessions, portfolio development, and use of the five-module Train the Trainer Family Development Manual. The Institute can assist practitioners in learning more about family development, improving their communication and relationship-building skills, assessing family strengths and challenges, planning strategies to attain goals, and connecting families to community resources. The organization also offers internships that provide practitioners with on-site experience in family support organizations. In the future, the organization plans to offer a computerized, online network for the exchange of information among those in the field who are involved in family support and development.
National Association of Partners in Education (NAPE), Janet Cox, 209 Madison Street, Suite 401, Alexandria, VA 22314, (703) 836-4880, FAX: (703) 836-6941
This organization provides information and training to facilitate the building of partnerships that enable every student to succeed. The National Association of Partners in Education (NAPE) comprises 2.6 million volunteers. These volunteers include leaders from the business, education, government, and civic sectors representing 200,000 partnership initiatives in local school districts. NAPE provides networking opportunities; a computerized database; local and national conferences; training for program development; a monthly newsletter and other publications; public awareness campaigns; and national survey and research projects.
National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP), Carol Oshinsky, Library, Beth Atkins, Publishing, Columbia University School of Public Health, 154 Haven Avenue, New York, NY 10032, (212) 927-8793, FAX: (212) 927-9162
NCCP's goal is to strengthen programs and policies for young children and their families who live in poverty in the United States by improving the services they receive and the policies that affect them. NCCP seeks to achieve this goal through interdisciplinary analysis and dissemination initiatives in the areas of early childhood care and education, maternal and child health, and the integration of services for young children and their families.
North Central Regional Educational
Laboratory, 1120 Diehl Road, Suite 200
Naperville, IL 60563-1486,
(800) 356-2735 or (630) 649-6500, fax (630) 649-7600
NCREL is one of ten regional laboratories that works to improve education. The Laboratory disseminates information about effective programs, develops educational products, holds conferences, and conducts research and evaluation. The organization also provides technical assistance for Illinois's Project Success integrated service program, as well as a number of other educational initiatives throughout its seven-state region. It also operates the Midwest Regional Center for Drug- Free Schools and Communities.
Online Resources and Database Services
Below is a listing of some of the online resources and database services related to school-linked, community-based, integrated services.
Broad BASE Broad BASE offers multi-media software for families, communities, and social service agencies. The organization's electronic network, NOAH's Ark (Network of Advocates and Helpers), includes the following:
For more information contact:
Wendy Deutelbaum, President, broad BASE, 431 Brown Street, Iowa City, IA 52245, (319) 338-2203, FAX: (319) 338-2289
HandsNet This computer network links nearly 3,000 human service agencies, educators, advocates, researchers, and policymakers throughout the country, making it one of the largest networks of its kind. Collectively, these agencies compose a forum of resource and service providers in areas such as community development, health reform, alcohol and drug abuse, hunger and nutrition policy, and legal services. The Children, Youth, and Family forum is managed by the Center for the Study of Social Policy, Chapin Hall Center for Children, the Center for Law & Social Policy, the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities, the Center for Human Resources, and the Center for Youth Development and the Academy for Educational Development. The forum provides news and policy analysis and research summaries. Users also can access information about model programs and strategies, technical assistance resources, available funding, effective management methods, and tools for strategic planning. Founded six years ago, HandsNet can be accessed using a personal computer and modem.
To receive a copy of the Forum's Weekly Digest, listing a cross-section of the latest news and resources available online, call or write Handsnet.
For more information contact:
Jan Sola, HandsNet, 20195 Stevens Creek Boulevard, #120, Cupertino, CA 95014, (408) 257-4500 or (800) 262-2638, FAX: (408) 257-4560
Database of The National Resource Center for Family Support Programs (NRC/FSP) The NRC/FSP maintains a computerized database that documents and disseminates information about exemplary and innovative family support programs across the nation. Information comes from program surveys completed by the organizations featured. Each entry includes information about population served by the program, funding sources, and a brief description of the program or initiative.
For more information contact:
Family Resource Coalition, 200 S. Michigan Avenue, 16th Floor, Chicago, IL 60604, (312) 341-0900, FAX: (312) 341-9361
The Service Integration Information Clearinghouse This Clearinghouse was established through the National Center for Service Integration. The Clearinghouse is a collection of materials on service integration, including computerized databases on documents and articles, integrated programs, and related organizations.
For more information contact:
National Center for Service Integration, 5111 Leesburg Pike, Suite 702, Falls Church, VA 22041, (703) 824-7447, FAX: (703) 671-6208
The Service Integration Resource Network This service, provided by the National Center for Service Integration, lists individuals and organizations with experience in planning and implementing service integration programs. Some of the topics addressed are funding, management, evaluation, information systems, community needs assessment, intake/eligibility, interagency agreements, confidentiality, and coalition building.
For more information contact:
SigNet, National Center for Service Integration, c/o Mathtech, Inc., 5111 Leesburg Pike, Suite 702, Falls Church, VA 22041, (703) 824-7447
Contact: info@ncrel.org