Article: Forging partnerships to meet family needs.(Focus: community relations)

Imagine a program in which caring school professionals help families cut through bureaucratic red tape when dealing with county agencies to meet the various needs of children that might otherwise interfere with their learning.

In Frederick County, Md., that program is known as Community Agency School Services, or CASS. Run by the school district, CASS is a network of 10 licensed master's-level social workers, one assigned to each high school feeder area. Last year they worked with more than 700 families of at-risk children from infancy to age 18 to provide affordable, accessible resources and support. In addition, they handled another 1,200 requests for ...

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