One of my great pleasures as an editor is to periodically "surf the sites" in child advocacy. I often find what to me, at least, are fresh stories of good works and good results that serve as an inspiration for my work at Child Advocacy 360 and Connect for Kids.

Here's an example: On October 1, 2003, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded the Family and Children's Resource Program, part of the Jordan Institute for Families at the UNC Chapel Hill School of Social Work, a five-year grant to develop training to enhance the effectiveness of child welfare workers and supervisors who serve rural communities. Click here for excerpts from just one success story of this initiative, as told by "Carol," a volunteer mentor in a rural community.

The Rural Success Project is collecting stories about effective community-based solutions to protect children and strengthen families. Visit the site for an effective presentation of the entire program.

And please, when you uncover or experience such successes, share them with us at weekly@connectforkids.org, so we may share them with our community of readers.

— Hershel Sarbin, publisher, Child Advocacy 360 and editor at large, Connect for Kids

Find more Who's Doing What That Works on Child Advocacy 360.