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The Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation within the Administration for Children and Families of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released a research brief, The Strengths and Stressors of Region XI Head Start Role, Social Support, and Economic Condition in the Well-Being of Children and Families from AIAN FACES 2019, that explores the associations between poverty and parents’ perception of financial strain, the presence of social and community supports, and child and family well-being. Nationally representative data and findings from the American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (AIAN FACES) of families participating in Region XI Head Start programs were used to answer the following research questions:
What kinds of social and community support do families have?
How are families doing economically?
Do families with different levels of material hardship and financial strain report different levels of social and community support?
Are material hardship and financial strain associated with the well-being of the child and family, beyond the effects of income?
Are social and community supports associated with the well-being of the child and family, beyond the effects of economic condition?
Two NEW 2023 Funding Opportunities for Early Childhood Dissertation Research are now open! For two decades, the Early Care and Education Research Scholars grants support doctoral dissertations researching issues related to Head Start and child care. This grant program offers funding for one- or two- year research projects that conduct rigorous qualitative, quantitative, or secondary research analyses, and have the capacity to inform policy and practice decisions and solutions, particularly for underserved/understudied populations.
