Families and Communities
Better Kid Care Program: Improving the quality of Wisconsin child care
Finding high-quality child care can be a concern for today’s working parents. Family Living Programs makes parents’ task easier by providing training and support for early childhood workers. Eighty-five percent of participants in Family Living’s Better Kid Care program reported they had made improvements in their early childhood programs as a result of what they learned.
Effective home visitors empower families of Milwaukee
Teams of home visitors trained by Cooperative Extension family living educators work intensively with young low-income families in Milwaukee’s central city. Their goal is to improve birth outcomes, enhance family functioning, support child health, safety and development and prevent child abuse and neglect. Data show the program is making a difference. Find out how Family Living Programs and its partners are improving life for Milwaukee’s vulnerable families.
eParenting™ High-Tech Kids
Today’s parents can benefit from a better understanding of the role digital media play in their children’s lives and by learning how to use new media to enhance their responsibilities as parents. Find out how a team of Family Living colleagues is helping parents and kids connect.
Family Foundations Home Visitors improve life for vulnerable families
To parents living in poverty or lacking the knowledge and skills to create a nurturing environment for a child, a home visitor program can make a world of difference. Since 1999, Family Living Programs has provided the crucial training and technical assistance that has elevated the skills of the state’s Family Foundations home visitation staff. Find out more about the program’s impressive results and Family Living’s role.
Moving from corrections to community: Building family support
Local criminal justice issues are a source of growing concern as skyrocketing corrections costs take resources from other critical services. Family Living educators and state specialists have teamed up with county criminal justice partners to reach jail inmates, probation, parole and drug court clients and their families. By providing support to the families of inmates, Family Living is helping to increase the likelihood that incarcerated individuals will make a successful transition back into the community.
Parenting Newsletter Project: Helping new and expectant parents raise healthy children
Family Living Programs produces an effective parenting education program that has benefited nearly half of all state parents with newborns for two decades. Learn about the difference it’s making in the lives of Wisconsin families.
Preventing Juvenile Delinquency in Wisconsin: Using research to show what works
University and Cooperative Extension educators are taking the latest research on preventing juvenile delinquency directly to Wisconsin communities, where the information is making a difference in the lives of families and young people.
Responding to the needs of Wisconsin’s famly caregivers
Learn how the leadership and participation of Family Living Programs has made a positive difference in addressing the needs of Wisconsin family caregivers and their families.
Strengthening Families Program: Building statewide capacity
Good parenting and strong relationships between parents and youth can steer young people away from juvenile delinquency and underage alcohol and drug use. The Strengthening Families Program for Parents and Youth 10-14 (SFP-10-14) has been scientifically evaluated and shown to be effective in reducing teen substance abuse and other behavior problems, strengthening parenting skills and building stronger families. And not only does it bring results–it’s cost effective. Find out how Family Living Programs has worked to bring this proven program to Wisconsin families.
Supporting children when parents divorce or separate
The numbers of children affected by divorce and parental separation are high, but Family Living’s co-parenting education programs offer a way to help parents support their children through a challenging life transition.
Teaming up with community partners to meet local needs
Family Living’s effective work with numerous state and local coalitions brings important issues to the forefront of community attention and addresses complex issues that no single organization can tackle alone.
Wisconsin Bookworms™: Bringing the joy of reading to young children
Many people can recall a special children’s book that sparked a lifelong interest in reading and learning. Yet children from families with limited incomes may not have the opportunity to own many books. The Wisconsin Association for Home and Community Education (WAHCE), Family Living Programs, and Wisconsin Public Television cooperated to bring the Wisconsin Bookworms™ program to more than 45 counties and nearly 6,000 children in 2009. By providing free books, reading to low-income children and encouraging parents to do related activities at home, WAHCE and its partners promote literacy and help to bring the joy of reading to a new generation.
Where research meets family policy: Wisconsin Family Impact Seminars
The Wisconsin Family Impact Seminars provide research on timely issues that policymakers are debating. The seminars feature premier researchers and policy analysts who present objective information on a range of policy options, setting the stage for neutral, nonpartisan discussion of issues with a family impact lens.
