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Understanding Hispanic Diversity: A “One Size Approach” to Service Delivery May Not Fit All

This brief, published by the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) is part of the Hispanic Healthy Marriage Initiative (HHMI) Grantee Implementation Evaluation. The brief, produced by the Lewin Group, describes the populations served by the nine sites in the study and the implications of Hispanic diversity for program design, delivery, and evaluation.    Administration […]

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09 Jan
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Hispanics and Family-Strengthening Programs

This brief describes the adaptations and refinements undertaken by nine selected grantees to make their services more culturally responsive. The adaptations included addressing issues of language, diversity, racism, and immigration, and incorporating cultural constructs like familismo, confianza, personalismo, and respeto. These adaptations were made to improve the recruitment, retention, overall participation, and effectiveness of the […]

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Reference Guide for Native American Family Preservation Programs

Since 2003, the Administration for Native Americans (ANA), within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), has been providing funds for projects aimed at improving child well-being by promoting healthy relationships and families in Native American communities. The goals of ANA’s Family Preservation Initiative are: to increase the percentage of Native American children raised in […]

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09 Jan
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Standing Capacity: A Case Study of the Oklahoma Marriage Initiative

This case study examines the Standing Capacity model operated as part of the Oklahoma Marriage Initiative (OMI) since 2004. The term Standing Capacity refers to a marriage and relationship education service which operates at the same time and place in a community on an on-going basis. Most community-based healthy marriage initiatives offer workshops on an […]

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