Assignment Sheet CDFS 411 Policy Interview Paper You will identify a current policy issue relevant to you, interview a key community stakeholder that can speak to the issue, and write a final policy interview paper that describes current social policies related to the issue, incorporates background research, and provides recommendations for future policy and practice. The paper is worth a maximum of 100 points and should be limited to 6-8 double-spaced, typewritten pages excluding the title page and references. All papers are to be turned in via BeachBoard using the Dropbox feature. The course calendar lists related due dates. Writing the Paper Content and Organization Address each of the points in the following outline. This outline should be used to organize your paper. Explanations given below will be discussed further in class, and your essay should be based on both. I. Title Page (Title, Your Name, Course, and Semester) You do not need a running head or abstract. II. Introduction (Purpose, Organization) The Purpose of your paper is to gain an in-depth understanding of an important issue facing children and families today, and to understand how social policies in the United States are related to the community programs and services designed to address this need. You must explain what social policy is and why it is important to children and families. Make sure you include citations. When writing about the Organization of your paper, state the sequence in which topics will be presented in the discussion, reflection and conclusions sections of your paper. III. Discussion A. (Your Topic if Interest) Your focus in this section will be on describing a social policy issue of importance to you (e.g., The importance of after-school programs, Increasing access to high-quality early care and education for low-income families). Why does this issue matter? How does it impact children and/or families? What are best practices or programs that have shown to have positive effects? Are there key components to ensure high quality services? You must cite a minimum of three outside sources in this section (e.g., books, peer-reviewed journal articles). B. An Interview with (Title of Community Stakeholder Interviewed) Assignment Sheet CDFS 411 Provide a description of the community program you chose for your interview. What is it called? Where is it located? What types of services do they provide? Provide a description of the community stakeholder you interviewed. What is their title/role? What do they do? Provide context for the interview. When and where did it take place? How long did it last? What was it like? Talk about the most meaningful highlights from your interview. You do not have to recap the entire interview, rather explain the most relevant and interesting things you learned. What did you learn about the program/topic of interest? What did you learn a.