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Informationen zum Autor Sidney L. Gardner serves as President of Children and Family Futures, a non-profit firm based in Irvine, California, which provides planning, evaluation and consulting services to government agencies, community-based organizations, and schools. Mr. Gardner served as Director of California State University, Fullerton's Center for Collaboration for Children, a consultant to the White House Domestic Council, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Director of the Hartford Private Industry Council, and an elected member of the City Council in Hartford, Connecticut. He graduated from Occidental College and was awarded a Master's degree in Public Affairs from Princeton University and a Master's degree in Religious Studies from Hartford Seminary. Klappentext Cities, Counties, Kids, and Families outlines a model for developing strategic policy for responding to children and family issues in local governments. Zusammenfassung Cities! Counties! Kids! and Families outlines a model for developing strategic policy for responding to children and family issues in local governments. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 List of Figures Chapter 2 Frequently Used Abbreviations and Acronyms Chapter 3 List of Tables Chapter 4 A Personal Preface Chapter 5 Acknowledgments Chapter 6 Introduction Chapter 7 Strategy and Realities Chapter 8 Introduction to Section Two Chapter 9 Missing from Theory and Practice: The Role of Local Government Chapter 10 Still Fragmented, After All These Years Chapter 11 Strategic Policy: Moving the Bar Up Chapter 12 Making Better Policy through Two Sets of Tools: Using Information and Shaping Values Chapter 13 Reframing Ethical Issues in Services to Children, Youth, and Families Chapter 14 The Budget is the Policy Chapter 15 The Intergovernmental Stew: Cities and Counties; States and the Feds Chapter 16 Introduction to Section Three: The Four Forces Chapter 17 Families and Generations: The Connections Across Policies Chapter 18 Race, Culture, and Religion as Children and Family Issues Chapter 19 Community and Neighborhood Roles in Children and Family Policy Chapter 20 Regionalism and a Family Agenda Chapter 21 Introduction to Section Four Chapter 22 Education and Learning-The Inescapable Priorities Chapter 23 Abuse of Alcohol and Other Drugs as a Children and Family Issue Chapter 24 Family Support Programs and Family Income Support: The Future of FRCs as a Policy Choice for Local Government Chapter 25 Youth Development as a Function of Local Governments Chapter 26 The Role of Local Government in the Future Chapter 27 Putting It All Together: The Challenge of Leadership in Local Government Chapter 28 Author Biographical Sketch ...
