Topic - Services to Specific Populations

This page summarizes Government Innovators Network content about Services to Specific Populations.

This section charts the large array of innovations currently being implemented by different social services across many categories. Topics include programs for women, infants, and children, homeless care, elderly care, family strengthening, child support and care, immigrant and refugee health, indigent care, rehabilitation, resettlement, work readiness, legal services, and school based health/breakfast/lunch programs, social service legislation, and many other community based programs.

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Menominee Community Center of Chicago (100%)
Honoring Contributions in the Governance of American Indian Nations in the United States
April 8, 2005

Whirling Thunder Wellness Program (95%)
Honoring Contributions in the Governance of American Indian Nations in the United States
April 20, 2005

Navajo Child Special Advocacy Project (90%)
Honoring Contributions in the Governance of American Indian Nations in the United States
April 20, 2005

Poeh Cultural Center (80%)
Honoring Contributions in the Governance of American Indian Nations in the United States
April 20, 2005

Specialized Treatment and Rehabilitation Services (78%)
Innovations in American Government Awards
May 17, 2005

Chuka Chukmasi Home Loan Program (77%)
Honoring Contributions in the Governance of American Indian Nations in the United States
May 23, 2005

Bilingual Outreach (77%)
Innovations in American Government Awards
January 10, 2005

moreMost Relevant News

Program helps foster kids finish college (20%)
The Sacramento Bee
October 12, 2009

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moreMost Relevant Documents

Federalism and Suitable Housing for the Frail Elderly: A Comparison of Policies in Canada and the United States (95%)
Phoebe S. Liebig
Fannie Mae Foundation
January 1, 1993

Immigrants in New York (91%)
Jeffrey S. Passel,Rebecca L. Clark
Urban Institute
April 1, 1998

Alcohol and Other Drug Problems Among the Homeless: Research, Practice, and Future Directions (87%)
James Baumohl, Robert B. Huebner
Fannie Mae Foundation
January 1, 1991

State of Mexico's Housing (86%)
Christopher Herbert, Natalie Pickering
Joint Center for Housing Studies, Harvard University
January 10, 2005

Entrepreneurial Community Development: Exploring Earned-Income Activities and Strategic Alliances for Community-Development Nonprofits (86%)
Ellen Stiefvater
Joint Center for Housing Studies, Harvard University
November 1, 2001

Recent Changes in Washington Welfare and Work, Child Care, and Child Welfare Systems (84%)
Terri Thompson, Kathleen Snyder, Karin Malm, Carolyn T. O'Brien
Urban Institute
August 1, 2001

The Private Safety Net: The Role of Charitable Organizations in the Lives of the Poor (84%)
Kathryn Edin, Laura Lein
Fannie Mae Foundation
January 1, 1998

moreRelated Multimedia

The Innovations Process (64%)
April 1, 2005

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