Family Success/Child Development

NACo can help counties help children and families succeed.  Supported by The Annie E. Casey Foundation (www.aecf.org), NACo provides technical assistance to counties in early childhood development and family strengthening.  NACo highlights model programs, publishes an electronic newsletter, sponsors the Counties Care for Kids awards each year, promotes work and the Earned Income Tax Credit, as well as other activities designed to assist counties to provide high quality services to children and families.

For more information on NACo's children and family services, please contact Gary Gortenburg: (202) 942-4287, ggortenburg@naco.org.

07/03/2008 - Foster Care Best Practices

05/12/2008 - Strengthening Families E-Newsletter
This monthly e-newsletter provides brief information, with links, to keep counties informed. Subscription (free) information in newsletter.

02/01/2008 - Aging out of Foster Care Resources
A list of presentations and resources on NACo's Aging Out of Foster Care initiatives.

01/22/2008 - A Viable Futures Toolkit
NACo is working with JustPartners, Inc. to encourage counties to proactively plan communities to ensure a sustainable quality of life for people of all ages. The Viable Futures Toolkit provides an outline of community steps and strategies to assist aging and all residents.

12/01/2007 - 2007 KIDS COUNT Data Book
The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s 20074 KIDS COUNT Data Book reports on the well-being of America’s children and seeks to enrich discussions concerning ways to secure better futures for all kids.

04/25/2007 - Proactive Funding Strategies for Home Visitation:
Primer for county leaders interested in home visitation funding issues.

10/30/2003 - Growing Up Healthy (pdf)
An introduction to the importance of early childhood development efforts.

11/01/2002 - Early Childhood Development Best Practices
Showcases county programs from 2001-2002 in the areas of early childhood development and school readiness.

09/17/2007 - Counties participate in day-long NACo tax workshop
Recently, NACo and the National Community Tax Coalition (NCTC) hosted the Family Economic Success through Tax Assistance Workshop for selected county workers and officials interested in assisting residents to take full advantage of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) or Free Tax Preparation Campaigns, or both.