OUTREACH SCHOLARSHIP REPORT

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• OUTREACH SCHOLARSHIP REPORT
• Malcolm Smith, Kate Hanson,
• Katie Schelzel, Trece Mettauer

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The Family Education Collaborative

• A true collaboration
• Dedicated to strengthening families in Manchester
  and New Hampshire by
• Direct education, services and resources
• A voice for families
• A model program
• A vital laboratory for students and researchers

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THE EVIDENCE BASIS

• Parenting education is effective in reducing
  child abuse and neglect
• Strengthening family Protective Factors
  inoculates children against violence, behavior
  problems and some forms of mental illness
• Family resource centers can reduce community
  rates of addiction, juvenile crime, and
  delinquency
• Parent education saves real dollars by preventing
  costly social service, justice and mental health
  system intervention

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THE COLLABORATIVE TEAM
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Assessment Phase Current

• Community Leaders Forum
• Mayor
• Law Enforcement, Court Service
• Foundations and United Way
• Coalitions
• Business leaders
• UNH Turnout! Dean Woolever, Dean Pike, Dean
  Arrington, Director Smick-Attisano
• YWCA Staff

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LEARNING AND LISTENING
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KEY THEMES FROM ANALYSIS

• What if Manchester became the perfect place for
  families? What would it look like
• Safe, walk-able city with little crime
• Comprehensive support system to empower families
• Quality schools
• Positive Health and Protective factors achieved

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IDENTIFIED INITIAL STEPS

• Collaboration and planning
• Data gathering and assessment
• UNH Engagement
• Access to services that is unrestricted

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Phases Two and Three

• Service Providers Ice Cream and Input Forum on
  July 25, 2008
• Invitations are being distributed
• Expect a large turnout
• Identifying Strengths, Opportunities, Needs
• Family Forum
• YWCA staff is currently attending neighborhood
  watch meetings to recruit
• Will recruit from existing programs
• Will recruit from Service Providers

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STUDENT INVOLVEMENT

• UNH Manchester Students from Community Leadership
  Program
• UNH Manchester Communication Arts Program
• Developing Work-study program
• UNH Families Study Research Assistantship

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EVALUATION PLAN

• Started with demographic understanding of area
  including existing resources and social mapping
• Qualitative assessment of key themes from
  community forums
• Development of advisory team from statewide
  organizations NHCTF, FSNH to review progress
• Return to forum participants with assessment data
  stakeholder review

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BENEFITS (so far)

• YWCA
• Increased social capital
• Fundraising
• Research and evaluation component
• Extension
• Community visibility
• Real evidence to base programming on
• Access to funding/real issues
• UNH/UNH Manchester
• Slowly evolving laboratory
• Field placement
• Work-study site
• Access to real family issues/problems

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