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Relatives Raising Children: A Guide for Help and Hope, by Marianne Takas.
Brookdale Foundation: 2005.  For information, or to order, click
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The Ties that Bind Handbook: Parental Substance Abuse and Kinship Care, by Naomi Weinstein and Marianne Takas.
Children of Alcoholics Foundation: 2003. For information, or to order, click
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To Love a Child: A Complete Guide to Adoption and Foster Parenting, by Marianne Takas and Edward Warner.
Addison Wesley: 1992.  For information, or to order, click
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This easy-to-read handbook helps
new parents give their child a
healthy, safe, and learning start.  
Ideal for client families of Early
Head Start, Healthy Families
America, and other early
childhood and parenting
programs.         

72 pages                     $8.95       
                                                              
     
This 3-in-1 book, including
baby care, family finances,
and family stability,
is a powerful resource for
struggling  two-parent
families.  Ideal for clients of
Building Strong Families
and other programs serving
fragile families.

96 pages                   $9.95
.
This handbook simply explains
emergency benefits for families,
job placement services, housing
options, and basic money
management.  Ideal for clients   
of TANF, jobs programs, and
other community economic  
development programs.

64 pages                  $7.95
Outreach Booklets for Maximum impact
$4.95
$4.95
Easy-to-Read Handbooks for client families
Ten easy-to-read,
easy-to-follow basics to
help new parents get a  
great start. Includes safe
sleeping, breastfeeding,
baby’s crying, baby’s
learning, health care
and home safety
— plus programs
available to help.
 

24 pages, FULL COLOR
       
Ten easy-to-read,
easy-to-follow basics to
start families on the
road to economic
stability. Includes
emergency benefits, job
search and readiness,
and basic budgeting
— plus programs
available to help.
    

24 pages, FULL COLOR