It doesn't cost, it pays. Purdue specialists organized an alternative school program for students who had been expelled from public school. Even Start is a Cornell project that collaborates with 37 agencies to help parents get involved with the education of their children under age 8. Researchers have found that now more than 80 percent of the parents in the program help their children with their homework, and 60 percent read with their children. A unique West Virginia Family Enrichment Program targeted inmates who were also fathers.
Participants report greater satisfaction in the performance of their roles as fathers.
Happy, educated campers. Most camps include life skills instruction. Next to sex education, talking about money is one of parents' biggest challenges. Virginia Extension agents promote life skills to 22,000 4-H youth campers annually. Participants report dramatic increases in life skills such as managing resources andproblem-solving.