Selected Publications & Written Work
Crystal Foster, C. & Louie, J., Grassroots Action and Learning for Social Change: Evaluating Community Organizing McLeod Grant, H., Crystal Foster, C., Leading for Change: An Assessment of the First Two Years of the Irvine Leadership Awards Program (James Irvine Foundation, April 2008). [for internal use only]Listening & Learning About Local Children & Youth -- A Review of the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health's Research Projects: 2003-07 (Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health, April 2008). [for internal use only]Children's Dental Health in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties: The 2007 Check-Up (Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health, 2007)The Challenge of Assessing Policy and Advocacy Activities: Part II-Moving from Theory to Practice Children's Dental Health in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties: Overview of Needs and Current Activities Crystal Foster, C., Better Choices for Children: The Impact of 2005-06 Federal and State Budget Decisions on California's Children The Challenge of Assessing Policy and Advocacy Activities: Strategies for a Prospective Evaluation Approach Children At Risk (Alliance for Children of San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties, 2004)Some Assembly Required: Building the Workforce for California's After School Programs (Blueprint Research & Design, 2004) Osthimer, B., Better Choices for Children: The Cumulative Impact of the Governor's Proposed 2004 Budget on California's Children (Children?s Defense Fund, 2004)Go Where They Are: Working with Child Care Programs to Reach California's Uninsured Children Voices for America's Children: The Progress and the Promise (National Association of Child Advocates, 2000)Consider Kids, vol. 1, no. 3 (Kids in Common, 1999)Unemployment Insurance for Low-Income Families: New Challenges for Child Advocates (National Association of Child Advocates, 1998)Forging the Links: How Advocates Connect Kids & Public Benefits (National Association of Child Advocates, 1996)