Resources
The following Resources, Research, and Documents provide the precedent, scholarship and practices that are transforming communities through family support and strengthening programs in the place-based model of Family Centers.
What is a Family Resource Center?
National Family Support Network
Infographic
Public Law 119-4, passed with bipartisan support
Defining “Family Resource Centers” (page 213) and providing access to Social Services Block Grants to fund operations
December 2024
The Effects of Child Poverty Reductions on Child Protective Services Involvement
The University of Chicago Press
March 2023
‘Circuit 12 Family Safety Alliance (FSA)
High Risk / High Need / High Utilizer Youth Workgroups
Executive Summary
November 2024
Return on Investment of a Family Resource Center to the Child Welfare System
Community Partnership FRC in Teller County, CO
The reduction in child maltreatment cases significantly contributed to a 292% ROI return on investment for every dollar invested (2018).
Return on Investment of a Family Resource Center to the Child Welfare System
Westminster FRC, Orange County, CA
Half of the reduction in child maltreatment cases were attributed to the FRC: for every dollar invested, the county saved $3.65, for an estimated savings of over $1.84 million (2017).
Introduction to Strengthening Families: A Protective Factors Framework
PowerPoint presentation 2018
Center for the Study of Social Policy
Beyond the Classroom: Child and Family Well-Being in Sarasota
PowerPoint presentation to Sarasota County Schools, July 2025
Nathan Scott, Newtown Family Center Steering Committee
Child & Family Well-Being System Coordinator
Florida Department of Health
Sarasota County Health & Human Services
Family Safety Alliance