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A. FAMILIES <br />V : <br />t <br />‘ ! <br />COAL <br />Communities should provide an environment that encourages family stability <br />in order for its members to contribute as productive members of society. <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />ommunilies should emphasize helping families. TTiey should take a broad-ba^ approach <br />■ that not only addresses the housing and resources needed to provide for famihes physical <br />needs, but one that encourages government to partner with relipous, educational, <br />non-profit institutions and community volunteers to help individuals participate fully in <br />society. <br />ROLE OF STATE GOVERNMENT <br />* Address workplace issues such as family leave policies, day care, etc. that encourage family <br />stability. <br />* Reform welfare laws so those receiving public assistance can return to work without losing <br />health or day care benefits. <br />* Reform welfare laws to encourage fiunilies to stay together to raise their children. <br />* Educate youth on the economic problems of single parenting. <br />* Allocate resources to support the **assessment center” approach to service delivery, <br />where a fiunily advocate coordinates services to fiunilies and where a nunter of service <br />provklers are co-k)cated in one setting. The famOy should be targeted as the primary unit for <br />service delivery, rather than focusing on the agency delivering the service. <br />* Develop and promote a statewide, educational program for students and adults on settling <br />conflicts without violence. <br />Urban Strategies Task Force Report