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Piloting a Community Approach to Healthy Marriage Initiatives: Early Implementation of the Healthy Families Nampa Demonstration

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    Title Page

    Acknowledgements

    List of Tables

    List of Figures

    Executive Summary

  1. Piloting a Community Approach to the Healthy Marriage Initiative: Examining a New Policy for Dealing with Family Structure and Family Functioning
    1. 1.1 Provisions and Funding of the Pilot Community Healthy Marriage Initiatives

      1.2 Specific Approaches Used in Pilot CHMI Demonstrations

      1.3 Context and Early CHMI Implementation

      1.4 Methods for Obtaining Information

      1.5 Qualifications Concerning This Report

      1.6 Road Map of Report

  2. Healthy Families–Nampa: Background, Planning, and Early Implementation
    1. 2.1 HFN’s Model

        2.1.1 The Birth of HFN: Building on Existing Community Linkages

        2.1.2 Program Funding, Costs, and Outlays

      2.2 Building and Organizing HFN

        2.2.1 The Coalition Guiding HFN

        2.2.2 Establishing Linkages with the Child Support System

      2.3 Developing HFN’s Services and Activities

        2.3.1 HFN’s Mixed Service Approach

        2.3.2 Linkages with Providers of Domestic Violence and Other Supportive Services

        2.3.3 Media and Outreach Efforts

  3. Initial Operations of the HFN Community Healthy Marriage Initiative
    1. 3.1 Participant Recruitment

      3.2 HFN Classes, Counseling, and Mentoring Activities

        3.2.1 Services Provided by Faith-Based Providers

        3.2.2 Services Provided by Secular Providers

        3.2.3 Stimulating the Delivery of Family Wellness Classes

        3.2.4 Relative Emphasis on Marriage in Education and Skills-Building Activities

      3.3 Participation and Referral Activity in the First Year of Implementation

        3.3.1 The Management Information System (MIS) and Child Support Matching

        3.3.2 Individuals Referred to and Participating in HFN-Sponsored Activities

        3.3.3 Involvement of Referrals and Participants in Child Support System

        3.3.4 Perspectives of Participants on HFN

  4. Leveraging Community Engagement and Resources
    1. 4.1 Leveraging to Expand Marriage-Related Services

      4.2 Leveraging Other Services

      4.3 Conclusions

  5. Assessment of Healthy Families– Nampa’s Early Implementation
    1. 5.1 Early Successes of HFN

      5.2 Key Challenges to HFN’s Success and Approach

      5.3 Lessons Learned

  6. References
  7. Appendixes

    1. HFN Timeline
    2. List of HFN Members


 

 

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