Free To Grow
Mailman School
of Public Health
Columbia University
722 West 168th Street,
8th Floor
New York, NY 10032
Mailman School
of Public Health
Columbia University
722 West 168th Street,
8th Floor
New York, NY 10032
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Family Partnership and Case Management Approach
The Kentucky Free To Grow Model An Implementation Manual This manual tells the story of the Kentucky Head Start Free To Grow program, developed by the Audubon Area Community Services (AACS) Head Start. The Kentucky Head Start Free To Grow program was developed by the AACS Head Start Director, in collaboration with representatives of community partners. But developing a program was not their only achievement. First they created a model—we call it the Kentucky Model—describing all of the program's components and strategies and how they fit together. The Kentucky Model reflects Free To Grow's overall mission and approach in several respects. It adapts the risk/protection framework and it takes an integrated approach to strengthening families and communities (making use of multiple strategies and ensuring that each one supports and enhances the others). Moreover, the Kentucky Model has been piloted in both small urban and rural settings. Section I of this manual provides an overview of the Kentucky Model, as well as background information about how it was developed. Section II details the steps that your Head Start program can take to implement this model. These steps have been culled through staff reflections on both what they themselves did, and how these steps could be structured in a program starting anew. Boxes throughout the manual provide context, summarize key lessons learned, and offer examples to clarify specific steps in the implementation process. Some of the lessons learned reflect the direct experience of the Kentucky Free To Grow site, while others incorporate broader lessons from the national program. Supporting program materials, contact forms, job descriptions and assessment tools are included in the appendix. The appendix also contains charts outlining key program strategies and specific Performance Standards met through the implementation of those strategies. Electronic versions of all program forms are included on the accompanying diskette. We hope you find this manual helpful and welcome any suggestions about how to make it more useful or more relevant to your community and your concerns. Related Information
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Disclaimer Free To Grow is a national program supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation with direction and technical assistance provided by the Mailman School of Public Health of Columbia University. |