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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.

In the months ahead, we will be expanding this page 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.

A few initial policy briefs have been posted under the categories below.

Child Welfare:
Mental Health
Family Economic Success:
  • Californians for Family Economic Self-Sufficiency, a project of the National Economic Development and Law Center (NEDLC), is a statewide network of advocates, service providers, workforce agencies, educators, grassroots groups, women's organizations, immigrant organization and others. They are committed to advancing policies and programs that allow California families to move out of poverty and toward self-sufficiency. Link includes access to resouces including a Self-Suffiency Calculator and research on Economic Self-Sufficiency in California.
  • Center for the Study of Social Policy has released “Policy Matters - Twenty State Policies to Enhance States' Prosperity and Create Bright Futures for America's Children, Families and Communities.” Download this publication along with the state report for California at www.policymatters.us or www.cssp.org.
  • The National Assembly's Family Strengthening Policy Center has issued a new policy brief, Work-Plus: Boosting the Bottom Line for Low-Wage Working Parents. The brief presents a "work-plus" strategy of employment focused services and work supports that help low-wage parents secure good jobs and gain economic independence.
  • Earned Income Tax Credit Toolkit - The National Assembly's Family Strengthening Policy Center with support from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, has created an EITC Toolkit that will give limited income earners access to an important federal tax benefit that may be worth more than $4200. Clients and employees of family resource centers and family-strengthening organizations can utilize antipoverty investment strategy as a means to financial sustainability. Download the EITC toolkit
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:
Community Partnership Approaches:
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.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS

Coming soon!

Research Institutions
Databases

CFRA Newsletter Archive

CFRA Policy Publications

Resource List Last Updated 7/18/08

Check back! We'll be adding many more resources over the months to come!

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