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About Us
Are you a Family Resource Center in California? CFRA is your statewide association.
Join us to strengthen your programs, connect with peers, and influence policy.
About CFRA
Who We Are
Founded in 2005, the California Family Resource Association (CFRA) is a statewide membership association of organizations that serve children and families. Our purpose is to advocate for the programs, policies, and resources that help families and communities thrive and succeed.
We build the capacity of our member organizations to impact policy change, partner with local government and community allies, and achieve sustainability across California
Our Direction
Mission & Vision
Mission
To:
…connect family resource centers and allied organizations, networks, and community leaders in a member-driven, statewide network;
…convene family-strengthening leaders for networking and working toward a shared vision;
…communicate the value of family resource centers, networks, and programs and policies that strengthen families to policymakers and to the state.
Vision
A strong, cohesive network that promotes the success and well-being of families in all California communities.
Our Values
What Guides Us
CFRA's Defining Moments
Key Moments
Two decades of advocacy, policy wins, and community impact across California.
COVID-19 era
$16M in COVID Relief — Reaching Every Corner of California
When the pandemic hit, CFRA mobilized an unprecedented relief effort, coordinating funding and services that reached families who had nowhere else to turn. The scale of the response demonstrated what a statewide FRC network can accomplish when unified.
$16M
Relief mobilized
473K
Individuals served
56
Counties reached
2005
CFRA Founded
CFRA founded to unite, advocate for, and strengthen Family Resource Centers across the state.
2019
FRCs Written into California Law
CFRA championed Senate Bill 436, securing official statutory recognition for FRCs for the first time; laying the legal groundwork for future state funding and long-term sustainability.
2022
1st Push for Permanent Funding
A pivotal shift from emergency relief to sustainable infrastructure. CFRA introduced California's first legislative proposal for permanent FRC operational funding.
2023
California's National Standards of Quality Training Home
CFRA became the statewide authority for NFSN Standards training, elevating common language, and advancing programs across California
120+
Organizations Certified
Ongoing
Led Policy Breakthroughs
Sustained budget campaigns, vaccine equity leadership, and the "Mandated Reporting to Community Supporting" recommendations reshaped state practice.
Continuing
5X Member Power
Statewide campaigns, national convenings, town halls, and landscape surveys have amplified FRC voices in policy and practice like never before.
“FRC services build a multi-generational support of resources and knowledge. This support spans throughout the life of the child, there is no other support like it”
- Bay Area FRC Town Hall participant
Key Strategies
How We Work
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Educating lawmakers and positively influencing policy.
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Increasing public and private funding for programs that support the economic, social and educational well-being of children and families.
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Networking and building membership to create a unified policy voice and share best practice program approaches.
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Systematic data collection and program evaluation that documents a comprehensive program approach and successful outcomes.
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Strategic communications that inform public policy, officials and private funders.
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FRC-led events and community engagement
Our Partners
CFRA is honored to partner with organization and networks that share common goals of strengthening families, and building capacity for FRCs.
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Our Funders
