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Family Pillar 2019

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Family Outreach

Providing Fort Worth ISD families with key wraparound supports

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Why Family Outreach?

MEET CHILDREN WHERE THEY ARE
USE DATA TO DRIVE STRATEGY
COLLABORATE WITH
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
IMPLEMENT AT SCALE
We work with families…because a child’s family is the strongest predictor of their further academic and life success.
  • Analyze data to inform target student population
  • Measure & track needs and services provided to families
  • Create family feedback loops to inform resource allocation
  1. Neighborhood Champions
  2. FWISD Student Support Services
  3. Social Worker “Buddies”
  4. Community Partners
Our Community of Front Porches initiative visited 1,000+ homes with tangible literacy materials for students, IT assistance for parents, and social-emotional support for the entire family. We will continue to serve families this Fall, whom data shows are in the greatest need of this outreach.
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Key stressors that contribute to staggered literacy achievment include hunger, housing insecurity, family mobility, family violence, parental depression, and abuse and neglect. *
Read Fort Worth counteracts family stressors by providing services that empower the family in their crucial role of primary educator for their children.
*Source: The Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2013

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