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Acknowledgments W e would like to acknowledge the many people and orga - nizations that supported the creation of this Resource Guide to Wraparound. The Guide is a compilation of articles contributed by the advisors of the National Wraparound Ini - tiative (NWI), who have generously shared their ideas and expertise. The guide also builds on previous work of the NWI’s advisors, so our acknowledgements begin with those who supported the “founding” of the National Wraparound Initiative and provided it with initial support. Key participants in the launching of the NWI included Jane Adams and Trina Osher, tireless advocates for families and children who saw the need for better understanding of the wraparound process so that more families would bene�t from it. At the outset, along with Trina and Jane, we were joined by a number of key national experts, who provided us with direction and offered up their training and implemen - tation materials for review. Among these, no one provided their time and expertise more generously than Pat Miles, John VanDenBerg, and Jim Rast, who sat through count - less hours of meetings, writing, and reviewing of drafts. We also received consultation, materials, and reviews from other experts such as John Franz, Neil Brown, Mary Greal - ish, Karl Dennis, and Lucille Eber. In addition, leaders of many state and local wraparound initiatives helped us think through what was needed from the NWI and also provided tools and examples from their local programs. Chief among these were Mary Jo Meyers, Knute Rotto, Connie Conklin, Mary Stone Smith, Don Koenig, Gerry Rodriguez, Brad Nor - ton, and Susan McLaughlin (though there were many others as well). Initial direction and support was also provided by several researchers, including Nancy Koroloff, Bob Fried - The Resource Guide to Wraparound