Volume
34
Issue
3
Abstract
Extension has provided supplementary funding and program resources to work with children, youth and families determined as high risk due to their low socio-economic status, complacent or permissive community laws, low neighborhood attachment, and generally negative media influences (Bogenschneider et al.,1990). The purpose of this study was to determine the best interaction methods and practices while working school-age children and their families through child care programs. A questionnaire to identify "best practices" was mailed to 30 USDA grant-funded school-age sites that focus efforts on children in communities identified as at-risk. School-age care programs in this study created a common thread of interest among these families. Respondents agreed that families as well as children need a range of community services including safe and positive opportunities from which to choose. Safe programs draw the child and family into the protective community adding an extra element of support to family survival and success.
Recommended Citation
DeBord, K., Martin, M., & Mallilo, T. (1996). Family, School, and Community Involvement in School-age Child Care Programs: Best Practices. The Journal of Extension, 34(3), Article 7. https://open.clemson.edu/joe/vol34/iss3/7
