TY - JOUR
T1 - Implementing a Community-Based, Service Coordination and Delivery Intervention With Urban, Minority Parents
AU - Ferguson-Colvin, Kristin
AU - Ziemer, Kelly L.
AU - Celada, M.
AU - Oviedo, Sofia
AU - Ansbrow, Jacqueline
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: Funding for this study was provided by the New York Community Trust (Grant no. P13-000796).
Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2016.
PY - 2018/9/1
Y1 - 2018/9/1
N2 - Purpose: The purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate the influence of a community-based, service-coordination and delivery intervention (CONNECT Program) on urban, minority parents’ human capital, financial capital, community social capital, and service utilization. Method: This study used a pre–posttest single group design and mixed methods as well as incorporated principles of community-based research. Peer outreach workers engaged 80 urban, minority parents living in Manhattan (New York City) in the CONNECT Program, which offered them referrals to formal agency services and informal community supports as well as psychoeducational workshops on varied topics. Results: Findings from paired-samples t-tests indicate that at follow-up, 49 participants displayed significant improvements after 12 months in their education, neighborhood trust, service use, and problem resolution. Discussion: Findings suggest that CONNECT was feasible within the agency and community. Moreover, CONNECT was associated with higher human and community social capital as well as service utilization outcomes.
AB - Purpose: The purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate the influence of a community-based, service-coordination and delivery intervention (CONNECT Program) on urban, minority parents’ human capital, financial capital, community social capital, and service utilization. Method: This study used a pre–posttest single group design and mixed methods as well as incorporated principles of community-based research. Peer outreach workers engaged 80 urban, minority parents living in Manhattan (New York City) in the CONNECT Program, which offered them referrals to formal agency services and informal community supports as well as psychoeducational workshops on varied topics. Results: Findings from paired-samples t-tests indicate that at follow-up, 49 participants displayed significant improvements after 12 months in their education, neighborhood trust, service use, and problem resolution. Discussion: Findings suggest that CONNECT was feasible within the agency and community. Moreover, CONNECT was associated with higher human and community social capital as well as service utilization outcomes.
KW - community social capital
KW - financial capital
KW - human capital
KW - service utilization
KW - urban minority parents
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U2 - 10.1177/1049731516675477
DO - 10.1177/1049731516675477
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85051776733
SN - 1049-7315
VL - 28
SP - 708
EP - 720
JO - Research on Social Work Practice
JF - Research on Social Work Practice
IS - 6
ER -