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The State of City Leadership for Children and Families

This 2009 National League of Cities report identifies "the nation's 32 most cutting-edge city innovations to help children and families thrive," and features emerging and established trends in municipal leadership that promote child and family well-being. The report describes new directions in after-school programs, community wellness (measures to combat childhood obesity), early childhood care, public education, family anti-poverty efforts, agency effectiveness, and programs surrounding youth civic engagement, violence prevention, and transitional services. Taken together, the work of cities to respond to these needs make up a national network of public policy "laboratories" -- continually testing new hypotheses and experimenting with creative approaches to complex, evolving problems. (146 pages)

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