EMPOWERING

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EMPOWERING STRENGTHENING FAMILIES

• Rev. Darrell L. Armstrong, M.Div., MFT
• Pastor - Shiloh Baptist Church (RLG)
• Founder-National Association of Foster Children,
  Inc. (NFP)
• Director - Division of Prevention Community
  Partnerships (GVT)

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KEY ORGANIZATIONS IN THE LIVES OF CHILDREN
FAMILIES

• GOVERNMENT
• (legislative mandate)
• NOT-FOR-PROFIT
• (social mandate)
• FAITH COMMUNITIES
• (spiritual mandate)

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THE ROLE OF NOT-FOR-PROFIT COMMUNITY

• POLICY ANALYSIS to influence Governmental Funding
  Sources
• Brookings Institute
• Budgeting for National Priorities
• Cost Effective Investments in Children
• Julia B. Isaacs,
• First Focus Fellow
• Child and Family Policy Fellow

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THE ROLE OF NOT-FOR-PROFIT COMMUNITY

• PAPER SUMMARYwww.brookings.edu/budget
• How can we balance the budget in the next five
  years? In a series of papers on budget choices,
  Brookings analysts examine options for
• (1) reducing domestic discretionary spending,
• (2) pruning the defense budget,
• (3) raising revenues, and
• gt (4) investing additional resources in
  children.

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THE ROLE OF NOT-FOR-PROFIT COMMUNITY

• PAPER SUMMARYwww.brookings.edu/budget
• Based on a review of benefit-cost evidence, this
  paper identifies four areas of investment that
  merit EXPANDED federal funding even in a time of
  fiscal austerity. Americas future economic
  well-being will benefit from targeted investments
  to ensure that children have the skills to become
  tomorrows adult workers, caregivers, taxpayers,
  and citizens.

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THE ROLE OF NOT-FOR-PROFIT COMMUNITY

• Target areas for a package of proposals totaling
  about 25B annually 133B over a 5-year period
  are
• High-quality early childhood education programs
  for three- and four- year old children (94B over
  5 years)
• Nurse HV progs. to promote sound pre-natal care
  and
• healthy develp. of infantstoddlers (14B over 5
  years)
• Programs that reduce the incidence of teenage
  pregnancy (8B over 5 years)
• School reform with an emphasis in high-poverty
  elem. schoolsimproving skills acqstn. (17B over
  5 years)

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THE ROLE OF NOT-FOR-PROFIT COMMUNITY

• Target areas for a package of proposals totaling
  about 25B annually 133B over a 5-year period
  are
• Programs that reduce the incidence of teenage
  pregnancy (8B over 5 years)
• Nurse HV progs. to promote sound pre-natal care
  and
• healthy develp. of infantstoddlers (14B over 5
  years)
• High-quality early childhood education programs
  for three- and four- year old children (94B over
  5 years)
• School reform with an emphasis in high-poverty
  elem. schoolsimproving skills acqstn. (17B over
  5 years)

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THE ROLE OF NOT-FOR-PROFIT COMMUNITY

• Target areas for a package of proposals totaling
  about 25B annually 133B over a 5-year period
  are
• EARLY CHILDHOOD SRVCS.
• SCHOOL LINKED SRVCS.

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THE ROLE OF NOT-FOR-PROFIT COMMUNITY

• Target areas for a package of proposals totaling
  about 25B annually 133B over a 5-year period
  are
• EARLY CHILDHOOD SRVC.
• This is the first priority for investment,
  because early childhood education programs for 3
  and 4 year olds have the strongest evidence of
  returning economic value in return for
  investment. Estimated BC ratios range from 21
  for a conservative estimate171 for one estimate
  of a model program.

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THE ROLE OF NOT-FOR-PROFIT COMMUNITY

• Target areas for a package of proposals totaling
  about 25B annually 133B over a 5-year period
  are
• PRE-NATAL INVESTMENTS
• The second priority is providing services to
  pregnant women and children under age 3 to
  promote sound pre-natal care and the healthy
  development of infants and toddlersRigorous,
  random-assignment evaluation has found positive
  outcomes, with program returns estimated at 2.88
  in benefits 1 spent

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THE ROLE OF NOT-FOR-PROFIT COMMUNITY

• COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
• The UCLA Center for Mental Health in Schools
• School Mental Health Project
• Department of Psychology
• P. O. Box 951563
• Los Angeles, CA 90095-1563
• 310-825-3634 or TF 866-846-4843
• Email smhp_at_ucla.edu
• http//smhp.psych.ucla.edu

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THE ROLE OF NOT-FOR-PROFIT COMMUNITY

• COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
• Analysis Mental Health Services Psycho-Social
  Programs)
• Analysis Prevention Programs
• Most Cost Effective Ways to Addressing Problems
• Cost-Effectiveness Methodologies and General
  References