This report provides quantitative data to contextualize the findings of the Senator Walter Rand Institute’s (WRI) 2020 report COVID Impacts, Supporting Collaboratives: A Qualitative Evaluation Of Collaboratives’ Work With The Whole Family Approach During The COVID-19 Pandemic. Between May 6 and June 10, 2020, researchers from WRI interviewed twenty-seven staff …
The Family Strengthening Network (FSN) aims to build resilience in the family unit as a whole, thus improving the quality of life of all family members. The Senator Walter Rand Institute (WRI) is a research and public service center at Rutgers-Camden that has worked with FSN to conduct an evaluation …
Senator Walter Rand Institute for Public Affairs (WRI) at Rutgers University-Camden serves as a research and public service center for the southern New Jersey community, addressing challenges unique to New Jersey residents. The Pascale Sykes Foundation operates to strengthen family relationships in low income areas of southern New Jersey. This …
As part of the evaluation of the application of Pascale Sykes’ Whole Family Approach (WFA), the Senator Walter Rand Institute for Public Affairs (WRI) explored the flexibility of the WFA by zooming in on the cultural responsiveness of the social service agency collectives (Collaboratives) working with Hispanic, immigrant families in …
Immigrant families and the organizations that work with them experience circumstances and challenges related to their cultural background and personal and social resources that can only be captured through a culturally responsive evaluation. Using interviews with Hispanic participants and collaboratives, we sought to identify the ways in which collaboratives implemented …
Through our evaluation over the last eight years, we have observed that Family Strengthening Network (FSN) has a unique approach to family advocacy and service delivery which has resulted in positive changes among families. In an effort to evaluate this, we created a comprehensive survey to measure the relationship between …
Strengthening Families Initiative Evaluation Report This report provides updates on the Senator Walter Rand Institute for Public Affairs (WRI) research activities, findings, and next steps in the evaluation of the Pascale Sykes Foundation’s implementation of the Whole Family Approach in nonprofit collaboratives in Southern New Jersey. From June 2021 to …
The Whole Family Approach partnered Rutgers-Camden Research Center to evaluate the implementation of the Whole Family Approach by the Family Strengthening Network. Findings include high levels of relationship quality with their family advocate, high levels of perceived social support, and high levels of interpersonal belonging.
Too many of America’s working, low-income families are one crisis or one paycheck away from falling into poverty. The Whole Family Approach, a family-led strategy, equips families with the tools and social support needed to strengthen their relationships, establish stability and plan for their future.
When Elia, mother of the Solis family, heard Unidos was offering a path to obtain her GED diploma entirely in Spanish, she was very excited. Enrolling in classes in 2018, she initially struggled with writing exams. After an evaluation, her instructor noticed that barriers to her success had their origins …
