Publications
The publications listed on our web site are materials that are either published by the Children’s Board or co-sponsored with another agency. The publications serve two purposes. First, we want to inform you about Children's Board projects and second, to help you locate resources throughout the community.
Listed below you will find materials published by the Children's Board. To request a copy of any of these publications listed below, please contact Marci Delaney at 813-204-1741.
Please Note: Many of the documents listed below are in PDF format. It will be necessary to download Adobe Acrobat to view these files.
Publications
Children's Board 2012 Strategic Plan
A plan to significantly improve the lives of children in Hillsborough County by 2012.
Family Guide to Services in Hillsborough County 2010
This guide lists the programs funded by the Children's Board of Hillsborough County by area: Healthy Births, School Readiness, Early School Success, Family and Neighborhood Supports and Infrastructure.
East Tampa Needs Assessment Report
The purpose of the Resident Driven Needs Assessment is to provide the East Tampa Community and the City of Tampa with pertinent data to improve the health, educational and social services in East Tampa. The goal is to enhance the coordination of health, educational, social services and continued economic revitalization within the community (a system of care and resources) in order to increase the financial/educational success of all residents. By: M. Woodside, E. Best, and T. Watts. Published 2007.
Click to learn more about the Children's Board's Research Team.
Early Literacy Matters (ELM) formerly Early Literacy & Learning Model (ELLM)
Program evaluation report (year 2) 2003-2004. By: C. Caffray-Kreines. Published February, 2006.
Click to learn more about the Children's Board's Research Team.
Information and Access - 1 year Action Plan
This is a draft of a follow up to the analysis on Special Needs children, and it includes and action plan to address service gaps for this population.
Subsidized Child Care Attrition Study
In order to maintain eligibility for child care subsidies, families are required to re-certify at least annually. However, in Hillsborough County, Florida, there has been an unprecedented increase in the number of families not completing the re-certification process, resulting in an under-utilization of state and federal funds allocated for child care subsidies. Using telephone surveys, this study investigates the reasons why families have not re-certified for subsidize childcare funding in Hillsborough County. The results of this study will be used to develop strategies to decrease rates of attrition from subsidized childcare in the county. By: C. Caffray-Kreines, L. Medrano, and K. Maes. Published April, 2005.
The Children’s Board of Hillsborough County as a Strategic Grant Maker: Assessing the Impacts of Three Investment Strategies
A retrospective study examining the return on investment of three investment strategies from a strategic grant making framework. By: C. Caffray-Kreines, L. Panacek, and W. Stone. Published March, 2004.
- Impact Assessment Report- 239 pages includes appendices
A Conceptual Framework for Service Planning for Children and Families Download
Available on-line and in print. The Children's Board began this document with a desire to develop a user-friendly publication to describe the resiliency framework theory. The Children's Board offers this document as a guideline for the planning and delivery of children's services. The framework was developed for the community of caretakers with the intent of assisting them in favorably impacting the lives of children in Hillsborough County. The publication is provided in PDF format (67 KB, 26 pages). By: D. Ruggs, M. Coulter, L. Panacek, and W. Stone. Published October, 1997.
