In Kenya, the number of street-involved children continues to grow each decade, with most recent estimates as high as 250 000 to 300 000. Despite efforts by local government, nongovernmental organizations, and community-based organizations to address this problem, most children who receive services end up returning to the streets. Since 2021, Agape Children's Ministry has provided time-limited, crisis-oriented services to families recently reintegrated through its Family Strengthening Programme (FSP). We conducted an exploratory programme evaluation of Agape's FSP to ascertain whether it is achieving the intended outcomes. Thirty families (n = 30 children; n = 38 caregivers) were enrolled in the FSP during the study window and participated in the evaluation. Family functioning and child well-being increased to a statistically significant and large extent from before to after the intervention. All but two children remained reintegrated at the end of the study period. Results highlight the importance of using a holistic family-based programme that reunites children with their healthiest possible family environment with a plan specifically tailored to their individual needs and unique family situations. Results also bring to the fore the need for broad governmental attention to basic needs of families as an important part of improving family functioning.

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肯尼亚街头儿童重返社会：对 Agape 儿童部家庭强化计划的评估

在肯尼亚，街头儿童的数量每十年持续增长，最近估计高达 25 万至 30 万。尽管当地政府、非政府组织和社区组织努力解决这一问题，但大多数儿童接受服务的人最终会返回街头。自 2021 年以来，Agape 儿童部通过其家庭强化计划 (FSP) 为最近重新融入社会的家庭提供限时、面向危机的服务。我们对 Agape 的 FSP 进行了探索性计划评估，以确定它是否达到了预期结果。30 个家庭（n  = 30 名儿童；n  = 38 名护理人员）在研究窗口期间加入了 FSP 并参与了评估。从干预之前到干预之后，家庭功能和儿童福祉在统计上显着且很大程度上得到了改善。在研究期结束时，除两名儿童外，所有儿童均已重新融入社会。结果强调了采用基于家庭的整体计划的重要性，该计划通过专门针对儿童的个人需求和独特的家庭情况量身定制的计划，让儿童重新回到最健康的家庭环境。结果还凸显出政府需要广泛关注家庭的基本需求，将其作为改善家庭功能的重要组成部分。