#  SECURe Families 

 



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In 2014-2015, our team was funded to develop and pilot a dual-generation intervention designed to support low-income children’s academic and social-emotional development while simultaneously building skills and social capital among low-income parents. Building from [SECURe](/secure), an existing evidence-based curricular intervention that targets self-regulation and executive function skills in grades PreK-3, this project created a new adult-focused program aligned with SECURe concepts and designed specifically to address the challenges associated with parenting in a high-stress, low-income environment.

The work for this 2Gen project was divided into four primary areas: (1) literature review on executive function in adulthood and its relationship to parenting and parent, child, and family outcomes; and a content analysis of existing evidence-based parenting programs; (2) program development, with input from participating families, schools, and pilot site communities; (3) facilitator training and program implementation through a small pilot study; and (4) data collection and analysis related to program implementation, feasibility, and potential efficacy to improve outcomes among low-income children and families.

**Funder**

[Ascend at the Aspen Institute](http://ascend.aspeninstitute.org/)

[Children's Aid Society of New York](http://www.childrensaidsociety.org/)



 

##  News & Resources 

 



  [### How to Target Intergenerational Poverty With a Basic Life Skill

 ](/news/how-target-intergenerational-poverty-basic-life-skill) September 01, 2016 

 Learn how SECURe Families has been developed to target both child and parent EF-related skills. 

 

 

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   [### Executive Function and Self-Regulation in Context: The Role of Stress and Poverty

 ](/news/executive-function-and-self-regulation-context-role-stress-and-poverty) February 26, 2016 

 A webinar by Dr. Stephanie Jones on executive function and self-regulation, and the influences of stress and poverty. She presents strategies for skill development for those children affected by these influences. 

 

 

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