[yscon] Family Engagement & Department of Ed collaborations

[King-Oaks, Krista (KDLA)]

Hi Cathy & All,

We don't do a partnership exclusive with our Department of Education, but instead, an inter-agency coalition spear headed  by the Cabinet for Health & Family Services. The initiative is called Kentucky Strengthening Families and is individualized state approach to a larger national program of a similar name. The work is focused on educating everyone from schools, to policy makers, and various community organizations on issues such as toxic stress and trauma and the impact that can have on the first five years of life. The goal is to provide increased community support and points of contacts for parents and caregivers to turn to in times of crisis in order to build healthier communities and more resilient families.

For anyone who was on the YALSA webinar call with me last week, I may have briefly mentioned this in connection to the evolution of this group and the new initiative coming out of Youth Thrive<https://kidsnow.ky.gov/professionals/kysf/Pages/default.aspx>,  which is focusing on similar issues, but aimed exclusively at instilling protective factors in youth and teens.

While I have made a lot of contacts and finally beginning to see some fruit from the relationships, I will say it has been a very slow march to progress. For the last year there has been a lot of focus on transitioning the goals of our meeting from inward-facing policy to discussions to outward facing creation of education materials and public campaigns. I recently attended a train-the-trainer event on the latest curriculum model, but still trying to figure out a plan on how to implement and reach all of our libraries.

For anyone interested, here is some material to browse:

*         http://chfs.ky.gov/NR/rdonlyres/AEA587BF-5334-4F35-ABA5-130F4CB2214F/0/KYFactSheetRevised82014.pdf

*         https://kidsnow.ky.gov/professionals/kysf/Pages/default.aspx


Krista King-Oaks
Youth Services Consultant
Library Development Branch
Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives<http://kdla.ky.gov/Pages/default.aspx>
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Frankfort, KY  40601
(502) 564-1739
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Subject: [yscon] Family Engagement & Department of Ed collaborations

Any State Libraries collaborating with their Department of Education on Family Engagement?  How do you approach them to include libraries?

The Michigan Dept. of Ed has begun a task force to develop "Family Engagement Framework," for ages prek-20, and I'm heading to my first meeting today.  I've got the Ideabook: Libraries for Families and the Public Libraries: A Vital Space for Family Engagement publications, but am curious if any of you are working on this in your states?

Thanks,

Cathy Lancaster

Youth Services Coordinator
Library of Michigan
702 W. Kalamazoo St.
Lansing, MI 48915
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