FACT Publications
Publications of the Family and Community Trust
Adding Value, Bringing Hope, June 1999
65-page bound 8 1/2 x 11 book
This product tells the story of how Community Partnerships have gone about their work and what they have learned in the process. It traces the design and implementation of Missouri's Caring Communities Partnerships; synthesizes the experiences of the 18 Caring Communities Partnerships; shares lessons to further the understanding of the "whats" and "hows" of community governance; and identifies the actions to advance the initiative.
What We Mean When We Say...A Glossary for Caring Communities, June 1999
12-page, 5 x 7 book
This glossary introduces a common language for Missouri's systems reform initiative to help communities and state agencies better explain and discuss their work.
Missourians Working Together: Progress Report, February 1998
71 pages, stitched
This report presents Missouri's story, the journey traveled between November 1993, when the Family and Community Trust was founded, and June 1997. It includes a history of systems reform in Missouri, the implementation of Community Partnerships and Caring Communities, what has been accomplished, factors affecting the implementation, and lessons learned.
Families As Partners: Ideas That Work! June 1997
91 pages, hole-punched and shrink-wrapped for use in a 3-ring binder
This workbook is designed to develop and strengthen partnerships between families, their schools, and their communities. Contains many worksheets to assist parents in deciding at what level to become involved and what it will take for them to become involve and other worksheets for Community Partnerships or Caring Communities sites to determine what they can do to support parent involvement. Click here for options for downloading this publication for use in your community.
Navigating the River of Change: The Course of Missouri's Community Partnerships, April 1997
52 pages, spiral bound
This gives a picture of their early experiences as Community Partnerships, their successes and challenges. Each Community Partnership is profiled.
Building a Community Response to Support Families and Protect Children: Lessons Learned From Senate Bill 595 Communities, April 1997
This paper describes what the SB 595 demonstration communities identified as their lessons learned and challenges in implementing SB 595, Missouri's child protection reform legislation. Click here for options to view this document or to download it.
Parents Working Resource Guide: Setting The Gears In Motion, December 1996
51 pages, spiral bound.
This guide is built around best practices within three macro-strategies: job creation, family supports, and work force readiness. This guide is not a step-by-step manual. Instead, it offers a starting point for communities to advance their efforts to achieve the core results of parents working.
Shaping The Journey: A Planning Resource Guide for Missouri's Community Collaboratives, November 1995
Pages are hole-punched and shrink-wrapped for use in a 3-ring binder
This guide provides the key elements of an effective planning process to develop collaborative community entities that assume responsibility for strategies to improve results for children and families.
The Caring Communities Resource Guide: Putting The Pieces Together, October 1995
Pages are hole-punched and shrink-wrapped for use in a 3-ring binder
This guide defines the components for Caring Communities, provides suggestions on the "how-to's," and lists expectations, action steps, and resources for use when implementing Caring Communities.
Building a Community Response to Support Families and Children: A Planning Guide for Senate Bill 595 Communities, October 1995
Pages are hole-punched and shrink-wrapped for use in a 3-ring binder
This planning resource tool is designed to help your community plan a strategy for developing a community response to support families and protect children.
Summary--Strong Families Through Community: Missouri's Direction to Achieve Better Results for Families and Children, October 1995
13 pages, staple bound
This publication describes the results of Missouri's successful, integrated planning process for the implementation of the federal Family Preservation and Family Support Services Act. An overview of the policy directions for Missouri's cross-systems reform effort. The six core results and the strategies to reach them are listed. Community Partnerships and Caring Communities are explained and there is a brief description of each Community Partnership.
Lessons Learned: In the Implementation of Missouri's Caring Communities, August 1995
This paper describes lessons learned by representatives from state agencies and communities who helped formulate and establish Missouri's first Caring Communities. Click here to view this document.
Resource Tool for Community Partnerships: Building Your Strategic Approach, April 1995
Pages are hole-punched and shrink-wrapped for use in a 3-ring binder
A resource tool to help Community Partnerships develop their three-year strategy for achieving better results for children and families.
What Missourians Want for Families and Children, March 1995
28 pages staple bound
A report of statewide outreach efforts conducted by the Family and Community Trust and the Missouri Partners: Strong Families Through Community in 1994. The principles identified--such as a vision for families and children, doing business in a new way, and changing working relationships between state government and communities--became the basis for Missouri's change effort.
Missouri's Direction for Change: Achieving Better Results for Families and Children, March 1995
This is a description of Missouri's framework for communities and state agencies to work together in Community Partnerships to achieve better results for families and children.
Working Better Together for Families and Children, February 1995
22 pages staple bound
An annotated bibliography of resources for developing community-based, collaborative groups which set the vision, priorities, and strategies for serving and supporting families and children. Topics covered include accountability and evaluation, involvement of communities in planning, development of a more responsive delivery system, flexible funding, and planning for technical assistance.
