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Child Development and Family Center (CDFC) goes green

December 1, 2021 a134221 child development and family center, Child Development Lab, College of Family and Consumer Sciences, FACS, Family, Family and Child Studies, Family and Consumer Sciences, human development and family sciences, News, School of Family and Consumer Sciences

Things just got a little greener at NIU’s Child Development and Family Center (CDFC) thanks to a generous grant from the DeKalb County Community Foundation. For Kristin Schulz, executive director of the CDFC, the $11,550 grant means there will be less waste

$1.6 million state grant means expansion for CDFC

December 18, 2018 lbotterman1@niu.edu child development and family center, Child Development Lab, College of Family and Consumer Sciences, Family, Family and Child Studies, Family and Consumer Sciences, human development and family sciences

The Child Development and Family Center (CDFC) at NIU has received a $1.6 million award from the Illinois State Board of Education to provide full-day preschool services to more DeKalb children. The Preschool for All Expansion (PFA-E) program increases access to full-day

Assistant professor publishes first book

June 28, 2018 lbotterman1@niu.edu College of Family and Consumer Sciences, faculty, Family

D. Scott Sibley, NIU human development and family sciences assistant professor, has co-authored “Contextual Therapy for Family Health: Clinical Applications.” According to publisher Routledge: “This book provides readers with a compelling case for the inclusion of contextual therapy in comprehensive healthcare settings