Children's Service Society

Advocacy advice

Go **NOTE: PDF doesn't link** here to see an article from ZERO TO THREE with advice for effectively advocating at the state and community levels. Robin Roberts, North Carolina State Leader for Parents as Teachers, and Brian Spicker, Senior Vice President of Community Impact for the United Way Valley of the Sun in Arizona, share tactics and resources they use in the advocacy process.

Proactive Funding Strategies for Home Visitation: A Resource for Counties

National Association of Counties (NACo)

This resource aims to provide home visitation advocates with strategies to attain long-term funding for programs. Funding and sustainability must be thought of holistically, proactively, and strategically. In essence, the securing of a funding stream should be the broader goal, where the fruits of early and intense work pay off in the long run, much the way a child ultimately benefits from early childhood services.

Click here to link to the NACo website for a copy of the publication

Home Visiting--A Proven Strategy for Helping Families Thrive and Ensuring School Success

Parents as Teachers National Center collaborates with five other national home visitation programs -- Early Head Start, Healthy Families America, HIPPY USA, Parent Child Home Program, and the Nurse Family Partnership Program -- through the Home Visit Forum, an initiative of the Harvard Family Research Project.

The Forum works to promote a better understanding of home visitation and the important role it plays in supporting parents with young children. The following materials were developed to help spread the word about home visiting: **NOTE - 3 LINKS BELOW DO NOT WORK SO I DIDN'T LINK TO THEM**

• Home Visiting--A Proven Strategy for Helping Families Thrive and Ensuring School Success
• Early Childhood Home Visiting Programs
• Early Childhood Home Visiting Resources

Click here for more information on the Home Visit Forum

Parents as Teachers and the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001

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Click here for further information about how PAT supports No Child Left Behind.

Click here for frequently asked questions about:

• How does NCLB address early learning?
• Does PAT emphasize early literacy?
• NCLB stresses scientifically based research - what is it?
• What are the key characteristics of reliable research?
• How does PAT meet the definition of scientifically based research?
• What NCLB funding streams can support PAT?
• What is the Title I decision-making process?

Click here to link to the U.S. Department of Education Guidance on Parental Involvement. It provides guidance to help states, school districts and schools ensure that parents—as their child's first teachers—have the information they need to help improve their child's academic achievement.