Current Project Websites
The Head Start Resource Center (HSRC)
The Head Start Resource Center (HSRC) is a national center that supports the Office of Head Start (OHS) and Head Start children and families.
The HSRC enhances the functioning and effectiveness of the OHS, the Technical and Technical Assistance (TTA) Network, and other grantee networks through their support services. Our mission is to help design, implement, and coordinate program activity, improve program operations and performance, and support the Office of Head Start. Be sure to bookmark our Web address: http://www.headstartresourcecenter.org
Child Welfare Privatization Initiatives, Assessing their Implications for the Child Welfare Field and for Federal Child Welfare Programs, conducted for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, US Department of Health and Human Services.
This project is developing a series of topical papers drawing from the experience of child welfare and other social services programs which have privatized services and is intended to provide insights about factors that should be considered when approaching or improving upon privatization efforts.Be sure to bookmark our Web address: http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/07/CWPI/ National Child Abuse and Neglect Training and Publications (NCAN/TP) Contract The National Evaluation of the Court Improvement Program, conducted for Children’s Bureau, US Department of Health and Human Services The National Evaluation of the Court Improvement Program is a five-year study describing the many paths followed by state courts to improve their oversight of foster care and adoption cases and analyze the outcomes achieved. It is providing the field with important information on effective models for juvenile and family court reform. It is being carried out by a partnership of three organizations: Pal-Tech, Inc., The Urban Institute of Washington, DC, and The Center for Policy Research of Denver, CO.Be sure to bookmark our Web address: http://www.pal-tech.com/cip/index.cfm The Cross-Site Evaluation of the Quality Improvement Center on Child Welfare Privatization, conducted for Children’s Bureau, US Department of Health and Human Services The QIC PCW is a five-year knowledge development initiative through a cooperative agreement between the Children’s Bureau and the University of Kentucky College of Social Work and Pal-Tech, Inc.Be sure to bookmark our Web address: http://www.uky.edu/SocialWork/qicpcw/
Community-Based Abstinence Education (CBAE) T/TA Contract
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Come check out the new Community-Based Abstinence Education (CBAE) T/TA contract Website. It’s packed with resources to help you implement your abstinence until marriage education programs and learn more about abstinence education. Stop by to register for upcoming conferences and trainings, access materials from previous conferences and trainings, listen to past conference calls and Webcasts, download TA modules and pieces, and search for resources by topic. Be sure to bookmark our new Web address: http://abstinence.pal-tech.com/
The mission of this Training and Publications Project is to enhance the functioning and effectiveness of child abuse and neglect programs in the states and communities and to support the development of national program priorities and the accomplishment of national program improvement initiatives. This Project provides support services for the Training and Technical Assistance Grantee's network for the Children's Bureau and its Office on Child Abuse and Neglect, as well as for other grantee networks; events management (planning and logistical support for the National Conferences and regional/local meetings); writing services/material development; and project management. In carrying out these major functions, the Training and Publications Project provides writing services, meeting support, information management, and consulting This project is scheduled to run through August 31, 2010.
The 17th National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect was held in Atlanta, GA, at the Marriott Atlanta Marquis Hotel, March 30 – April 4, 2009. There were 1,130 people in attendance. The conference offered its learning opportunities in a variety of formats: interactive educational sessions; presentations by knowledgeable speakers, representing a multitude of disciplines; and intensive sessions, emphasizing knowledge sharing and audience participation.
