Families for Kids in North Carolina: Initial Results

During the implementation of Families for Kids in North Carolina, Lynn Usher, Judy Wildfire, and colleagues from the Jordan Institute for Families worked with state and local partners to develop "performance teams." By establishing such groups, the Jordan Institute sought to create a permanent mechanism by which the state and each county could monitor progress toward the five outcomes emphasized in the initiative. Drawing on findings from a statewide database they constructed to support evaluation efforts, the team from the Institute prepared a report describing initial results.

To read their report on what North Carolina's FFK initiative has accomplished so far, click on one or more of the links below. To access these links you will need to have an Adobe Acrobat Reader. To download a free version of this software, click here.

Families for Kids in North Carolina:
Initial Results

Title, preface, table of contents

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Program Changes

Chapter 3: Outcomes

3.1
Numer of Children Entering Placement

3.2 & 3.3
Reentry to Placement and
Restrictiveness of Intitial Placement

3.4 & 3.5
Placement Stability and
Length of Time in Placment Authority

3.6
Effects of FFK on Children of Color

Chapter 4: Conclusions

Entire Report (Large file: 568 KB)

For further information, please contact the principal investigator, Lynn Usher