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Questions and Goals ■ Inform participants about the Integrated Community Family Center concept • Inform participants about the comprehensive nature of existing programs, and the interrelated components that are in place at this time • Inform the team about participation and perception of programs in which clients and their families are currently participating, or have participated in ■ Infonn the team about the barriers participants have to participation in programs • Inform the team about the programs that clients would like to see in a new center • Generate discussion and provide participants with an opportunity to brainstorm and share their experiences Instrumentation and Methods Fifty-eight individuals participated. Forty-three clients enrolled in Community Education's Early Family Childhood Education, (EFCE) and English as a Second Language, (ESL), and English Language Learners (ELL) Adult Basic Education, (ABE) Programs, participated in three sessions. Fifteen parents of children; who are enrolled in both Courage Center programs for specially challenged children and Corninunity Education Programs, participated in four sessions. Participants were recruited through phone calls placed by program staff members during early July, 2006. Two or three Team members attended each session. The sessions were opened, guided and concluded by a lead person who was pre -appointed. Generally, the second person observed, tools notes and participated in discussion on a limited basis. These same people also participated in the analysis of the process. Each session lasted about an hour and a half. They followed a planned format and included written, verbal and interactive elements. The sessions lasted about an hour and a half each. Copies of the tools used in administration of the sessions, as well as in compilation of data and analysis of the information are attached in the Appendices. Study Limitations Because of language and other barriers, the question and discussion components could not be administered equally or consistently from group to group. The staff that works with the program participants on a daily basis massaged the presentations to elicit maximum responses and participation in the process. While the Key Informant Focus Groups were not intended to produce scientific data, certain interesting parallels can be drawn between both the Decision Resources LTD statistical survey and the Special Needs Key Informant Focus Groups.