Organizing on behalf of families: Facilitating a "community application" to a state block grant to reduce teenage pregnancies

Offers a descriptive analysis of how one OH county organized parents, teenagers, & social service providers in 3 months to apply for a wellness grant to reduce teenage pregnancies. The analysis contributes to the knowledge needed about the process of how communities are responding to the federal...

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Published inChild & adolescent social work journal Vol. 16; no. 1; pp. 23 - 36
Main Authors Brun, Carl, Giga, Susan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Springer Nature B.V 01.02.1999
Subjects
Adolescent motherhood
Adolescent Parents
Applications
Block grants
Communities
Community Involvement
Community support
Counties
Families & family life
Financial Support
Greene County, Ohio
Intervention
Ohio
Reduction
Social Programs
Teenage pregnancy
Unwanted Pregnancy
USA
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Summary:Offers a descriptive analysis of how one OH county organized parents, teenagers, & social service providers in 3 months to apply for a wellness grant to reduce teenage pregnancies. The analysis contributes to the knowledge needed about the process of how communities are responding to the federal-local funding shift being created by welfare reform. Issues faced by the planning committee in reaching consensus about the target population, intervention, & expected outcomes of the proposed plan are discussed. Described in conclusion are attributes of the planning process that can be used as a model for other community applications for state funding of family interventions. 16 References. Adapted from the source document.
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ISSN:0738-0151
1573-2797
DOI:10.1023/A:1022261605741