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Goal of the Children's Alliance of Luzerne County |
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To develop a comprehensive, coordinated and results-based system of support and services for Luzerne County's low-income and vulnerable families. |
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Mission |
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To work as a public/private partnership to improve outcomes for Luzerne County´s children, youth, and families. |
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Outcomes |
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· Increase by 20% the number of families who develop self-sufficiency plans while being served by the family centers. · Decrease the abuse and neglect rates of families served by the family centers by 20% by increasing the number of families served by the nurse home visitation program. · Reduce the truancy and dropout rates by 20% in schools in the Wilkes-Barre Area School District by continuing the Functional Family Therapy and PATHS programs. · Increase the number of Big Brothers/Big Sisters matches by 60 over the amount in Fiscal Year 2001 · Increase the number of Head Start slots from 724 to 740 and number of children in Early Head Start from 32 to 96. · Increase the number of referrals to MH/MR early intervention for children with developmental delays by 5% since 2001. · Conduct at least 5 Touchpoints Trainings in Fiscal Year 2002/2003 · Introduce the Kindergarten Readiness checklist to at least 15 early care and education providers to promote school readiness. |
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Committees and Workgroups Coordinating Council
Cross Systems Training
Alliance for Children's Success (Child Care Resource Developers)
School Aged Prevention
Success By 6
Family Centers Workgroup
Service Integration
Special Needs Workgroup
School Readiness
Quality Care |
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Contact Information Kristen Huff, Director Children's Alliance of Luzerne County
United Way of Wyoming Valley 450 Citizen's Bank Building 8 West Market Street Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711
Phone: (570) 829-6711 Fax: (570) 822-0522
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United Way of Wyoming Valley 8 West Market Street, Suite 450 Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 18711 Phone: (570) 829-6711 Fax: (570) 822-0522 |
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