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Welcome to Sparking Connections – a national learning consortium effort to demonstrate and evaluate strategies to support family, friend and neighbor caregivers.
This web site contains information about the initiative, its partners and about what we are learning. Through this web site, you can also link to the Sparking Connections electronic mailing and a conversation area designed to enable visitors to share both information and opinions.
Download the newly released summary of Phase II of the Sparking Connections project, A Multi-Site Evaluation of Community-Based Strategies to Support Family, Friend and Neighbor Caregivers of Children, Part 1: Lessons Learned and Recommendations.
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A foreword by Ellen Galinsky
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Overarching lessons and recommendations
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A chapter on promoting quality in family, friend and neighbor care
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Lessons and recommendations for states, communities, policy makers and funders
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Future needs, next steps and a national future vision
Look for Part 2, Research and Resources, which will be released soon.
Minnesota Pilot Site Evaluation Report
Oklahoma Pilot Site Evaluation Report
Seattle Pilot Site Evaluation Report
Seattle Executive Summary
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FFN Care and Early Learning Systems: Issues and Recommendations
Sparking Connections Report
A.L. Mailman Family Foundation
Ceridian
Home Depot
McKnight Foundation
NRF Retail Work Life Forum
Providian Financial
The Samuel N. and Mary Castle Foundation
SOAR Opportunity Fund/Heliotrope