CFRA is about RESOURCES. Resources that support effective program operation, evaluation and outreach. Resources that build the capacity of our members to develop public policy and secure funding. Resources that help us create sustainable futures for children, families and communities.

This page is to provide information and linkages that support our core functions of public policy development, capacity building and networking. Whether you are looking to learn about new funding opportunities, review key evaluation reports or download user-friendly tools or templates, we want to provide you with the necessary resources to help children and families thrive and succeed.

PUBLIC POLICY RESOURCES

Briefings, research findings, case studies, outcomes analyses, trends and fact sheets by key issue areas.

• Trigger Cuts
• Child Welfare
• Mental Health
• Family Economic Success
• School Readiness

CAPACITY BUILDING RESOURCES

Evaluation tools and information, community partnership approaches, leadership development resources, guides to legislative and government processes, communication strategies and other supports for improving the effectiveness of family centered programs statewide.

Central to our focus is building the capacity of family-serving organizations to document their results and openly share these results with policymakers and stakeholders as a means of developing issue awareness, improving outcomes and securing funding.

Evaluation Tools and Information:

• The Assets Policy Initiative of California has just release the Local Asset Poverty Index (LAPI). The index is the first composition of data on county-level asset poverty. This is a remarkable tool for those comparing asset poverty to income poverty utilitzing various county criteria. This is a great support tool for grant applications. To see this tool go to: http://www.assetpolicy-ca.org/lapi.vp.html.
• This report on Child Welfare-Community Partnership Data Systems [PDF] reviews four different agencies' experiences with six different data tracking systems.
• Try Results Oriented Community Change. A Practical Guide to the ROCC process is now available.
• Telling the Story: Using Data to Demonstrate Value in Family Support Programs [PDF]

Community Partnership Approaches:

• Community-School Partnerships: The Living Legacy of Healthy Start [PDF]
• Mutual Assistance: Galvanizing the Spirit of Reciprocity in Communities [PDF]

Coming soon!

Leadership Development Resources
Government Participation Guides
Communication Strategies

NETWORKING RESOURCES

Links to other assets that can help build strong families and strong communities.

Government Agencies:

• Finding Your Representative
  At CFRA, we know it is important to be able to contact your legislative representatives in order for you to convey the work you do for California?s children, families, and communities. Click on the link above to find your representatives, and find out more about what is happening close to home!

Organizations

• Action Alliance for Children exists to inform, educate, and inspire a statewide constituency of people who work with and on behalf of children by providing the most reliable information on current issues, trends, and public policies that affect children and families.
• The California Budget Project (CBP) serves as a resource to the media, policymakers, and state and local constituency groups seeking accurate information and analysis of a range of state policy issues. The CBP presents research findings and policy analyses to state and local policymakers in the form of testimony, written reports, and briefing materials.

CFRA Newsletter Archive

• July 2007
• March 2007
• February 2007
• January 2007
• November 2006

CFRA Policy Publications

• The Capitol Report, July 2008 [PDF] 
• The Capitol Report, May/June 2008 [PDF] 
• The Capitol Report, March 2008 [PDF] 
• The Capitol Report, February 2008 [PDF] 
• The Capitol Report, January 2008 [PDF]  

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