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2001 Communities of Excellence (PDF)
By Suzanne Bronheim, Cappie Morgan
August 2002

Summary: This report describes five communities that were picked as 2001 Communities of Excellence because they excel in developing and maintaining effective supports and services for children, including those with disabilities, and their families. 2001 award winners were located in Salina, Kansas; Lowell, Massachusetts; Cuyahoga County, Ohio; Wolf Creek, Oregon; and Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Each story describes how, through their will and perseverance, the members of the communities made progress to improve service delivery for children and their families. These communities have demonstrated an effective way to blend various resources from key Federal public programs for serving young children and their families (e.g., education, early intervention, health, mental health, child care, Head Start, developmental disabilities) to build an integrated set of services and supports that work for families and children (from birth through age 8).

Index Terms: Best Practices, Community Mobilization, Community Studies, Quality Initiatives, Children With Special Needs, Community Agencies, Disabilities, Families, States, U. S. Department Of Health And Human Services (HHS)

Publisher: Communities Can

Publication Type: Reports (Descriptive)

Pages: 46 pages
Language: English
URL: http://gucchd.georgetown.edu/files/products_publications/ccexcellence2001.pdf

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Washington, District of Columbia 20007
202-687-8784
FAX: 202-687-8899
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